Originally Posted by
glockstan
Hello M4 lover,
I'm new to this forums I just need some advice or experience like all of you.
Betwwen .223 and 5.56 which caliber do you prefer and why? I need some input about this 2 ammo before I place an order with RRA, thank you very much for all of your input. SOme one told me shooting .223 in 5.56 chamber is not accurated and NO shoot 5.56 in .223 chamber is this corrected?
The neck and shoulder of a 5.56 chamber are a little larger than .223Rem.
Most RRA bbls have a 223 Wylde which is sort of in between. Since aquiring a Ned Christiansen 5.56 NATO neck and throat reamer, I did all my bbls except for the Noveske.
My 3-gun AR has a 20" Bushy 1x9 fluted (supposedly 5.56 chamber), the reamer took a little of the chamber. It's still shooting under 1 MOA using American Eagle 55gr FMJ. Less accurate? Maybe but I'm not good enough to tell.
Shooting 5.56mm NATO in a .223 chamber can cause primers to come out of the casings and jam up the gun. This was why the reamer was designed by Ned.
Here's some good info on Randall Rauschs' website http://www.ar15barrels.com/data/223vs556.pdf
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