What is the difference between 223 and 5.56nato




















The difference between and 5. Manufacturers load 5. Generally speaking, 5. Yes, the external dimensions of 5. Military brass is typically thicker than other brass casings though. This is a little more complicated. The reason for this is that 5. It has an acceptable range of chamber sizes. Due to the longer throat that the NATO chamber employs this combination will cause a chambered weapon to run at approximately 65, psi or more. This is NOT safe and will cause primers to back out, or worse, cause harm to the operator, the rifle, or both.

The reverse of this is firing a Rem cartridge in a 5. Due to the throat difference between the two chambers a Rem cartridge may not work optimally in a 5. As one mentioned above you can shoot and 38 into a. Wonderful amount of info! Troubling to us technophobes! THAT I can understand. It is the chamber and barrel that matter, not the lower receiver. If your upper says that it can shoot 5.

Have fun shooting your AR! It is an HBAR match. Can I shoot 5. I would think so, if the barrel,and rifle has. There should be a mod on it somewhere, be quit sure, its dangerous using 5. I would say yes you can.

Just my thought. The lower receiver can have a number of different types of barrels attached to the upper which is then attached to the lower receiver. In your case the Barrel says 5. Hope that helps and be safe! We may have to wait on someone to say they are an expert…then they can take the liability from their claim —lol.

I just went through this with my new Colt AR It has. I found out that what is stamped on the barrel is what should be used. Mine has 5. However, if it were stamped with the. Thanks, Doug! Appreciate the info! Larry Viegas. Your rifle will be fine to fire that M ammo that you bought. And I live in a densely populated urban environment in Baltimore, Maryland , and I think that M is too penetrating for civilian defense use here.

So I use the Vietnam-era M, for riot defense. I have purchased several hundred rounds of M Ammo for the weapon. Thanks, Larry from Arlington, TX. Everything you need to know about. I guess I should give away what I have left. Time limit exceeded. Leave a Comment Your discussions, feedback and comments are welcome here as long as they are relevant and insightful.

Please be respectful of others. We reserve the right to edit as appropriate, delete profane, harassing, abusive and spam comments or posts, and block repeat offenders. All comments are held for moderation and will appear after approval. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. A quick way to tell the difference between cartridges is by checking the headstamp. The cartridge on the left displays a. For longer distances, however, go with the M with the penetrator steel tip in order to combat wind-drift.

This can cause the round to actually penetrate less deeply and shifting in the target in unintended directions. A tumbling round can both miss vital organs needed to drop the target like the lungs while also destroying meat tissue or rupturing bowels. Bullets come in different sizes and are meant for use with different guns. Guns have specifications that guide you on the bullet size that is compatible for use with the specific gun. Ensure that you only load ammo that is supported by the gun you are using to avoid damaging the gun.

When you go to buy ammo, you will probably come into some that are labeled NATO rounds while other ammo is just regular ammo. NATO grade bullets are military grade and not meant for recreational use such a hunting game or shooting sports.

Their standards are for military combat situations. The standardization helps troops in the field to share ammo with allies that use the same standardized ammo. This new round became widely known due to its effectiveness and ease of use.

After the 5. This is how the came into being. As such, the is a civilian version of the military grade 5. A common question with gun users is the compatibility of two cartridges with firearm magazines. The simple answer is yes, you can load rounds in a 5. Just be sure to note that the ammo loaded in the 5. The opposite is even more important. If you load 5. This is due to the higher pressure created when a 5.

Due to the potential danger that comes with firing a 5. This chamber enables the safe firing of the 5. It does this by having an identical chamber angle with that of the 5. The free bore also gives a tight fit to the bullets, thus enhancing the accuracy and handling of bullets fired from it.

When fired, the 5. However, due to natural conditions that include gravitational pull, the atmosphere, wind, and the angle the bullet is fired from, the 5.



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