Ammo types

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Ammo types

April 24, 2012, 11:26:23 PM

Is 5.56x45 ammo the same as .223 remington ? will this work in rifle chambered for .223?

I bought some ammo labelled .223 on the box but the shells are stamped 5.56x45.

http://www.thingsmilitary.com/ammunition/223rem-5.56-fmj-20rds-11.95/

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Reply #1 – April 24, 2012, 11:58:32 PM

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http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Rifle-Cartridge-Lineup.jpg

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.56%C3%9745mm_NATO

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=41770

You can shoot .223 in a rifle chambered for 5.56x45, but not the other way around!

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Reply #2 – April 25, 2012, 06:15:58 AM

Quote from: bullitt4514;387809

You can shoot .223 in a rifle chambered for 5.56x45, but not the other way around!

Yep

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Reply #3 – April 25, 2012, 01:20:25 PM

Ahhh gun speak.... better turn on than car speak. LOL

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Reply #4 – April 25, 2012, 01:35:21 PM

Yes. Yes it is.

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Reply #5 – April 25, 2012, 03:24:24 PM

Guns, women and wheels.

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Reply #6 – April 25, 2012, 08:16:06 PM

Buying ammo for your AR?? We need details man. I'm working on my gun collection. So far I have a Savage Arms Semi-Automatic .22LR, and an Iver Johnson .38 hammerless revolver(made in 1896). Hoping to buy a Springfield XD40 within the next month or so, then a Ruger Mini 14, or a Smith & Wesson Model 686 .357 Magnum. Someday I will own an Israel Military Issued Galil.

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Reply #7 – April 25, 2012, 11:12:03 PM

didn't get an AR . I live in Canada , to much B.S. I just got a Savage Axis in.223 . It's nice , I like the synthetic stock.

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Reply #8 – April 26, 2012, 01:01:52 AM

Quote from: Greg Price;387970

didn't get an AR . I live in Canada , to much B.S. I just got a Savage Axis in.223 . It's nice , I like the synthetic stock.

Do NOT run 556 in it then.

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Reply #9 – April 26, 2012, 12:42:33 PM

Hmm, well, my daddy was a gun smith, I started shottoing when I was 5 yrs old, first time I shot it was a six shooter, about knocked me on my ass.
Dad taught me how to load my own ammo and I was doing that before I was 10 yrs old.

I have a 20 gage, a .22 rifle, a .22 Jennings, and a muzzle loader. I feel like I'm mising one but can't think of what it is, been a while since I have had any of them out, and most are kept at my father-in-law's house sicne that's where we shoot. When my father-in-law dies, I will get back the six shooter I gave him a few years ago, it had belonged to my dad. Can't remember if it's a 44 or a 45 to be honest. It's been a while since I last saw it. LOL

I love shooting, it relaxes me. But living in town, I can't shoot as often as I'd like. Once we move, I'll be able to do so a lot more often. I'm going to have to pick up a couple bricks of .22 shells, I go through them rather quickly. LOL

I taught my boys to shoot too, and hoping I can get Keely to do so soon. She's kind of timid around the guns. If I could get her to shoot the .22, I think she'd love it. I wanted to buy her one of her own, but told her I'm not getting it for her till she shoots mine, just so I can know she'll actually use it.

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Reply #10 – April 30, 2012, 09:06:39 PM

it just so happens i was looking at guns today and stumbled across the Keltec PLR-16. A pistol that shoots .223/5.56 I kinda really want one.