Hornady is well known for being one of America’s preeminent bullet designers and ammunition manufacturers. Their hunting ammo is deadly, and their match ammo could knock the fleas off a shrew’s hide. But the Nebraskan company isn’t content to only load fancy stuff – hence their Frontier label, which is applied to trusty-yet-simple range loads!

No polymer tip. No Interlock ring. No Drag Variability Reduction Technology. Look closely at this round’s 55 grain bullet and you will see it is nothing more than a full metal jacket: lead core, copper-alloy shell, no steel, and all you need for pulverizing gongs, cardboard or paper.

These cartridges originated at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, where they received the government manufacturer's usual new brass and noncorrosive primers. Hornady packaged them 200 rounds per plastic field box. It’s not a Mil-Spec ammo can that you could confidently submerge in water or run a truck over, but it stores ammo well and keeps it organized out in the field all the same.

Four 200-Round Field Boxes

Features and Specifications:
Manufacturer Number: FR501
Caliber: .223 Remington
Bullet Weight: 55 Grains
Bullet Type: Full Metal Jacket
Muzzle Velocity: 3240 fps
Velocity at 100 yards: 2837 fps
Velocity at 300 yards: 2128 fps
Muzzle Energy: 1282 ft/lbs
Energy at 100 yards: 983 ft/lbs
Energy at 300 yards: 553 ft/lbs
Reloadable Brass Case
800 Rounds