HORNADY AMMO 223 REM 55GR

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HORNADY AMMO 223 REM 55GR

Post by pilotsignal » 16 Nov 2021, 8:04 pm

Hi Guys,

There are those 223 ammo on sale now. Are they rubbish as I was told or decent as I have read :D

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Re: HORNADY AMMO 223 REM 55GR

Post by Bello » 17 Nov 2021, 9:30 am

Hi Mate
The only way you will know for sure, is to invest your hard earned in a box, and see what they shoot like in your rifle.

For someone who doesn't shoot alot or doesn't reload, I recommend the Australian Outback 223 ammo. Shoots well.
The green tips (Sierra blitzking) I like on Varmints. Devastating.

Happy safe shooting :thumbsup:
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Re: HORNADY AMMO 223 REM 55GR

Post by Die Judicii » 29 Nov 2021, 1:43 am

You don't mention $$$
But being Hornady they are usually a bit pricey
The brand itself isn't stocked by a lot of dealers because of the cost factor (according to the four different shops I frequent)

Depends on what you want it for,,, just plinking, or general light hunting, or accuracy, etc,,,,

Shop around,,,,,, you can get PPU psp for $11 to $12 per twenty.
I bought a sh!tload of them for just general shooting including pigs, and although not devastating like ballistic tips, they get the job done.
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Re: HORNADY AMMO 223 REM 55GR

Post by deye243 » 29 Nov 2021, 2:07 am

This ammo is cheap and I only found out today my son uses this stuff.
shoots very well out of his Howa 223 it has the standard one in 12 twist shoots very well around an inch for 3 at 150y
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Post by Die Judicii » 29 Nov 2021, 12:24 pm

deye243 wrote:This ammo is cheap and I only found out today my son uses this stuff.
shoots very well out of his Howa 223 it has the standard one in 12 twist shoots very well around an inch for 3 at 150y


What do you call cheap ?
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Re: HORNADY AMMO 223 REM 55GR

Post by pilotsignal » 17 Dec 2021, 6:05 pm

Well, I bought 1 box of this ammo 150pcs for 120$ and tried out last weekend.
Out of 50 shots 8 rounds misfired. i.e. primer hit by firing pin but did not ignite on my Winchester XPR.
My personl advice do not but this cheap ammo.
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Re: HORNADY AMMO 223 REM 55GR

Post by bladeracer » 17 Dec 2021, 6:53 pm

pilotsignal wrote:Well, I bought 1 box of this ammo 150ocs for 120$ and tried out last weekend.
Out of 50 shots 8 rounds misfired. i.e. primer hit by firing pin but did not ignite on my Winchester XPR.
My personl advice do not but this cheap ammo.


Did it have a good solid dent? Did you try hitting them again or in another rifle?
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Re: HORNADY AMMO 223 REM 55GR

Post by pilotsignal » 17 Dec 2021, 7:03 pm

bladeracer wrote:
pilotsignal wrote:Well, I bought 1 box of this ammo 150ocs for 120$ and tried out last weekend.
Out of 50 shots 8 rounds misfired. i.e. primer hit by firing pin but did not ignite on my Winchester XPR.
My personl advice do not but this cheap ammo.


Did it have a good solid dent? Did you try hitting them again or in another rifle?


Yes, There was a dent on primer, but I could not re-use them again as Range Officer collected them for disposal. He was around as one round also had expanded casing which stuck in my barrel and RO had to use his rod to extract it pushing from muzzle.
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