1000 Rounds of .223 Ammo by Federal American Eagle – 55gr FMJBT

Do you suffer from the real medical condition known as “Itchy Trigger Finger?” Then there is no need to apply medicated paste to it. Drinking apple cider vinegar mixed with lemon juice will do you no good. Experimental surgery? Perfectly useless! That’s because there is only one known cure for Itchy Trigger Finger: two 500 round cases of Federal American Eagle 223 Remington ammunition (for a total of 1,000 rounds).

This ammo is about as close as 223 Rem can get to being M193. Like the military’s range/combat 5.56×45, this round is loaded with a 55 grain bullet containing only two nonmagnetic metals: lead, and copper alloy. The full metal jacket boat tail gains 3,240 fps muzzle velocity out of Federal’s 24” test barrel, so expect less if your own barrel is shorter.

Although the FMJBT is practical for combat applications (it rips itself apart into a dozen or more pieces of shrapnel following impact at 3,100 fps or faster), it’s generally not considered as effective for home defense as a law enforcement grade soft point (e.g. a Gold Dot SP). Target shooting is the name of the FMJBT’s game.

Federal has never loaded their American Eagle series ammunition with remanufactured cases. This ammo’s brass ones are brand new, and reloadable. They are also outfitted with noncorrosive Boxer primers, which are ringed with blue sealant for moisture protection.