223 Rem – 55 gr JSP – Federal Power-Shok (223A) – 200 Rounds

Plenty of farmers and ranchers keep an AR-15 or light bolt gun in 223 for coyotes, groundhogs, and hogs, and they need an expanding bullet rather than range FMJ. This listing is Federal Power-Shok 223 Remington 55 grain jacketed soft point ammo, MPN 223A, sold as a 200 round case. Power-Shok is Federal’s traditional, value-priced hunting line, and this load has been a working tool on farms and ranches for decades.

Federal rates 223A at 3,240 fps with 1,282 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. The soft point bullet has exposed lead at the nose that expands on impact, transferring energy quickly on varmints and predators. Its flat trajectory makes holdover simple out to typical predator ranges. The 55 grain weight stabilizes in nearly any 223 twist rate. This is a varmint and predator load. Check your state rules before using a 223 on deer, since some states set minimum caliber requirements.

It fits rifles chambered in 223 Remington and 5.56x45mm NATO, including AR-15s from Ruger, Smith and Wesson, Colt, and Palmetto State Armory, the Ruger Mini-14 Ranch, and bolt actions like the Ruger American Ranch, Savage Axis and 10, Remington 700 SPS Varmint, and CZ 600. A common question is whether soft points feed in an AR-15. Yes. They are loaded to magazine length and feed well in most ARs. Another common question is how soft points differ from polymer tipped varmint bullets. Soft points usually penetrate a bit more and fragment less, which reduces pelt damage on predators.

Federal 223A is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in the USA. Cases are reloadable brass with boxer primers, and the load is non-corrosive. This listing ships as 10 boxes of 20 rounds for 200 total, from one lot. That keeps a ranch rifle zeroed on the same ammunition for a long time, with plenty left for a season of predator calling.