Nosler Match Grade 6mm Creedmoor 105gr HPBT Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • Nosler RDF
Nosler Match Grade 6mm Creedmoor 105gr HPBT Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • Nosler RDF
Solved from this product's advertised 3050 fps, 105gr bullet and G1 BC 0.571, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for 6mm Creedmoor.
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.
6mm Creedmoor 105gr 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 -10.1" at 300 and -22.8" 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 | 3,050 | 2,169 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.8" | -2.86 | -0.83 | 3,007 | 2,109 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.3" | -0.48 | -0.14 | 2,965 | 2,050 | 0.2 |
| 75 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,923 | 1,992 | 0.3 |
| 100 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,881 | 1,936 | 0.5 |
| 125 | -0.3" | -0.20 | -0.06 | 2,840 | 1,881 | 0.8 |
| 150 | -0.8" | -0.50 | -0.15 | 2,799 | 1,827 | 1.2 |
| 175 | -1.6" | -0.87 | -0.25 | 2,759 | 1,775 | 1.6 |
| 200 | -2.7" | -1.29 | -0.37 | 2,719 | 1,724 | 2.1 |
| 225 | -4.1" | -1.73 | -0.50 | 2,679 | 1,674 | 2.7 |
| 250 | -5.8" | -2.20 | -0.64 | 2,640 | 1,625 | 3.3 |
| 275 | -7.8" | -2.70 | -0.78 | 2,601 | 1,578 | 4.0 |
| 300 | -10.1" | -3.21 | -0.93 | 2,563 | 1,531 | 4.8 |
| 325 | -12.8" | -3.74 | -1.09 | 2,524 | 1,486 | 5.6 |
| 350 | -15.7" | -4.29 | -1.25 | 2,486 | 1,442 | 6.6 |
| 375 | -19.1" | -4.86 | -1.41 | 2,449 | 1,398 | 7.6 |
| 400 | -22.8" | -5.44 | -1.58 | 2,411 | 1,356 | 8.7 |
| 425 | -26.9" | -6.04 | -1.76 | 2,374 | 1,315 | 9.9 |
| 450 | -31.3" | -6.65 | -1.93 | 2,338 | 1,274 | 11.2 |
| 475 | -36.2" | -7.28 | -2.12 | 2,301 | 1,235 | 12.5 |
| 500 | -41.5" | -7.92 | -2.30 | 2,265 | 1,197 | 14.0 |
105gr G1 .571 at 3,050 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.
6mm Creedmoor 105gr with a 200-yard zero
Zeroed at 200 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load first crosses the line of sight at 37 yards, peaks +1.4" at 119 yards, returns to zero at 200, and is -6.1" at 300 and -17.4" 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 | 3,050 | 2,169 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.58 | -0.46 | 3,007 | 2,109 | 0.1 |
| 50 | +0.4" | +0.80 | +0.23 | 2,965 | 2,050 | 0.2 |
| 75 | +1.0" | +1.28 | +0.37 | 2,923 | 1,992 | 0.3 |
| 100 | +1.4" | +1.28 | +0.37 | 2,881 | 1,936 | 0.5 |
| 125 | +1.4" | +1.08 | +0.32 | 2,840 | 1,881 | 0.8 |
| 150 | +1.2" | +0.78 | +0.23 | 2,799 | 1,827 | 1.2 |
| 175 | +0.8" | +0.41 | +0.12 | 2,759 | 1,775 | 1.6 |
| 200 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,719 | 1,724 | 2.1 |
| 225 | -1.1" | -0.45 | -0.13 | 2,679 | 1,674 | 2.7 |
| 250 | -2.4" | -0.92 | -0.27 | 2,640 | 1,625 | 3.3 |
| 275 | -4.1" | -1.42 | -0.41 | 2,601 | 1,578 | 4.0 |
| 300 | -6.1" | -1.93 | -0.56 | 2,562 | 1,531 | 4.8 |
| 325 | -8.4" | -2.46 | -0.72 | 2,524 | 1,486 | 5.6 |
| 350 | -11.0" | -3.01 | -0.88 | 2,486 | 1,442 | 6.6 |
| 375 | -14.1" | -3.58 | -1.04 | 2,449 | 1,398 | 7.6 |
| 400 | -17.4" | -4.16 | -1.21 | 2,411 | 1,356 | 8.7 |
| 425 | -21.2" | -4.76 | -1.38 | 2,374 | 1,315 | 9.9 |
| 450 | -25.3" | -5.37 | -1.56 | 2,338 | 1,274 | 11.2 |
| 475 | -29.8" | -6.00 | -1.74 | 2,301 | 1,235 | 12.5 |
| 500 | -34.8" | -6.64 | -1.93 | 2,265 | 1,197 | 14.0 |
105gr G1 .571 at 3,050 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
Nosler Match Grade 105-grain RDF is a hollow-point boat-tail 6mm Creedmoor load made for target and match shooting. The RDF is Nosler's match bullet, an open tip over a long boat tail. It leaves the muzzle at 3,050 fps with 2,168 ft-lbs and a G1 BC of .571.
Zeroed at 200 yards it drops 6.1 inches at 300 and 17.4 inches at 400. From a 100-yard zero the drop at 400 is 22.8 inches.
If you're cross-shopping, Hornady Match 108-grain ELD Match is 90 fps slower at the muzzle on a G1 BC of .536, and from a 200-yard zero it drops 19.0 inches at 400. Federal Gold Medal 105-grain Berger Hybrid OTM is the same bullet weight 100 fps slower, on a G1 BC of .536.
- The least drop at 400 yards of the match loads compared, from either zero
- Still moving at 2,411 fps at 400 yards, the fastest there of the loads compared
- The fastest start of the match loads compared
- Kicks harder than Federal Gold Medal Berger Hybrid OTM in the same rifle
- Carries the lighter bullet against Hornady Match ELD Match
- A plain match hollow point with nothing in it for game. Hornady's Precision Hunter ELD-X is the caliber's lead-core hunting load
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 gr | Nosler RDF | 3050 fps | 2168 ft-lbs | 0.571 | N/A | |
| 105 gr | HPBT | 2960 fps | 2043 ft-lbs | 0.53 | N/A | |
| 105 gr | Berger Hybrid Target | 2950 fps | 2029 ft-lbs | 0.536 |
$2.70
20 Rounds
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| 107 gr | OTM | 2950 fps | 2067 ft-lbs | 0.527 | N/A | |
| 108 gr | ELD Match | 2960 fps | 2101 ft-lbs | 0.536 |
$2.85
20 Rounds
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