Black Hills Ammunition V-MAX 40 Grain 223 Remington Ammo - 50 Rounds

In 1962, the .223 Remington was derived from the .222 Remington in the pursuit of making a shorter cased cartridge that would cycle well and briskly in self-loading firearms. While it has become the basis of the 5.56mm NATO, it has not really been abandoned for use as a varmint and small to medium sized game hunting round. Capable of being safely fired from both the NATO and .223 Wylde chambers in addition to its own, the cartridge’s versatility also makes it a popular choice for stock piling towards both sporting and civil defense. The 40 grain V-Max style bullet from Black Hills has a muzzle velocity of 3600 feet per second with 1151 foot pounds of energy. This is a premium hunting cartridge that is nevertheless no slouch if applied to civil defense.

Started in South Dakota during 1981, Black Hills Ammunition has grown to become a major supplier of ammunition to all branches of the US military as well as for every major US firearms manufacturer. The company’s reputation for quality and dependability has been well established, and the use of V-Max bullets, with a polymer tip for exceptional ballistic performance delivering devastating expansion on contact.