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veganmarine In reply to DarkStar2032 [2007-03-24 05:12:36 +0000 UTC]

Actually the .223 Remington is NOT the 5.56mm NATO

I love STANAG mags.

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DarkStar2032 In reply to veganmarine [2007-03-24 05:20:11 +0000 UTC]

You know, I looked into it, and your right. While they are interchangeable in certain rifles, they are two completely separate rounds.
Learn something new every day.
Thanx d00d.

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FNPhil In reply to DarkStar2032 [2007-03-25 13:53:44 +0000 UTC]

I think i read somehwere that wall thickness on the brass on the 5.56 is thicker to stand up to the abuse of machine guns while the .223 is mass produced to finer tolerances to make it a more accurate hunting round.

Same differences apply with the 7.62x51 and the 308 Winchester.

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FNPhil In reply to DarkStar2032 [2007-03-24 05:09:05 +0000 UTC]

haha, yeah. I call it by its original american name.

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FNPhil In reply to fat-bob [2007-03-24 05:09:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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