FED PWRSHK 360 BCKHMMR 180GR 20/200

Description

Federal’s Power-Shok line has always occupied a practical middle ground: hunting-grade performance without the premium price that comes with bonded or partition-style bullets. This load in .360 Buckhammer is a straightforward answer for deer hunters in states that restrict hunting to straight-walled cartridges. The .360 Buckhammer was designed specifically to push the effective range of those straight-walled cartridge rules beyond what older options like .350 Legend or .450 Bushmaster could offer, and Federal’s offering here gives hunters an accessible entry point into the cartridge.

The 180-grain jacketed soft point is a traditional construction that has accounted for whitetail and similar medium game for generations. On impact, the soft point initiates expansion reliably at hunting velocities without the controlled-expansion engineering that drives up cost in premium tiers. The trade-off is that terminal performance is somewhat velocity-dependent — this bullet works well at the ranges where the cartridge is sensibly used, not at the stretched distances where a bonded bullet’s retained weight becomes more important. At a muzzle velocity of 2,375 fps, energy delivery is meaningful out to practical hunting ranges, with the ballistic data showing a steep drop-off past 300 yards that aligns with the cartridge’s intended purpose as a medium-range deer round.

Federal uses quality brass, primers, and propellant throughout the Power-Shok line, which translates to consistent ignition and reliable feeding rather than match-grade uniformity. For hunters running a lever-action or straight-walled-capable bolt rifle who want a dependable, reasonably priced load to fill tags without burning through a premium ammunition budget at the range, this is a sensible choice. Each box contains 20 rounds.