Whats the deal with"Wylde" chamber?

Hello to all.

Just happened by this site and saw this thread.

It is hard to imagine that a few minutes on the phone with JGS in 1984 created what is now widely known as the Wylde .223 chamber.

This chamber was designed with many uses in mind. At the time, I was heavily involved in building AR-15s. Also involved in trying to make use of the then new 5.56 NATO ammo for target shooting in Canada.

Canada in those years "issued" all ammo for target shooting and the DCRA was interested in making use of the ammo that the Canadian DND had to offer.

Also, I could see possible use of the AR-15/M-16 for Service Rifle and Match rifle competition here in the U.S. The thought was that the military would manufacture a NM round similar to 7.62 NM ammunition. That didn't happen, but the chamber seemed to work well with everything.

I guess that Keith Francis (JGS) and I got lucky on this one. I did design another .223 reamer strictly for the 52 grain BR bullets. This reamer was the .223 Lantz BR. Although this chamber is not well known, it is very good for light, or short seated, bullets in an AR or bolt rifle.
 
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I have the .223 Wylde chambered in my RRA Predator Pursuit rifle. I believe its a 1:8 twist 20 inch Wilson barrel. It shoots everything from 50 gr vmax to 69 gr BTHP match extremely well. (.275 groups with 69 match, .3 with 52 gr match) Its not just a spray and pray chambering. So Mr. Wylde thank you!!!
 
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Hey Wylde!

Welcome to Predator Masters! We are truely honored to have you here! I've shot a "Wylde .223" chambered AR and it was very nice. Great accuracy with factory ammo. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Where you located in Central Illinois? I'm in Mt.Zion near Decatur! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

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Wylde,

Thanks for the info re: the development of what's come to be known as the Wylde Chamber.

Unless you've moved, I've been thru your hometown a few hundred times (going back many years). I wish I had gotten to know you during my time there. My job required me to be there about once a month, and as I said I've passed thru literally hundreds of times. If you've lived there for a long time, there was a restaurant / bar called "The Dutch....?????", can't remember the last word of the establishments name (been too many years ago). That's where my job required me to go.

Anyway, enough reminiscing. I personally want to thank you for the development of the Wylde chamber. I have a std. RRA A3 20" 1/9 chrome moly that I use for my main PD rig. It is, and has been my favorite upper, out of all my AR uppers I've ever owned !! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif Very deadly on the PD's, and especially at fairly long distances, with the "weak link" being ME !! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif


So again, many thanks for, IMO, a very positive contribution to the AR platform.

Hangtime.
 
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Hangtime,

You really got me drooling now to lay my hands on the new RRA. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
Thanks for the kind comments.

I'm located in the little Village of Greenup. The name of the restaurant Hangtime made reference to was The Dutch Pantry. Now demolished and the location awaiting the completion of a new Casey's General Store.

JCL mentioned 69 grain match. I shot a truck load of that stuff in years past for Federal Cartridge. In the 80's that was a heavy .224 bullet. Today it is 80-90 grainers.

For years I've been fortunate enough to have a 500 yard range. That range has seen a lot of ammo testing through a .223-.308 machine rest that would also accomodate an
AR. This may sound boring to some, but very exciting to me.

Thanks again for the kind words and welcome.
 
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