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Hornady Precision Hunter 143gr ELD-X

Drawing of the Hornady Precision Hunter 143gr ELD-X bullet
Cartridge
6.5 Creedmoor
Bullet weight
9.27 g
Reference velocity
823 m/s
Muzzle energy
3139 J

Specification

The load, and the figures its drawing is made from

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IdentityWho makes it, and what it is for.

Designation
81499
Maker
Hornady
Country of origin
United States
Introduced
2016
Military load
No
Widely available
Yes

ProjectileThe figures the drawing and the solver start from.

Bullet type
ELD-X
Cartridge
6.5 Creedmoor
Bullet diameter
6.71 mm
Bullet weight
9.27 g (143.1 gr)
Sectional density
0.293
Ballistic coefficient (G1)
0.625
Ballistic coefficient (G7)
0.315
Reference velocity
823 m/s (2700 ft/s)
Reference barrel
610 mm
Velocity retention exponent
0.14

Ballistics

Downrange, solved

Solved at the reference barrel of 610 mm from the G1 coefficient and the load's velocity retention. A different barrel gives a different curve.

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0 m823 m/s

0225450675900505 m0501002003004005006008001000

At the muzzle

What leaves the barrel

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MuzzleThe solver’s figures at the reference barrel, where the curve starts.

Muzzle energy
3139 J
Effective range
505 m
Momentum
7.63 kg m/s
Taylor knockout factor
14.6
Hatcher relative stopping power
115
Energy density
8851.6 J/cm²

Downrange

Point by point

The same solution as the chart, at each distance the solver reports.

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DistanceVelocityEnergyDropTime of flightMach
0 m823 m/s3139 J0 cm0 s2.40
50 m817 m/s3093 J1.8 cm0.061 s2.38
100 m811 m/s3046 J7.4 cm0.122 s2.36
200 m798 m/s2953 J29.9 cm0.247 s2.33
300 m786 m/s2861 J68.2 cm0.373 s2.29
400 m773 m/s2769 J123.3 cm0.501 s2.25
500 m760 m/s2677 J195.8 cm0.632 s2.22
600 m747 m/s2586 J286.7 cm0.765 s2.18
800 m720 m/s2404 J527.6 cm1.037 s2.10
1000 m692 m/s2222 J855.1 cm1.32 s2.02

API

The call that returns this record

The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.

curl --request GET \  --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/ammunition/hornady-precision-hunter-143' \  --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'