223 Rem – 55 gr VMAX – Hornady (8327) – 200 Rounds

Hornady’s V-MAX bullet is one of the most popular varmint bullets ever made, and Varmint Express puts it in a factory 223 load built for coyotes, prairie dogs, and groundhogs. This listing is Hornady Varmint Express 223 Remington 55 grain V-MAX ammo, MPN 8327, sold as a 200 round case.

Hornady rates this load at 3,240 fps with 1,282 ft-lbs of muzzle energy. The V-MAX bullet has a red polymer tip that initiates rapid, violent expansion on impact, which is exactly what varmint hunters want: quick, humane kills and less risk of ricochet. The pointed profile and boat tail-style design give a flat trajectory and good resistance to wind, and V-MAX bullets have a reputation for strong accuracy in a wide range of rifles. This is a varmint and predator load, not a big game load; the bullet is designed to fragment rather than penetrate deeply.

This ammunition fits rifles chambered in 223 Remington, 5.56 NATO, or 223 Wylde, including AR-15 varmint rifles, the Ruger American Predator and Mini-14, Savage Axis and 110 Varmint, Tikka T3x, Remington 700 SPS Varmint, Howa 1500, and CZ 600. A common question is whether V-MAX works for deer. Hornady designs V-MAX for varmints, and its rapid fragmentation is not a good match for deer-sized game; choose a controlled-expansion bullet for deer. Another common question is whether this load works in a 1:12 twist barrel. Yes. The 55 grain bullet stabilizes well in 1:12 through 1:7 twist barrels.

Hornady 8327 is new production ammunition, not reloads, made in the USA in Grand Island, Nebraska. Each round uses a reloadable brass case with a boxer primer and is non-corrosive. This case comes in factory packaging as 10 boxes of 20 rounds for a total of 200 rounds of 223 Rem 55 grain V-MAX, enough to zero, practice, and hunt with one lot for a full season of varmint shooting.