Norma Golden Target 6.5 PRC 143gr BTHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • HPBT
Norma Golden Target 6.5 PRC 143gr BTHP Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • HPBT
Solved from this product's advertised 2986 fps, 143gr bullet and G1 BC 0.635, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for 6.5 PRC.
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.
6.5 PRC 143gr with a 100-yard zero
Zeroed at 100 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 72 and 100 yards, peaks +0.1" at 86 yards, and is -10.4" at 300 and -23.4" 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 | 2,986 | 2,832 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.7" | -2.80 | -0.81 | 2,948 | 2,760 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.2" | -0.44 | -0.13 | 2,910 | 2,690 | 0.1 |
| 75 | +0.0" | +0.02 | +0.01 | 2,873 | 2,622 | 0.3 |
| 100 | +0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 2,836 | 2,555 | 0.5 |
| 125 | -0.3" | -0.21 | -0.06 | 2,800 | 2,489 | 0.8 |
| 150 | -0.8" | -0.53 | -0.15 | 2,763 | 2,425 | 1.1 |
| 175 | -1.7" | -0.92 | -0.27 | 2,727 | 2,362 | 1.5 |
| 200 | -2.8" | -1.35 | -0.39 | 2,691 | 2,301 | 1.9 |
| 225 | -4.3" | -1.80 | -0.53 | 2,656 | 2,241 | 2.4 |
| 250 | -6.0" | -2.29 | -0.67 | 2,621 | 2,182 | 3.0 |
| 275 | -8.1" | -2.80 | -0.81 | 2,586 | 2,124 | 3.7 |
| 300 | -10.5" | -3.32 | -0.97 | 2,551 | 2,067 | 4.4 |
| 325 | -13.2" | -3.87 | -1.12 | 2,517 | 2,012 | 5.2 |
| 350 | -16.2" | -4.43 | -1.29 | 2,483 | 1,958 | 6.0 |
| 375 | -19.6" | -5.00 | -1.45 | 2,449 | 1,905 | 7.0 |
| 400 | -23.4" | -5.59 | -1.63 | 2,416 | 1,853 | 8.0 |
| 425 | -27.6" | -6.19 | -1.80 | 2,382 | 1,802 | 9.1 |
| 450 | -32.1" | -6.81 | -1.98 | 2,349 | 1,753 | 10.2 |
| 475 | -37.0" | -7.44 | -2.16 | 2,316 | 1,704 | 11.5 |
| 500 | -42.4" | -8.09 | -2.35 | 2,284 | 1,657 | 12.8 |
143gr G1 .635 at 2,986 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.
6.5 PRC 143gr with a 200-yard zero
Zeroed at 200 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight at 36 and 200 yards, peaks +1.5" at 119 yards, and is -6.2" at 300 and -17.8" 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 | 2,986 | 2,832 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.45 | -0.42 | 2,948 | 2,760 | 0.1 |
| 50 | +0.5" | +0.91 | +0.26 | 2,910 | 2,690 | 0.1 |
| 75 | +1.1" | +1.37 | +0.40 | 2,873 | 2,622 | 0.3 |
| 100 | +1.4" | +1.35 | +0.39 | 2,836 | 2,555 | 0.5 |
| 125 | +1.5" | +1.13 | +0.33 | 2,800 | 2,489 | 0.8 |
| 150 | +1.3" | +0.81 | +0.24 | 2,763 | 2,425 | 1.1 |
| 175 | +0.8" | +0.43 | +0.12 | 2,727 | 2,362 | 1.5 |
| 200 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,691 | 2,301 | 1.9 |
| 225 | -1.1" | -0.46 | -0.13 | 2,656 | 2,241 | 2.4 |
| 250 | -2.5" | -0.94 | -0.27 | 2,621 | 2,182 | 3.0 |
| 275 | -4.2" | -1.45 | -0.42 | 2,586 | 2,124 | 3.7 |
| 300 | -6.2" | -1.98 | -0.58 | 2,551 | 2,067 | 4.4 |
| 325 | -8.6" | -2.52 | -0.73 | 2,517 | 2,012 | 5.2 |
| 350 | -11.3" | -3.08 | -0.90 | 2,483 | 1,958 | 6.0 |
| 375 | -14.4" | -3.65 | -1.06 | 2,449 | 1,905 | 7.0 |
| 400 | -17.8" | -4.24 | -1.23 | 2,416 | 1,853 | 8.0 |
| 425 | -21.6" | -4.85 | -1.41 | 2,382 | 1,802 | 9.1 |
| 450 | -25.8" | -5.46 | -1.59 | 2,349 | 1,753 | 10.2 |
| 475 | -30.3" | -6.09 | -1.77 | 2,316 | 1,704 | 11.5 |
| 500 | -35.3" | -6.74 | -1.96 | 2,284 | 1,656 | 12.8 |
143gr G1 .635 at 2,986 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
Norma markets its Golden Target 143-grain for long-range, benchrest and competition shooting. The Golden Target is a hollow point match bullet with a boat tail. Norma rates it at a G1 BC of .635, and it leaves the muzzle at 2,986 fps, which makes it one of the flatter-shooting 6.5 PRC match loads.
Compared with Hornady's 147-grain ELD Match, the Norma starts 76 fps faster and drops less. Zeroed at 100 yards, the Norma drops about 42 inches at 500 and the Hornady about 44. The heavier Hornady does a little better in the wind. At 500 yards, a steady 10 mph wind blowing across the range pushes the Norma about 13 inches sideways and the Hornady about 12; that is how far off your aim point the wind alone moves the bullet. The Hornady kicks about 3 percent harder in the same rifle. Compared with Fiocchi's Hyperformance Match 140-grain RDF, the Norma is 6 fps faster at the muzzle and drops the same, but the same wind pushes the Fiocchi about 12 inches, and the Fiocchi kicks about 4 percent less.
Buy the Norma 143 if you shoot steel and paper out to 500 yards and a flat path matters most to you. Pick the Hornady 147 if wind is what makes you miss and you can take a little more recoil. Pick the Fiocchi 140 if you want the same flat path with less drift and lighter recoil. The Golden Target is a target bullet. For hunting at the same weight, Hornady markets its Precision Hunter 143-grain for large game; it carries the polymer-tipped ELD-X hunting bullet and leaves the muzzle 26 fps slower.
- Still moving 2,284 fps at 500 yards, 18 fps faster than Barnes' Precision Match 145-grain
- Zeroed at 100 yards, drops about 10 inches at 300, against about 11 for Hornady's 147-grain ELD Match
- Kicks about the same as Barnes' Precision Match 145-grain in the same rifle while leaving the muzzle faster
- Drifts about 8 inches at 400 yards in a 10 mph crosswind, half an inch more than Hornady's 147-grain ELD Match
- Leaves the muzzle 44 fps slower than Winchester's Match 140-grain
- Kicks about 3 percent more than Winchester's Match 140-grain in the same rifle
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