.223 Remington (5.56x45mm NATO)

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About The .223 Remington Ammo is bottlenecked and rimless cartridge, developed in 1957 for the United States Army when the need for a small-caliber cartridge capable of delivering a high velocity arose. Even to this day, the .223 Remington Ammo is considered one of the most popular bullets and is used by various manual action and semiautomatic handguns. The .223 Remington Ammo offers better accuracy in NATO barrel chamberings than the 5.56x45mm Ammo. Even though these two bullets are pretty similar, they require significantly different chambers to be used properly. A longer barrel of the gun typically offers a greater muzzle velocity. When it comes to the .223 Remington Ammo, the muzzle velocity decreases or increases about 25.7 feet per second for an inch on barrel length. The overall length of this bullet is 57mm, and the bullet diameter measures 5.7mm. Velocity offered by the .223 Remington Ammo is 3,750 feet per second while producing an energy level of 959 ft. lbf. Manufacturer In the year 1962, Remington Arms designed the .223 Remington Ammo, and in the coming year of 1964, Remington Arms and Fairchild Industries developed this bullet. Uses The .223 Remington Ammo has proven to be the most popular cartridge in its category and is widely used in a manual action, semiautomatic rifles, and even handguns. The .223 Remington Ammo is used for hunting small to medium-sized game and self-defense.

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.223 Remington (5.56x45mm NATO) Specs

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Technical Data

Height

1.76

Average FPS

3148

Average Grain

Average Energy

1254

Recoil

0.80

.223 Remington (5.56x45mm NATO) History

Development of the .223 Remington began in 1957 to answer a request from US military officials wanting a Small Caliber, High Velocity cartridge rifle.The .223 was based off the .222 Remington, which needed a larger case capacity to meet the military’s ballistic requirements.

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.223 Remington (5.56x45mm NATO) Usage

One of the most common rifle cartridges in use today, the .223 Remington is used for predator and varmint hunting, law enforcement patrol rifles, personal defense, and competition shooting.

.223 Remington (5.56x45mm NATO) Trivia

The adoption of the .223 Remington was the end of rifles classified as “battle rifles” in the US military. Rifles chambered for .223 Remington should not be used with 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition as the chambers are slightly different.

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.223 Remington (5.56x45mm NATO) Design

The 223 Remington is a rimless, bottleneck cartridge with an overall length of 2.26”, and a case capacity of 28.8 grains (H2O). It fires a .224” diameter bullet and uses small rifle primers with a maximum pressure of 55,000 PSI.

.223 Remington (5.56x45mm NATO) Types

The .223 Remington offers users a wide variety of options to accomplish their needs; from Full Metal Jacket for target practice to premium hollow points for predator hunting and personal defense, there is an option to maximize your firearm’s rifling twist and intended purpose.