Lapua · Rifle

6.5 Creedmoor loaded with the 9.4 g (145 gr) AP570 armor piercing bullet

0.297BC (G7)

145.0gr9.40 g

845m/s2772 fps

3354J2474 ft·lb

Manufacturer	Lapua
Calibre	6.72 mm (.265")
Bullet weight	145.0 gr · 9.40 g
Ballistic coefficient G1	0.591
Ballistic coefficient G7	0.297
Drag model used	G7
Muzzle velocity	845.0 m/s · 2772 fps
Muzzle energy	3354 J · 2474 ft·lb
Sectional density	0.296
Form factor	i7 0.996 · i1 0.501
Category	Rifle
Source	Lapua website 2026-07-02 (verified)

Reading these numbers

Both a G1 and a G7 ballistic coefficient are published for this bullet. BallisticApp defaults to G7, because the G7 standard projectile is shaped like a modern boat-tail bullet and holds its coefficient far more steadily across the transonic range than G1 does.

Muzzle energy of 3354 J (2474 ft·lb) is computed from the bullet weight and muzzle velocity above, not quoted from the catalogue. Sectional density 0.296 describes weight per unit of frontal area; divided by the ballistic coefficient it gives the form factor, which is how much drag the shape adds over the standard projectile.

Among the 187 loads of this bore diameter in the database, this one's G7 BC of 0.297 is higher than 58 of them.

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