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What is the documented truth on the .223 Wylde?
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<blockquote data-quote="sable tireur" data-source="post: 1548047" data-attributes="member: 27307"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>.223 Wylde: The Ideal AR-15 Chamber?</strong></span></p><p>by Philip Massaro - Thursday, November 15, 2018</p><p></p><p>A while back, I highlighted the <a href="https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2018/7/28/556-nato-vs-223-rem-whats-the-difference/" target="_blank">differences between .223 Rem. and 5.56 NATO cartridges</a>. While the external dimensions of the cartridges are the same, the chambers for the two designations are completely different. The 5.56 NATO employs a slightly larger chamber dimension, as well as a longer leade—the distance from the bullet's resting place in the chamber to that point at which it engages the rifling—and therefore 5.56 NATO ammunition is loaded to a higher pressure. Our sporting .223 Rem. on the other hand, is loaded to a much-lower pressure, and has a much-shorter leade dimension. The general rule: It is safe to fire .223 Rem. ammo in a 5.56 NATO chamber, but the reverse is not true. One Mr. Bill Wylde, of Illinois, solved the issue with a bit of engineering genius. He created a hybrid chamber, called the .223 Wylde.</p><p></p><p>As with most thing genius, his design is simple, yet extremely effective. Wylde took the leade angle of the 5.56 NATO design and mated it to the tighter chamber body dimension and leade length of the .223 Rem. design. Wylde's chamber gives enough room in the throat so 5.56 NATO cartridges won't build dangerous pressure, but keeps the improved concentricity—and resulting accuracy—of the .223 Rem. The .223 Wylde chamber allows the owner to shoot both types of (identically dimensioned) ammunition without a worry in the world.</p><div style="text-align: center">____________________________</div><p></p><p>In essence, the Wylde chamber is an accommodation for the pressure difference between the two different types of ammunition so that both can be fired in the same rifle. Trying to get a declaration of accuracy with regard to a choice of chambers when it involves all of the vagaries we encounter when shooting, is an impossibility. </p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sable tireur, post: 1548047, member: 27307"] [SIZE=6][B].223 Wylde: The Ideal AR-15 Chamber?[/B][/SIZE] by Philip Massaro - Thursday, November 15, 2018 A while back, I highlighted the [URL='https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2018/7/28/556-nato-vs-223-rem-whats-the-difference/']differences between .223 Rem. and 5.56 NATO cartridges[/URL]. While the external dimensions of the cartridges are the same, the chambers for the two designations are completely different. The 5.56 NATO employs a slightly larger chamber dimension, as well as a longer leade—the distance from the bullet’s resting place in the chamber to that point at which it engages the rifling—and therefore 5.56 NATO ammunition is loaded to a higher pressure. Our sporting .223 Rem. on the other hand, is loaded to a much-lower pressure, and has a much-shorter leade dimension. The general rule: It is safe to fire .223 Rem. ammo in a 5.56 NATO chamber, but the reverse is not true. One Mr. Bill Wylde, of Illinois, solved the issue with a bit of engineering genius. He created a hybrid chamber, called the .223 Wylde. As with most thing genius, his design is simple, yet extremely effective. Wylde took the leade angle of the 5.56 NATO design and mated it to the tighter chamber body dimension and leade length of the .223 Rem. design. Wylde’s chamber gives enough room in the throat so 5.56 NATO cartridges won’t build dangerous pressure, but keeps the improved concentricity—and resulting accuracy—of the .223 Rem. The .223 Wylde chamber allows the owner to shoot both types of (identically dimensioned) ammunition without a worry in the world. [CENTER]____________________________[/CENTER] In essence, the Wylde chamber is an accommodation for the pressure difference between the two different types of ammunition so that both can be fired in the same rifle. Trying to get a declaration of accuracy with regard to a choice of chambers when it involves all of the vagaries we encounter when shooting, is an impossibility. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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