Federal Fusion .223

[centershot]

Hello all,

I have a friend who has been hunting deer with his .223 boltgun for the past 4 years now. He has taken a nice buck each year, one shot each, using Federal Fusion 62 grain softpoints. The bullets are complete pass-throughs leaving a big ugly hole behind them. I was impressed enough by that performance that I am taking my .223 out this year! Question; Does anyone know who makes that bullet? Thanks foe your input!

[Blaine]

I have three calibres of Federal Fusion. There are not any kudos to a bullet manufactory, so I'd say that Federal makes them.

A Chuck Hawks article seems to back that up.

Here are some for reloading
https://www.americanreloading.com/en/22 ... s-500.html

[TedH]

I can't say this with any degree of certainty, but since Federal and Speer are both owned by ATK, it's likely that the Fusion bullet is produced in the Speer factory.

[Pisgah]

Not sure what factory turns them out, but they are dynamite. Superbly accurate in my Savage Axis and DPMS AR, and they slay deer spectacularly.

[ozygreg]

hi ozygreg from Australia . I hunt with a 223 for deer as well . we have done a lot of work , found the most accurate load for my howa 223 varmit heavy barrel, 6.24 x50 S111 sytron ./. 55gr nosler ballistic tip ./. 26.5 ADI.2208 smokeless powder ./.lapua brass ./. br2 primers ./.
I find it consistently accurate . clean headshots all the time , as I only hunt for meat .deer and goats . . a lot of our hunting club has gone to this load and they seem to be happy , I am a average shot . my mate can put 5 shots in the same hole at 100mts
I have not hear of the ammo you arks about it mite not be in Australia , but this is a load to look at . . I weigh ever thing to the grain so all the same , and you know where everyone lands . hope this helps ozygreg

[BigSky56]

fusion is to federal what deep curl is to speer both are made the same way they are a chemically bonded bullet, sans one item fusions are BT and deep curl have a cupped base which can really build pressure comparing a DC to a hotcor it takes 2-4 grs less powder to get the same speed in a DC, fusion use to be available as a component then federal closed that venue. Being that speer discontinued DC and are staying with hotcors & grand slams which are both a good bullet. I load the 70 gr hotcor in 223 it works on anything I shoot. danny