AAC 6.5mm Grendel 123gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ • MPN: AAC65GFMJ1-20
AAC 6.5mm Grendel 123gr FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ • MPN: AAC65GFMJ1-20
Solved from this product's advertised 2525 fps, 123gr bullet and G1 BC 0.420, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for 6.5mm Grendel.
How to read it: filled circles are the near and far zero, where the bullet's path crosses the line of sight;the triangle is the peak (max ordinate). The shaded band is the 8" vital zone, ±4" either side of the line of sight. The dashed line marks the edge of the hold-dead-on window. The chart is zoomed to where the zero matters; the tables below run to 500 yards.
6.5mm Grendel 123gr with a 100-yard zero
Zeroed at 100 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 51 yards, peaks +0.2" at 75 yards, returns to zero at 100, and is -17.6" at 300 and -39.5" at 400 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -1.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,525 | 1,742 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.6" | -2.17 | -0.63 | 2,473 | 1,671 | 0.1 |
| 50 | 0.0" | -0.01 | 0.00 | 2,422 | 1,603 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +0.2" | +0.24 | +0.07 | 2,372 | 1,537 | 0.5 |
| 100 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,322 | 1,473 | 0.9 |
| 125 | -0.6" | -0.45 | -0.13 | 2,273 | 1,411 | 1.5 |
| 150 | -1.6" | -1.02 | -0.30 | 2,224 | 1,351 | 2.1 |
| 175 | -3.1" | -1.67 | -0.49 | 2,176 | 1,294 | 2.9 |
| 200 | -5.0" | -2.37 | -0.69 | 2,129 | 1,238 | 3.8 |
| 225 | -7.4" | -3.12 | -0.91 | 2,082 | 1,184 | 4.8 |
| 250 | -10.3" | -3.92 | -1.14 | 2,035 | 1,132 | 6.0 |
| 275 | -13.7" | -4.75 | -1.38 | 1,990 | 1,082 | 7.3 |
| 300 | -17.6" | -5.61 | -1.63 | 1,945 | 1,033 | 8.8 |
| 325 | -22.2" | -6.51 | -1.89 | 1,900 | 987 | 10.5 |
| 350 | -27.3" | -7.45 | -2.17 | 1,857 | 942 | 12.3 |
| 375 | -33.1" | -8.42 | -2.45 | 1,814 | 899 | 14.2 |
| 400 | -39.5" | -9.43 | -2.74 | 1,771 | 857 | 16.4 |
| 425 | -46.7" | -10.48 | -3.05 | 1,730 | 817 | 18.7 |
| 450 | -54.5" | -11.56 | -3.36 | 1,689 | 779 | 21.2 |
| 475 | -63.1" | -12.68 | -3.69 | 1,649 | 743 | 23.9 |
| 500 | -72.5" | -13.85 | -4.03 | 1,610 | 708 | 26.7 |
123gr G1 .420 at 2,525 fps, 1.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
6.5mm Grendel 123gr with a 200-yard zero
Zeroed at 200 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 24 yards, peaks +2.6" at 114 yards, returns to zero at 200, and is -10.2" at 300 and -29.5" at 400 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -1.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,525 | 1,742 | 0.0 |
| 25 | +0.1" | +0.21 | +0.06 | 2,473 | 1,671 | 0.1 |
| 50 | +1.3" | +2.37 | +0.69 | 2,422 | 1,603 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +2.1" | +2.62 | +0.76 | 2,372 | 1,537 | 0.5 |
| 100 | +2.5" | +2.38 | +0.69 | 2,322 | 1,473 | 0.9 |
| 125 | +2.5" | +1.93 | +0.56 | 2,273 | 1,411 | 1.5 |
| 150 | +2.1" | +1.36 | +0.40 | 2,224 | 1,351 | 2.1 |
| 175 | +1.3" | +0.71 | +0.21 | 2,176 | 1,294 | 2.9 |
| 200 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 2,129 | 1,238 | 3.8 |
| 225 | -1.8" | -0.74 | -0.22 | 2,082 | 1,184 | 4.8 |
| 250 | -4.0" | -1.53 | -0.45 | 2,035 | 1,132 | 6.0 |
| 275 | -6.8" | -2.36 | -0.69 | 1,990 | 1,082 | 7.3 |
| 300 | -10.2" | -3.23 | -0.94 | 1,945 | 1,033 | 8.8 |
| 325 | -14.1" | -4.13 | -1.20 | 1,900 | 987 | 10.5 |
| 350 | -18.6" | -5.07 | -1.47 | 1,857 | 942 | 12.3 |
| 375 | -23.7" | -6.04 | -1.76 | 1,814 | 899 | 14.2 |
| 400 | -29.5" | -7.05 | -2.05 | 1,771 | 857 | 16.4 |
| 425 | -36.0" | -8.09 | -2.35 | 1,730 | 817 | 18.7 |
| 450 | -43.3" | -9.18 | -2.67 | 1,689 | 779 | 21.2 |
| 475 | -51.3" | -10.30 | -3.00 | 1,649 | 743 | 23.9 |
| 500 | -60.0" | -11.46 | -3.33 | 1,610 | 708 | 26.7 |
123gr G1 .420 at 2,525 fps, 1.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
AAC's 6.5 Grendel FMJ is a plain full metal jacket range load. The bullet weighs 123 grains and is closed at the nose, which makes it a load for paper and steel targets. It leaves the muzzle at 2,525 fps with 1,741 ft-lbs and has a G1 BC of .420.
Zeroed at 200 yards, it drops 10.2 inches at 300 and 29.5 inches at 400. From a 100-yard zero the 400-yard figure is 39.5 inches.
If you're cross-shopping, Hornady's Frontier 123-grain is the same bullet weight on the same G1 BC, 55 fps faster, and from a 200-yard zero it drops 28.1 inches at 400. Prvi Partizan's 110-grain FMJ-BT is 230 fps faster again and drops 24.5 inches at 400 from that zero.
- A brass case, where Wolf's Military Classic 100-grain is steel
- 1,741 ft-lbs at the muzzle, 134 more than Wolf's Military Classic 100-grain
- About 2 percent less estimated recoil than Hornady's Frontier 123-grain
- The slowest start of the 6.5 Grendel ball loads compared, 165 fps behind Wolf's Military Classic 100-grain
- A closed jacket, so it is a target bullet and not a hunting one
All AAC 6.5mm Grendel 123gr FMJ Ammo Prices
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