Hornady Steel Match .223 55gr ammo any good?

[Tuflehundon]

Have a friend trying to sell me some of this ammo. He has a couple thousand rounds of the .223 55gr HPBT steel cased ammo. He is switching over to .308 and shooting Heavy Optics so he doesn't need the .223 ammo. He used to work at a gun shop and got it cheap, and is willing to sell it to me for what he paid.

Has anyone shot the stuff before? Is it any good? The price he is offering me is way below what I could get it anywhere else.

[moto727]

its good stuff.

[TonytheTiger]

I've got some awesome groups with it. It has a lot more drop at 500yds than most 55gr factory loads, I've never chrono'd it but this leads me to believe it's on the slower side.

[jsjohannes]

its good stuff.

+1

I don't see many 500yd shots, but I've had no problem at 400yds. Velocity is very consistent.

Edited July 24, 2015 by jsjohannes

[Phil Dunlop]

Ive used it and it shoots well in my rifle. Last time I chronographed it was 2975ft/s out of a 20" barrel

[caz41]

Just make sure to have a backup plan if you run out. Stuff is hard to find.

[grouse]

It's good stuff. Just steel