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hairtrigger1 02-26-2010 10:07 AM

m&p 150r
 
i have a m&p 150r. my question is can i shoot a .223 round from this firearm? it is stamped on the barrel 556 but i was told i can also shoot a 223 round. thanks

Danno_man 02-26-2010 10:53 AM

you can shoot .223 in a 5.56

hairtrigger1 02-26-2010 11:13 AM

so if the barrel is stamped 223 you can not fire a 556 round correct?
if it is stamped 556 you can shoot both?

Danno_man 02-26-2010 02:33 PM

correct.

* The cartridge casings for both calibers have basically the same length and exterior dimensions.
* The 5.56 round, loaded to Military Specification, typically has higher velocity and chamber pressure than the .223 Rem.
* The 5.56 cartridge case may have thicker walls, and a thicker head, for extra strength. This better contains the higher chamber pressure. However, a thicker case reduces powder capacity, which is of concern to the reloader.
* The 5.56mm and .223 Rem chambers are nearly identical. The difference is in the "Leade". Leade is defined as the portion of the barrel directly in front of the chamber where the rifling has been conically removed to allow room for the seated bullet. It is also more commonly known as the throat. Leade in a .223 Rem chamber is usually .085". In a 5.56mm chamber the leade is typically .162", or almost twice as much as in the 223 Rem chamber.
* You can fire .223 Rem cartridges in 5.56mm chambers with this longer leade, but you will generally have a slight loss in accuracy and velocity over firing the .223 round in the chamber with the shorter leade it was designed for.
* Problems may occur when firing the higher-pressure 5.56mm cartridge in a .223 chamber with its much shorter leade. It is generally known that shortening the leade can dramatically increase chamber pressure. In some cases, this higher pressure could result in primer pocket gas leaks, blown cartridge case heads and gun functioning issues.
* The 5.56mm military cartridge fired in a .223 Rem chamber is considered by SAAMI (Small Arm and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute) to be an unsafe ammunition combination.

hairtrigger1 02-26-2010 02:42 PM

thank you very much sir for answering these questions for me.

Danno_man 02-26-2010 03:20 PM

no problem.

rags 02-26-2010 04:40 PM

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