What is the 6.5 mm Creedmoor?

The 6.5 mm Creedmoor is a factory rifle cartridge in the Hornady family, introduced in 2007.

What cartridges are in the Hornady family?

The Hornady family includes the 6.5 mm Creedmoor and other related cartridges. Browse the full family on OpenCartridge.

6.5 mm Creedmoor

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Family	Hornady
Year	2007

Muzzle Velocity across 44 loads: Avg 2788 fps Min 2545 fps Max 3522 fps

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143.00gr Hornady Hollow Point (HP) — 39.00gr

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2629 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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140.00gr Berger Other — 38.70gr

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2665 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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130.00gr Berger Match — 38.70gr

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2767 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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120.00gr Sierra Soft Point (SP) — 41.20gr

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2886 fps

2.7250 OAL"

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120.00gr Hornady Round Nose (RN) — 39.70gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2821 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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123.00gr Sierra Match — 36.80gr

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2855 fps

2.7450 OAL"

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120.00gr Lapua Match — 35.80gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2842 fps

2.7800 OAL"

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100.00gr Hornady Round Nose (RN) — 38.70gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

3164 fps

2.6100 OAL"

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85.00gr Sierra Hollow Point (HP) — 40.00gr

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3387 fps

2.6700 OAL"

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147.00gr Hornady Boat Tail Hollow Point (BTHP) — 40.30gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2560 fps

2.9000 OAL"

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143.00gr Hornady Round Nose (RN) — 40.70gr

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2607 fps

2.8800 OAL"

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140.00gr Berger Other — 43.30gr

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2682 fps

2.8000 OAL"

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140.00gr Hornady Soft Point (SP) — 40.70gr

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2632 fps

2.7500 OAL"

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140.00gr Hornady Boat Tail Hollow Point (BTHP) — 41.20gr

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2639 fps

2.7500 OAL"

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140.00gr Sierra Match — 41.50gr

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2641 fps

2.7500 OAL"

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130.00gr Berger Other — 43.10gr

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2801 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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130.00gr Berger Match — 45.30gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2771 fps

2.6600 OAL"

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130.00gr Nosler Other — 42.00gr

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2726 fps

2.7700 OAL"

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130.00gr Sierra Match — 42.60gr

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2780 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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129.00gr Hornady Soft Point (SP) — 42.60gr

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2774 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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120.00gr Hornady Round Nose (RN) — 43.20gr

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2801 fps

2.8150 OAL"

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140.00gr Sierra Match — 37.00gr

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2611 fps

2.7500 OAL"

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129.00gr Nosler Other — 38.20gr

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2745 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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123.00gr Sierra Match — 41.40gr

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2910 fps

2.7450 OAL"

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140.00gr Berger Other — 36.10gr

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2683 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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130.00gr Sierra Boat Tail Hollow Point (BTHP) — 36.60gr

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2785 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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123.00gr Sierra Match — 38.60gr

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2908 fps

2.7450 OAL"

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120.00gr Lapua Match — 37.30gr

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2884 fps

2.7800 OAL"

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100.00gr Hornady Round Nose (RN) — 41.40gr

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3266 fps

2.6100 OAL"

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85.00gr Sierra Hollow Point (HP) — 44.30gr

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3522 fps

2.6700 OAL"

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143.00gr Hornady Hollow Point (HP) — 39.00gr

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2545 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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140.00gr Hornady Boat Tail Hollow Point (BTHP) — 40.50gr

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2614 fps

2.7500 OAL"

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140.00gr Berger Other — 39.50gr

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2648 fps

2.7500 OAL"

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140.00gr Nosler Boat Tail Hollow Point (BTHP) — 39.00gr

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2630 fps

2.8000 OAL"

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140.00gr Berger Other — 40.30gr

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2644 fps

2.8000 OAL"

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140.00gr Sierra Match — 40.00gr

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2657 fps

2.7500 OAL"

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130.00gr Sierra Match — 42.00gr

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2774 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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130.00gr Berger Other — 41.50gr

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2779 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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130.00gr Nosler Boat Tail Hollow Point (BTHP) — 41.00gr

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2781 fps

2.8000 OAL"

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130.00gr Berger Match — 41.00gr

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2771 fps

2.6600 OAL"

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130.00gr Swift Other — 40.30gr

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2670 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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129.00gr Nosler Other — 42.00gr

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2781 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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129.00gr Hornady Soft Point (SP) — 41.50gr

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2747 fps

2.8250 OAL"

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123.00gr Sierra Match — 42.50gr

by imported_data · Aug 12, 2026

2866 fps

2.7450 OAL"

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