Description
.223 Remington 55 Grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ)~Ā The development of the cartridge which eventually became the .223 Remington was intrinsically linked to the development of a new lightweight combat rifle. The cartridge and rifle were developed by Fairchild Industries, Remington Arms and several engineers working toward a goal developed by U.S. Continental Army Command (CONARC). Early development work began in 1957. A project to create a small caliber high velocity (SCHV) firearm was created.Ā Eugene StonerĀ ofĀ ArmaLiteĀ was invited to scale down theĀ AR-10Ā (7.62 mm) design. Winchester was also invited to participate.Ā The parameters requested by CONARC were:
- .22 caliber
- Bullet exceeding supersonic speed at 500 yardsĀ
- Rifle weight 6 lbs
- Magazine capacity of 20 rounds
- Select fire for both semi-automatic and fully automatic use
- Penetration of US steel helmet one side, at 500 yards
- Penetration of .135ā³ steel plate at 500 yards
- Accuracy and ballistics equal to M2 ball ammunition (.30-06Ā M1 Garand)
- Wounding ability equal to theĀ M1 Carbine
Our 100% Hand-Loaded 55 grain FMJ rounds are loaded with extremely tight tolerances, producing highly accurate, consistent and reliable performance with each and every shot! Our proprietary load formulas and loading process create the finest round of ammunition available on the commercial market today we feel. If you donāt load your own ammunition- let us do it for you!
.223 Range ammo does not get any better! Here is an inexpensive way to send bullets down range and still rely on the quality and performance of our 100% hand loaded ammunition.
Our FMJ rounds are highly accurate and reliable. Hit that can, target or whatever you are aiming at with confidence! Super fun round to shoot with performance similar to our hunting and varmint rounds. This will be the best range ammo you have ever shot in this caliber and still competitive priced with others!
- Velocity: 3050 fps
- 100% Hand-Loaded
