Hornady Load Data in Caliber .223 Rem.
Hornady
Hornady Manufacturing Company, founded in 1949 by Joyce Hornady in Grand Island, Nebraska, is a globally recognized leader in the production of high-quality bullets and ammunition. The company was born out of Hornady's dissatisfaction with the post-World War II bullet market, which lacked consistency and accuracy. Driven by the belief that "accurate bullets are never obsolete," Hornady set out to create ammunition that offered precision, reliability, and performance—values that still define the brand today.
Hornady’s operations began with the production of .30 caliber bullets for hunting. Ove ...
.223 Rem.
The .223 Remington has its roots in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a civilian adaptation of a small, high-velocity military intermediate cartridge. Developed from experiments to produce a lightweight, flat-shooting round for the ArmaLite AR-15 platform, the .223 Remington was standardized for commercial sale in 1964. Over decades it evolved alongside rifle and barrel technology — changing twist rates, improved metallurgy and the arrival of more precise bullets — while remaining a staple for sport shooters and hunters. For ammunition reloaders, the history matters because early military and ...
