Troy PAR 223 shoots 556

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Hey CGN,

Just wanted to share this information with the forum as I had trouble finding the answer online myself. I recently acquired a Troy PAR chambered in .223. I heard that the rifle can safely shoot 5.56 despite it being stamped .223 on the barrel so I called Troy and spoke with customer service who confirmed they stamp their barrels .223 for marketing purposes to make the firearms more state compliant. Apparently .223 is seen as a sporting round versus 5.56 is “black and scary”. Anyway they confirmed all Troy barrels are tested with 5.56 and can safely fire without safety concerns and the fact it’s stamped .223 is for importing purposes only.

Hope this will help someone wondering the same thing I was.
 
I would say that virtually all rifles stamped .223 can handle 5.56. Just as you mentioned, many manufacturers put .223 on the firearm to avoid problems with export/import to places that don't allow "military" cartridges.
 
If it's a 1 in 9 twist or faster it will almost certainly be safe regardless of what they tell you, just don't buy a case, shoot 20 of brand X,Y, or Z, no extraction issues, or pressure signs on the brass, you're golden.
 
Yes, when I bought my X95, it was stamped 5.56, but advertised in the official retail listing as a .223, and it was due to export/import issues - apparently 5.56NATO would draw more scrutiny from the bureaucrats. Similarly when I had an HK SL8, it was stamped as a .223 but in corresponding with HK asking about compatibility, they indicated it shoots 5.56. Similarly with my Tikka T3X TACT A1, it is stamped .223 on the barrel, but on the Tikka/Sako site it says it works on 5.56 (though I've never tried since there's not much selection of 5.56 match grade ammo or similar, unless you count the Frontier stuff). Except for a ton of 62gr green tips in 5.56, most of my ammo is .223 anyways for target/hunting/precision/plinking, but that's good to know about the Troy (which I was looking at last year anyway).
 
thegazelle said:
Similarly with my Tikka T3X TACT A1, it is stamped .223 on the barrel, but on the Tikka/Sako site it says it works on 5.56 (though I've never tried since there's not much selection of 5.56 match grade ammo or similar, unless you count the Frontier stuff).
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Can you share where you saw this? I've seen people mention this about Tikka/CZ but never actually seen it written anywhere official.
 
Just an FYI this is a response I got from CZ USA regarding 223/5.56 in CZ 527 rifles. You may agree or disagree with this statement but this is what they were telling customers.

All of our .223s will happily eat 5.56. Since our factory is in Europe, we build everything to CIP spec, which doesn’t differentiate between the two cartridges and just has the higher PSI as its standard. So the CZ .223s will shoot everything from the cheapest Russian steel to match .223 brass ammo.
 
Keltec RDB is a perfect example.

Guns sent to dealers in USA are stamped 5.56-Nato.
Guns sent to dealers outside of USA are stamped .223-Remington.

Aside from the markings; The rifles are identical.
 
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