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To: MtnClimber

I have heard of possible issues for years, but never an explanation.


2 posted on 10/29/2016 5:18:03 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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.223 Remington vs. 5.56 NATO

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3 posted on 10/29/2016 5:25:06 PM PDT by PROCON ("LOCK HER UP, LOCK HER UP!")
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To: MtnClimber

Dono, but if you get touched in the forehead with a .17 your future is a mess.


4 posted on 10/29/2016 5:26:44 PM PDT by Bogie
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To: MtnClimber

The mil-spec brass is thicker for added reliability. The chamber leade is more gradual because match-rifle accuracy isn’t expected or required in an assault rifle. I suspect the leade was set based on torture tests and the effects of heavier use (read: barrel fouling and minimal cleaning) than a commercial .223 would see. Plus, there has always been a tiny bit of weirdness within NATO, where member countries adopt their own, home-brewed version of the “standard” ammo. Stuff like overall cartridge length is the same, but bullet ogive may be different.


73 posted on 10/29/2016 7:32:49 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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