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Difference Between the 556 NATO and .223 Remington
556 Case Mouth Conducer 55,000 PSI; but SAAMI says it’s closer to 60,000 PSI .223 Copper Units or Measure (CUM) or called Mid Case Transducer, SAAMI says the max 55,000 PSI SAAMI Spec vs NATO Spec Chamber
Chamber the same except the throat or lead
.223 is 0.085” 56 is 0.162”
Cartridge Difference Interchangeability (you can shoot .223 and 5.56 in a 5.56 NATO chamber, but not the other way around. Buy a 5.56 chambered gun)
Ammo I’ve Used
556 NATO 62gr Green Tips (M855) 556 NATO 55gr FMJ (M193)
Military Moving
M855A1 Marines stuck on M855 But using MK318 Mod 2 in combat Rumors of 75 or 77gr long range bullets Change is coming
For Home Defense
Trusted 55gr FMJ Ballistic Performance Everything else you give up performance in tissue to gain other things Ammo companies and what they will give us
Considerations
Do you need barrier penetration? Length of Barrel
Creates different velocities Different Velocities mean different yaw and shatter points Shatter is what gets you desired effect Has to being going fast enough About
2600 FPS or above to get shatter 16” 2800 FPS at muzzle 20” 3000 FPS at muzzle From Ballistics by the inch
18” 2983 16” 2943 14” 2878 12” 2616 10” 2380
Anything with a shorter barrel needs a different kind of ammo Consider Hornady TAP With short barrels and 55 gr bullets not much more then a 9mm
Consider the longest shot you may take Wall Penetration If you go extra heavy barrel twist matter
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Stay Safe,
Ben
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