5.56 & .223

So with 'youtube' posting 1000s of videos a day....I would be curious to see how many of those depict 'firearms' misadventures of mixing 223/556 - 762/308

Anyone know where I can get a set of 556 nato or 762 nato 'dies' for reloading ???
 
jennis said:
Anyone know where I can get a set of 556 nato or 762 nato 'dies' for reloading ???
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Now you see, it's questions like this that really make me wonder how much you know about the subject ...

again, 223 and 556 outside case dimensions are the same, so are the 308/762. Why would you be asking for 556 NATO and 762 NATO "dies"??

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I give up you guys win.......I gotta run to the gas station now, my owners manual calls for Chevron 87 octane gasoline, geeeez but I can only find an Esso with 87 octane gasoline am I tempting fate yet again........

Im gonna drop a line to Chris Angel....This could be his most death defying trick yet mixing and matching 556/223....Maybe Geraldo can show up and MC this world broadcast live event on Fox;)
 
So you say that there will no longer be any more marked rifles exported from the US marked 5.56, does this mean that the chamber will still be 5.56 but the reciever is marked .223? In regards to the ar15
 
Many years ago people were encouraged to buy any rifle that struck their fancy in 223 Rem because of the wide availability of cheap surplus ammo and once fired military brass for reloaders. Nobody , and I mean Nobody, gave a flying f$%kwhether it was an AR or a 700 or a 70 or any Go#$amn thing it would fire in. Shoot whatever you can get your hands on. It is just some bu&*%$it deal to conserve supply or drive the price up.
 
I copied the Armalite Tech note. I'll paste it here.

TECHNICAL NOTE 45: 5.56 NATO vs SAAMI .223 Remington Chambers
BACKGROUND: We are often asked whether our rifles feature NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
or SAAMI (Small Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute) standard chambers, and whether it makes
any difference.
FACTS:
.223 Remington (SAAMI standard) and 5.56mm (NATO standard) rifle chambers are almost identical. The
difference is largely limited to the “freebore,” the cylindrical space in front of the case mouth, and the “lead” or
“leade,” the the tapered region that eases the bullet into full engagement with the rifling. NATO and SAAMI
cartridges can normally be used interchangeably with no problem.
The SAAMI chamber features less freebore and a tighter leade, which normally provide better bullet fit and
match-grade accuracy than the NATO chamber. It is wonderfully suited to match bullets.
Millions of rounds of NATO ammunition have been fired safely in Eagle Arms' and ArmaLite’s SAAMI
chambers over the past 15 years. Occasionally a non-standard round (of generally imported) ammunition will
fit too tightly in the leade, and resistance to early bullet movement can cause elevated chamber pressures.
These pressures are revealed by overly flattened or powder stains that reveal gasses leaking around the
primer.
The first few rounds of ALL ammunition, from whatever source or lot, should be checked for pressure and
other signs of defect before firing large quantities. If you have a problem, you can generally bet that the
ammunition meets neither SAAMI nor NATO specifications.
ArmaLite has adopted a practice of using a special, modified SAAMI chambers in its stainless steel match
barrels. This chamber is better for match use than the NATO chamber, but fires the NATO ammunition
perfectly. We use the NATO chamber in all moly (phosphated) and chrome-lined barrels.
ArmaLite’s larger AR-10 rifles are all chambered with 7.62mm NATO chambers. .308 Winchester (SAAMI
standard) ammunition functions perfectly in the 7.62mm chambers.
 
Walt, Are you saying that all future Stag barrels will be marked .223 yet have 5.56 chambers or are they going to compromise and use the .223 Wylde?

With you guys offering barrel services soon, what chamberings will you offer and will they be marked accordingly.
 
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