223 Rem - 55 gr JHP Z-Max Zombie - Hornady - 20 Rounds

Customer Reviews

Zombie Slayer Review by Zach

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Typical Hornady quality... works great! (Posted on 3/20/12)

Tight group, but a little too expensive Review by Ron

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No problems, no jams, or misfires. I shot 10 rounds into a fist size area at about 50 yds with my AR-15, saving the rest for the zombies I guess. The bullets look cool with the green tips too. (Posted on 3/19/12)

Marketing Ploy = Decreased Value/Performance Review by AUMarksman

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So, I fell for it. I broke down a bought "Zombie Certified Ammo." I should have known from marketing ploys I fell for as a child that the more marketing a product requires, the higher end cost will be for the consumer in relation to the actual value of the product.

I shot this ammo with a Steyr A3, which had only 100 rounds of Hornady "223 REM 55 gr SP Brass Training" through it flawlessly from the weapon's time of purchase. I brought my new A3 over to my Uncle farm to shoot over new years an brought along the "Z-Max" ammo as a surprise, thinking it would add a bit more fun factor.

. . . And it turned out to be just embarrassing. I loaded ten rounds into one magazine. The first round fired fine, the second fed well, fired and the "chunk." It didn't extract, and I ended up with a double feed. Ok, I should have tossed it all there. But no, I fixed the issue and placed the magazine of the remaining seven rounds in and the exact same process occurred exactly as it did before TWO MORE TIMES!

Needless to say, I simply tossed the remaining 11 rounds. (Posted on 1/19/12)