Sako PowerHead Blade 6.5 PRC 120gr Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • PowerHead Blade
Sako PowerHead Blade 6.5 PRC 120gr Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • PowerHead Blade
Solved from this product's advertised 3068 fps, 120gr bullet and G1 BC 0.390, 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 120gr with a 100-yard zero
Zeroed at 100 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load touches the line of sight at 100 yards without ever climbing above it (a tangent zero), and is -11.0" at 300 and -25.2" 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 | 3,068 | 2,509 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.8" | -2.84 | -0.83 | 3,005 | 2,406 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.2" | -0.46 | -0.14 | 2,943 | 2,308 | 0.2 |
| 75 | 0.0" | +0.01 | 0.00 | 2,882 | 2,214 | 0.4 |
| 100 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,822 | 2,123 | 0.8 |
| 125 | -0.3" | -0.21 | -0.06 | 2,763 | 2,034 | 1.2 |
| 150 | -0.8" | -0.54 | -0.16 | 2,704 | 1,949 | 1.7 |
| 175 | -1.7" | -0.93 | -0.27 | 2,647 | 1,867 | 2.4 |
| 200 | -2.9" | -1.37 | -0.40 | 2,590 | 1,787 | 3.1 |
| 225 | -4.4" | -1.85 | -0.54 | 2,533 | 1,710 | 3.9 |
| 250 | -6.2" | -2.37 | -0.69 | 2,478 | 1,636 | 4.9 |
| 275 | -8.4" | -2.91 | -0.85 | 2,423 | 1,565 | 6.0 |
| 300 | -11.0" | -3.48 | -1.01 | 2,369 | 1,495 | 7.2 |
| 325 | -13.9" | -4.08 | -1.19 | 2,315 | 1,428 | 8.5 |
| 350 | -17.3" | -4.70 | -1.37 | 2,262 | 1,364 | 10.0 |
| 375 | -21.0" | -5.35 | -1.56 | 2,210 | 1,302 | 11.6 |
| 400 | -25.2" | -6.02 | -1.75 | 2,158 | 1,242 | 13.4 |
| 425 | -29.9" | -6.72 | -1.96 | 2,108 | 1,184 | 15.2 |
| 450 | -35.1" | -7.45 | -2.17 | 2,057 | 1,128 | 17.3 |
| 475 | -40.8" | -8.20 | -2.38 | 2,008 | 1,075 | 19.5 |
| 500 | -47.0" | -8.98 | -2.61 | 1,959 | 1,023 | 21.8 |
120gr G1 .390 at 3,068 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 120gr with a 200-yard zero
Zeroed at 200 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 36 yards, peaks +1.5" at 120 yards, returns to zero at 200, and is -6.6" at 300 and -19.5" 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 | 3,068 | 2,509 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.47 | -0.43 | 3,005 | 2,406 | 0.1 |
| 50 | +0.5" | +0.91 | +0.26 | 2,943 | 2,308 | 0.2 |
| 75 | +1.1" | +1.38 | +0.40 | 2,882 | 2,214 | 0.4 |
| 100 | +1.4" | +1.37 | +0.40 | 2,822 | 2,123 | 0.8 |
| 125 | +1.5" | +1.16 | +0.34 | 2,763 | 2,034 | 1.2 |
| 150 | +1.3" | +0.84 | +0.24 | 2,704 | 1,949 | 1.7 |
| 175 | +0.8" | +0.44 | +0.13 | 2,647 | 1,867 | 2.4 |
| 200 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,590 | 1,787 | 3.1 |
| 225 | -1.1" | -0.48 | -0.14 | 2,533 | 1,710 | 3.9 |
| 250 | -2.6" | -1.00 | -0.29 | 2,478 | 1,636 | 4.9 |
| 275 | -4.4" | -1.54 | -0.45 | 2,423 | 1,565 | 6.0 |
| 300 | -6.6" | -2.11 | -0.61 | 2,369 | 1,495 | 7.2 |
| 325 | -9.2" | -2.71 | -0.79 | 2,315 | 1,428 | 8.5 |
| 350 | -12.2" | -3.33 | -0.97 | 2,262 | 1,364 | 10.0 |
| 375 | -15.6" | -3.98 | -1.16 | 2,210 | 1,302 | 11.6 |
| 400 | -19.5" | -4.65 | -1.35 | 2,158 | 1,242 | 13.4 |
| 425 | -23.8" | -5.35 | -1.56 | 2,108 | 1,184 | 15.2 |
| 450 | -28.6" | -6.07 | -1.77 | 2,057 | 1,128 | 17.3 |
| 475 | -34.0" | -6.83 | -1.99 | 2,008 | 1,075 | 19.5 |
| 500 | -39.8" | -7.61 | -2.21 | 1,959 | 1,023 | 21.8 |
120gr G1 .390 at 3,068 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
Sako's PowerHead Blade 120-grain is a copper 6.5 PRC load made for medium and big game. Sako's bullet is turned from copper with no lead core at all. It leaves the muzzle at 3,068 fps with 2,509 ft-lbs and has a G1 BC of .390, the lowest in the caliber.
Zeroed at 100 yards, it drops 11.0 inches at 300 and 25.2 inches at 400, where 1,242 ft-lbs are left.
If you're cross-shopping, Fiocchi's Hyperformance 120-grain TTSX sits 2 fps away at the muzzle on a higher G1 BC of .412, and from a 100-yard zero it drops 24.7 inches at 400. Federal's Terminal Ascent 130-grain is slower at the muzzle and from that zero drops 24.2 inches at 400.
- No lead in the bullet, so it is legal where lead ammunition is restricted
- The least estimated recoil in the caliber, about 22 percent under Nosler's Ballistic Tip 140-grain
- Keeps 2,369 fps at 300 yards
- The lowest G1 BC in the caliber, and the least energy at 400 yards of the hunting loads compared
- Weatherby's Select Plus 124-grain Hammer Custom is another light copper bullet, 32 fps faster with 265 ft-lbs more at 400 yards
Similar Products Compared
| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 gr | PowerHead Blade | 3068 fps | 2509 ft-lbs | 0.39 | N/A | |
| 120 gr | TTSX | 3070 fps | 2511 ft-lbs | 0.412 |
$3.92
20 Rounds
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| 124 gr | Hammer Custom | 3100 fps | 2646 ft-lbs | 0.478 |
$3.91
20 Rounds
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| 127 gr | LRX | 3010 fps | 2555 ft-lbs | 0.468 |
$2.42
200 Rounds
|
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| 130 gr | Terminal Ascent | 3000 fps | 2598 ft-lbs | 0.532 |
$3.87
20 Rounds
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| 140 gr | Ballistic Tip | 2900 fps | 2614 ft-lbs | 0.509 |
$2.43
200 Rounds
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