Description
Federal’s BYOB rimfire ammunition is built around a straightforward idea: serious volume shooters need bulk packaging that actually works. The plastic bucket is designed to stack flat in a storage cabinet and holds its shape under the kind of repeated handling that cardboard boxes don’t survive. The removable lid can come off entirely for loose access or stay on partway to pour rounds without scattering them — a small design choice that makes a real difference when you’re loading magazines at the bench.
The 36-grain copper-plated hollow point bullet serves two distinct purposes in one projectile. At the range, the copper jacket reduces the lead deposit left in the bore compared to bare lead bullets, so you can run higher round counts between cleanings. In the field, the hollow point cavity initiates controlled expansion on small game, producing better terminal effect than a round-nose lead bullet of the same weight would at rimfire velocities. The bullet leaves the muzzle at 1,260 feet per second, which puts it in high-velocity .22 LR territory — enough to reliably expand the hollow point at ranges practical for squirrels and rabbits. Energy drops off with distance in the way all rimfire loads do, so this is a close-to-medium-range proposition rather than a long-range one.
At 1,375 rounds per bucket, the pack size makes sense for anyone who runs training courses, maintains a standing range supply, or simply prefers fewer resupply runs. The brass-cased, non-corrosive construction means standard storage conditions apply and cleaning schedules can follow normal use rather than urgency.







