The Hornady .264 6.5mm Cal 123 Grain ELD-M Match Bullets (Model #26176) are precision-engineered component projectiles designed for competitive target shooting and match handloading. Featuring Hornady's Heat Shield tip paired with an Advanced Manufacturing Process (AMP) jacket, this 123-grain boat-tail bullet provides consistent meplat geometry and minimal wall-thickness variation. Verified by Doppler radar, it delivers aerodynamic efficiency and tight group dispersion across mid-to-long-range trajectories in popular 6.5mm platforms including 6.5 Grendel, 6.5mm Creedmoor, 6.5x47 Lapua, .260 Remington, and 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser.

Key Features

• Heat Shield Tip: Engineered from heat-resistant polymer to resist aerodynamic friction and melting during supersonic flight, eliminating meplat deformation to sustain consistent drag coefficients.
• Concentric AMP Jacket: Features virtually zero wall-thickness variation to minimise rotational imbalance and bullet yaw in flight.
• Optimised Secant Ogive and Boat-Tail: Combines a streamlined secant ogive profile with a boat-tail base to yield a Doppler-verified 0.506 G1 ballistic coefficient for flat trajectories and reduced wind drift.
• Component Loading Versatility: Sized at an overall length of 1.236 in, making it an ideal projectile weight and length balance for smaller-capacity cases such as the 6.5 Grendel.

Specifications

• Calibre: 6.5mm (.264 in)
• Bullet Weight: 123 grains (approx. 7.97 g)
• Bullet Style: Polymer-tipped boat-tail (ELD Match)
• Overall Length: 1.236 in (31.39 mm)
• G1 Ballistic Coefficient: 0.506
• G7 Ballistic Coefficient: 0.255
• Sectional Density: 0.252
• Minimum Barrel Twist Rate: 1:9" or faster
• Quantity: 100 projectiles per box

Who is the Hornady 6.5mm 123 Grain ELD Match Bullet for?

• Handloaders loading cartridges like 6.5 Grendel and 6.5mm Creedmoor — Achieves high velocity and balanced case capacity in medium-to-small 6.5mm chambers, utilising a 123-grain weight and a 1.236 in overall length to cycle reliably while maintaining a 0.506 G1 ballistic coefficient.
• Long-range benchrest target shooters out to 800 yards — Provides flat, predictable trajectories with a Doppler-verified 0.255 G7 ballistic coefficient, delivering tight group consistency across targets up to 800 yards without the heavy recoil of heavier 6.5mm match reloading bullets.
• Precision Rifle Series competitors shooting 6.5mm cartridges — Demands reliable gyroscopic stability and flat flight paths from match barrels with a twist rate of 1:9" or faster, relying on a 0.506 G1 ballistic coefficient to minimise wind drift during timed stages.

Less suitable for: Rifles with rifling twist rates slower than 1:9" (which cannot gyroscopically stabilise this 1.236 in projectile), extreme long-range shooting beyond 800 to 1,000 yards (where heavier 140 gr or 147 gr match bullets with G1 BCs above .646 offer superior wind resistance), or hunting game (which requires dedicated controlled-expansion hunting projectiles rather than target match bullets).