Call this the "What if .223 was all you had?" thread.
In light of the pending ban on M855, I've been thinking about some scenarios.
One is that, over time, for some strange reason ATF manages to ban all but commercial .223 on the theory that 5.56 is "military ammo."
I know this isn't likely at present the way the law is written, but humor me.
Or say, a SHTF situation comes up and the only ammo you had kept in stock was .223 ball ammo for target practice. Maybe you had been planning to buy some more effective rounds for home defense, but never got around to it before such rounds were unobtainable for whatever reason.
Or maybe for whatever reason you can buy .223 where you live but not 5.56.
The basic premise is that you are stuck with commercial .223 to shoot in your carbine and that 5.56 cannot be had.
So, should you trust your life to regular commercial two-two-three?
A .22LR round can kill someone, but you probably shouldn't bet your life on it as a defensive round.
If you were stuck with .223 ball due to legal maneuverings or a SHTF situation or something, how would you have to compensate for its shortcomings and use it as a home defense round?
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