Thread: 5.56 or .223 ?
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Old 09-04-2017, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Hunter991 View Post
I bought some AE 5.56 and some .223. You could tell which was which. The 5.56 had noticeably more recoil out of my sport 2. Let a friend shoot it and he said the same thing.
Not unusual for that to happen. Difference in velocity, powder being used and charge weight will cause the difference. I've got some yellow box UMC 223 that I bought back in the 80's, and it feels more like 5.56 than current 223.
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