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rick135

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I was reading 223 chambered you shouldn't shoot 5.56 ammo.But 5.56 chambered you can shoot 223 is this true? If this is a stupid question please forgive me I've followed a bird dog and bassfished my whole life up until now.
 
.223 has a shorter throat, 5.56 is not chambereds as tight so less foul induced jams..223 Wylde is a compromise between the two
 
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I was reading 223 chambered you shouldn't shoot 5.56 ammo.But 5.56 chambered you can shoot 223 is this true?



This is correct. There "may" be pressure issues also, especially if you are feeding military ammo into a .223 chamber.

And...there are NO stupid questions. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
You got it right. Most 5.56 ammo would probably be alright in most .223 chambers, they are that close to each other, but they ARE different cartridges. It is possible to have safety (pressure) problems by shooting 5.56 out of a .223.
 
There are hundreds of millions or rounds shot in the opposite chamber every year and I have never heard of anybody encountering any problems. Except for the throat length the differences are less than the tolerances allowed in the chambers.

Jack
 
Bushmaster says on their guns .223 5.56 nato. i would assume that means you can shoot either out of that gun
without problems?
 
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Bushmaster says on their guns .223 5.56 nato. i would assume that means you can shoot either out of that gun
without problems?



Bushmaster doesn't make a ".223" chambered rifle. All Bushmasters are 5.56NATO, and will safely shoot either round. They may be stamped with both calibers for clarification and to avoid confusion.
 
Thanks for the answers hanging around here makes you want a AR 15. I already have my wife convenced that I need one Thats a good thing!!!!!! But I no she will want something she bought some rocks last year for a pond in the back yard to raise koi.Good trade One weeks work for a life time of fun shes the best.
 
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Not true. The Wylde chamber is for shooting 80gr bullets at 1000 yards.

Jack



Dang. I guess I'd better find me a bigger place to hunt. I don't have any 1000yd shots around here.
 
Have to agree with Jack. I have shot 10's of thousands of rounds like this with no problems and have never heard of any from anyone else.
 
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