Fiocchi .223 Remington 55 Grain FMJ Boat Tail – 50 Rounds (Box) 223A

Fiocchi .223 Remington 55 grain FMJ boat tail, model 223A, is the sort of ammunition that gets bought by the case and never complained about. Fifty rounds to a box, brass cased, full metal jacket, and loaded to a standard that makes it worth more than the price on the tag.

Range time is what builds skill, and skill is expensive when the ammunition is expensive. This load solves that problem without asking you to accept sloppy performance.

What Fiocchi .223 Remington 223A is built for

This is a practice and training load through and through. The 55 grain full metal jacket boat tail bullet is designed to feed smoothly, punch clean holes in paper and hold together on steel, which is exactly the job description for high volume shooting.

The boat tail is the detail worth pointing out. Tapering the rear of the bullet reduces base drag, which means the projectile holds velocity better and drifts less in wind than a flat based bullet of the same weight. At a hundred yards nobody notices. At four hundred, everybody does.

It is for the carbine class student, the steel challenge shooter, the new rifle owner learning fundamentals, and the experienced hand who just wants to keep the rifle running.

Features that matter

• 55 grain full metal jacket boat tail bullet for reduced drag and better retained velocity at distance.
• Fifty rounds per box, a sensible unit for a training block or a match stage plan.
• Brass cases that reloaders can collect, tumble and run through the press again.
• Clean ignition and consistent velocities that keep box to box zero shift out of the equation.
• Smooth ogive that feeds without hanging up on AR pattern feed ramps.

Specifications and their practical meaning

Fifty rounds per box of full metal jacket .223 Remington, 55 grain, model 223A. Those numbers describe the most universally useful configuration this cartridge comes in.

Fifty five grains is the reference weight the .223 Remington was built around, which is why it shoots acceptably in every twist rate on the market. Slow 1:12 barrels, mid 1:9 barrels and fast 1:7 carbines all stabilise it, so one case of this covers every rifle in a mixed collection.

Full metal jacket construction is what makes it range friendly. The bullet stays intact, scores cleanly on paper and is far gentler on steel targets than expanding designs. Most commercial ranges require it for exactly that reason.

Consistent velocity is the quiet advantage of Fiocchi .223 Remington. When your chronograph numbers stay tight, your holds at distance stay honest, and you stop chasing zero between boxes.

Range use, storage and compatibility

Every rifle chambered in .223 Remington will run Fiocchi .223 Remington 223A without complaint, and 5.56x45mm NATO chambers will accept it safely as well since the NATO chamber is the more generous of the two. Going the other direction is where people get into trouble, so label your cans and keep the two supplies separate on the shelf.

Store it cool, dry and out of sunlight. Ammunition does not really expire, but heat cycling and humidity will degrade primers and powder over years. A sealed ammo can with a desiccant pack in a closet is all the archival storage anyone needs.

Clean the rifle normally afterwards, paying attention to the chamber and bolt face on high round count days. If you are stocking up for a class, our ammunition category lists the case quantities that bring the per round cost down further.

Fiocchi has been in the ammunition business since 1876, and the reason this load has so many repeat buyers is that it simply does not surprise anyone.

Buy Fiocchi .223 Remington in volume, shoot it often, and keep every piece of brass that hits the ground. This ammunition ships straight to your door wherever state and local law allows.