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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
AR15/10 Rifles
Will 223 work in a 5.56 chamber?
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<blockquote data-quote="iknowftbll" data-source="post: 653307" data-attributes="member: 47997"><p>That's true. My Bushmaster is labeled that way. With some of the newer guns on the market, I would think that one could get away with firing a 5.56 Nato out of a .223 Rem, but that over time it would cause undue wear and tear on the weapon and possibly render it unsafe. Weapons are an investment and it would be a shame to degrade the value simply because you fired the wrong type of ammo when the right type is readily available.</p><p></p><p>On another note, even within the 5.56 Nato there are many different specs. When I was in Afghanistan, we tried to resupply a British unit with ammo and apparently our 5.56 ball was not the same as what they use in the SA80 assault rifle. I never had an opportunity to learn more about the differences between their ammo and ours, but perhaps someone who is familiar with both can share his/her thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iknowftbll, post: 653307, member: 47997"] That's true. My Bushmaster is labeled that way. With some of the newer guns on the market, I would think that one could get away with firing a 5.56 Nato out of a .223 Rem, but that over time it would cause undue wear and tear on the weapon and possibly render it unsafe. Weapons are an investment and it would be a shame to degrade the value simply because you fired the wrong type of ammo when the right type is readily available. On another note, even within the 5.56 Nato there are many different specs. When I was in Afghanistan, we tried to resupply a British unit with ammo and apparently our 5.56 ball was not the same as what they use in the SA80 assault rifle. I never had an opportunity to learn more about the differences between their ammo and ours, but perhaps someone who is familiar with both can share his/her thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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