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Federal .223 100rds $39.97

4.5K views 30 replies 23 participants last post by  spec ops  
#1 ·
Good deal or not? Is federal a decent brand? Anyone have problems with these value packs?
 
#12 ·
Works great in the M4 (Bushmaster) did not want to work in my .223 varmint rifle, at all. I suspect the problem is my spring. I have a new one as well as a new firing pin but the wolf works great in it (62 gr. which is the recommended load for the twist that I have) so I haven't bothered to switch. I have a ton of the Wolf which gummed up the M4 something terrible so I will never use it all up with the varmint rifle.
 
#18 ·
I buy it too. I have a back up of a couple thousand rounds of Wolf. My Bushy eats both equally well. But I prefer the Federal. I buy one or two avery two weeks to put up. Which reminds me I need another 20MM can.
 
#30 ·
Sorry, but $0.40 per round is not a good deal, not even close.

Several places online sell 223 for $0.30 per round in boxes of 20, like Palmetto State Armory. Cabelas routinely has it on sale for the same price. I would never pay more than that for plinking ammo, which is pretty much all that low end stuff is good for, unless for some reason I was desperate.

I would not run steel cased ammo through my AR15 if it was free.