Highest BC 6.5mm (.264 caliber) Bullets: A comparison chart
If you’re like me, ballistic coefficient is one of the first things you look at when determining what bullet you want to shoot. Ballistic coefficient (BC) is critical to giving your bullet the ability to buck the wind and not lose speed during flight, which impacts the trajectory.
The highest BC 6.5mm bullet is the 150gr Sierra MatchKing, followed by the 153gr Hornady A-Tip and the 145gr Barnes Match Burner. The highest BC 6.5mm bullet for hunting is the 156gr Berger EOL Elite Hunter.
If you’re new to ballistics, “BC” is short for “ballistics coefficient.” It is a number representing how well a bullet will continue its speed without slowing down. Heavier and sleeker bullets have a higher BC than un-aerodynamic and light bullets. The higher the BC number, the better the bullet will be at maintaining its speed out at a distance.
I have compiled a table of the highest-BC 6.5mm bullets below. All of the ballistic coefficient numbers are on the G1 scale since very few of the bullet makers report both the G1 and the G7. Remember that these numbers are as reported by the bullet manufacturer. Some of them get a little… creative with the BC (ballistic coefficient) numbers that they report.
You won’t find all of these bullets in factory loads, so most of this information is for handloaders.
Bullet | G1 BC | Purpose |
150gr Sierra MatchKing | 0.713 | Match |
153gr Hornady A-Tip | 0.704 | Match |
145gr Barnes Match Burner | 0.703 | Match |
147gr Hornady ELD-Match | 0.697 | Match |
153.5gr Berger Long Range Hybrid Target | 0.694 | Match |
156gr Berger EOL Elite Hunter | 0.679 | Hunting |
140gr Nosler RDF HPBT | 0.658 | Match |
144gr Berger Long Range Hybrid Target | 0.655 | Match |
140gr Hornady ELD-Match | 0.646 | Match |
140gr Speer Impact | 0.646 | Hunting |
135gr Hornady A-Tip | 0.637 | Match |
150gr Nosler Accubond Long Range | 0.634 | Hunting |
142gr Nosler Accubond Long Range | 0.625 | Hunting |
143gr Hornady ELD-X | 0.625 | Hunting |
140gr Berger VLD Target | 0.612 | Match |
140gr Berger Hybrid Target | 0.607 | Match |
140gr Berger Elite Hunter | 0.606 | Hunting |
140gr Berger VLD Hunting | 0.600 | Hunting |
142 Sierra MatchKing | 0.595 | Match |
140gr Berger Target | 0.592 | Match |
140gr Barnes Match Burner | 0.586 | Match |
135gr Berger Classic Hunter | 0.584 | Hunting |
130gr Sierra MatchKing | 0.584 | Match |
139gr Lapua Scenar | 0.578 | Match |
130gr Swift Scirocco | 0.571 | Hunting |
130gr Berger VLD Target | 0.552 | Match |
130gr Berger VLD Hunting | 0.552 | Hunting |
144gr Sierra MatchKing | 0.550 | Match |
121gr Lehigh Defense Match Solid | 0.538 | Match |
140gr Sierra MatchKing | 0.535 | Match |
130gr Federal Terminal Ascent | 0.532 | Hunting |
129gr Accubond Long Range | 0.530 | Hunting |
140gr Hornady SST | 0.520 | Hunting |
130gr Sierra Tipped MatchKing | 0.518 | Match |
130gr Sierra Gamechanger | 0.510 | Hunting |
123gr Sierra MatchKing | 0.510 | Match |
123gr Nosler Custom Competition Hollow Point | 0.510 | Match |
123gr Hornady SST | 0.510 | Hunting |
140gr Nosler Accubond | 0.509 | Hunting |
140gr Speer Hot-Cor Spitzer | 0.498 | Hunting |
140gr Federal Fusion | 0.497 | Hunting |
120gr Nosler E-Tip | 0.497 | Hunting |
140gr Sierra GameKing | 0.495 | Hunting |
140gr Nosler Partition | 0.490 | Hunting |
130gr Nosler AccuBond | 0.488 | Hunting |
120gr Hornady ELD-Match | 0.486 | Match |
129gr Hornady Interbond | 0.485 | Hunting |
129gr Hornady SST | 0.485 | Hunting |
108gr Lapua Scenar | 0.478 | Match |
127gr Barnes LRX | 0.468 | Copper Hunting |
140gr InterLock | 0.465 | Hunting |
120gr Barnes Match Burner | 0.460 | Match |
Nosler Ballistic Tip Spitzer BT | 0.458 | Hunting |
107gr Sierra Tipped MatchKing | 0.455 | Match |
120gr Berger Target | 0.453 | Match |
125gr Nosler Partition | 0.449 | Hunting |
129gr Hornady Interlock | 0.445 | Hunting |
107gr Sierra MatchKing | 0.430 | Match |
120gr Hornady CX | 0.428 | Copper Hunting |
105gr Sierra BlitzKing | 0.425 | Varmint |
120gr Barnes TTSX | 0.412 | Copper Hunting |
130gr Barnes TSX | 0.411 | Copper Hunting |
110gr Lehigh Defense Match Solid | 0.405 | Match |
140gr Swift A-Frame | 0.401 | Hunting |
115gr Barnes Tac-TX | 0.387 | Law Enforcement |
130gr Sierra GameKing | 0.375 | Hunting |
95gr Hornady V-Max | 0.365 | Varmint |
100gr Sierra MatchKing | 0.361 | Match |
100gr Barnes TSX | 0.359 | Copper Hunting |
120gr Sierra Pro Hunter | 0.356 | Hunting |
90gr Nosler Varmageddon | 0.350 | Varmint |
90gr Speer TNT Varmint | 0.281 | Varmint |
100gr Sierra Varminter | 0.259 | Varmint |