HRNDY BLACK 223REM 75GR BTHP 20/200

Description

Hornady Black in .223 Rem is built around a single principle: one load that runs reliably across the widest possible range of platforms without sacrificing the precision that a 75-grain projectile is capable of delivering. That makes it a practical choice for shooters who move between a suppressed bolt gun, a gas-piston carbine, and a standard direct-impingement rifle without wanting to manage separate ammunition inventories for each.

The 75-grain boat tail hollow point is the heavier end of the .223 bullet weight spectrum, which carries two meaningful trade-offs. Heavier bullets generally require a faster twist rate to stabilize — most modern .223 barrels cut at 1:8 or faster will handle this weight without issue, but older 1:12 barrels will not. The payoff is a higher ballistic coefficient compared to lighter projectiles in the same caliber, meaning the bullet sheds velocity more slowly downrange and is less affected by crosswind drift at distance. That matters for precision work past 200 yards in a way that a 55- or 62-grain load simply cannot match.

At 2,790 feet per second muzzle velocity, this load generates 1,296 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle — figures that put it within reach of small to medium game hunting where that application is appropriate for the caliber. The brass casing is reloadable, which offsets some of the per-round cost for handloaders who want to run a premium projectile without paying premium prices on every subsequent firing. Hornady manufactures this ammunition in the United States.