5.56X45 BLACK HILLS 77 GRAIN OTM (500 ROUNDS)

5.56X45 BLACK HILLS 77 GRAIN OTM (500 ROUNDS)

Black Hills Ammunition operates in the shadow of Black Elk Peak – the highest point east of the Rocky Mountains – and is owned by retired cop Jeff Hoffman and his wife Kristi. Those are the kinds of credentials we always like to see. The fact that Black Hills also supplies match grade 5.56x45 ammunition to U.S. military Service Rifle Teams only sweetens the deal.

This round’s bullet is designed to put itself exactly where it’s aimed. No bullet is perfect, of course, but the open tip match bullet design represents one of the shooting world’s finest attempts at capturing precision. The OTM is not designed to do anything special once it strikes its target, however. It will unquestionably inflict damage to the target, but it will not expand like a soft point or hollow point.

A 55 grain bullet is fine for close-to-mid range target shooting. But when you’re hiking your aim out a good ways, a 77 grain bullet is the right way to go. So long as it is stabilized by a 1:8” barrel twist or faster, you can appreciate how effectively a heavy, high-inertia bullet reduces windage.

This ammo is loaded with new military grade brass cases, which are reloadable and have gray necks and shoulders by design. Order the whole case and be amazed that free shipping can be so fast!