| Product Type | Ammo |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Hornady |
| Condition | New |
| Bullet Weight | 55 Grain |
| Bullet Type | Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) |
| Ammo Casing | Brass |
| Quantity | 600 |
| Ammo Caliber | 5.56x45mm |
| Manufacturer SKU | FR602 |
| Primer Type | Boxer |
| Muzzle Velocity (fps) | 3240 |
| Muzzle Energy (ft lbs) | 1282 |
| Attracts Magnet | No |
| Cost Per Round | 52.5¢ per round |
Use Type
Range Training
Field boxes! They’re not as rugged or secure as proper M19A1 or M2A1 steel ammo cans, but they’re still nicer receptacles for ammo than plain old cardboard boxes. You won’t be displeased to discover that his 600-round infusion of 5.56x45 range ammo comes packaged in four of the things. They’ll certainly make your stockpile look neater!
But its packaging isn’t the nicest thing about Hornady’s Frontier ammo. That distinction belongs to the ammo itself: American-made M193 spec target loads, tipped with standardized (and entirely nonmagnetic) 55 grain full metal jacket projectiles that are just as good for breakneck close-range mag dumps as they are very careful long-range shots. Hornady’s own 20” test barrel gives the 0.243 G1 BC projectile this approximate 300-yard performance:
0yds: 3,240 fps | 1,282 ft lbs | -1.5”
100yds: 2,836 fps | 983 ft lbs | 3.8”
200yds: 2,468 fps | 744 ft lbs | 4.8”
300yds: 2,128 fps | 553 ft lbs | 0.0”
400yds: 1,816 fps | 403 ft lbs | -12.6”
500yds: 1,539 fps | 289 ft lbs | -35.7”
600yds: 1,305 fps | 208 ft lbs | -73.7”
Frontier brass cases are the real deal, and reloadable. You may notice that they are grayish or otherwise discolored around their mouths, but that’s not indication that this is remanufactured ammo! Hornady just decided not to take unnecessary steps by polishing it after heat treatment.
But its packaging isn’t the nicest thing about Hornady’s Frontier ammo. That distinction belongs to the ammo itself: American-made M193 spec target loads, tipped with standardized (and entirely nonmagnetic) 55 grain full metal jacket projectiles that are just as good for breakneck close-range mag dumps as they are very careful long-range shots. Hornady’s own 20” test barrel gives the 0.243 G1 BC projectile this approximate 300-yard performance:
0yds: 3,240 fps | 1,282 ft lbs | -1.5”
100yds: 2,836 fps | 983 ft lbs | 3.8”
200yds: 2,468 fps | 744 ft lbs | 4.8”
300yds: 2,128 fps | 553 ft lbs | 0.0”
400yds: 1,816 fps | 403 ft lbs | -12.6”
500yds: 1,539 fps | 289 ft lbs | -35.7”
600yds: 1,305 fps | 208 ft lbs | -73.7”
Frontier brass cases are the real deal, and reloadable. You may notice that they are grayish or otherwise discolored around their mouths, but that’s not indication that this is remanufactured ammo! Hornady just decided not to take unnecessary steps by polishing it after heat treatment.
