6.5 Creedmoor – 140 gr ELD Match – Hornady (81500) – 200 Rounds

The 6.5 Creedmoor was designed around long, high ballistic coefficient match bullets, and Hornady’s 140 grain ELD Match load is the one many shooters measure other ammo against. This listing is Hornady Match 6.5 Creedmoor 140 grain ELD Match ammo, MPN 81500, sold as 200 rounds for precision rifle competitors, long range students, and hunters who practice with a match load before switching to a hunting bullet.

Hornady rates this load at 2,710 fps with 2,283 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. The ELD Match bullet uses a heat resistant polymer tip that keeps the ballistic coefficient stable as the bullet heats in flight, plus a boat tail and a long ogive for low drag. The result is flat trajectory and modest wind drift at distances past 1,000 yards with recoil that stays comfortable over a full match. This is an accuracy bullet for targets. For game, Hornady’s ELD-X or a similar hunting bullet is the correct choice.

This ammunition fits rifles chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor, such as the Ruger Precision Rifle and Ruger American, Bergara B-14, Tikka T3x, Savage 110 and Axis, Browning X-Bolt, Howa 1500, Remington 700, and AR-10 style rifles like the Aero M5 and Ruger SFAR. A common question is whether 6.5 Creedmoor and 6.5 PRC are interchangeable. They are not. The PRC uses a larger case, so only use ammo that matches your barrel. Another common question is which twist rate suits 140 grain bullets. Factory 6.5 Creedmoor barrels typically use a 1:8 twist, which stabilizes this bullet well.

Hornady 81500 is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in the USA in Grand Island, Nebraska. The brass cases are boxer primed, reloadable, and non-corrosive, and many handloaders save them for their own match loads. This listing provides 10 boxes of 20 rounds for 200 total from one lot. A single lot keeps velocity and your recorded dope consistent through a full training season.