I got into a discussion with someone that was buying .223 ammo. He stated that he was using a bolt action rifle and didnt want to buy AR-15 ammo because it would cause issues in his bolt.
I went online looking for some info and came across the differances between the 2 cartridges. I under stand the issue about the leade distance of the chambers for NATO and .223 rem.
Since the OBL of a .233 is 2.260" I started looking for the OBL of the 5.56 NATO. None of my reloading books have any data on the "NATO" cartridge.
I was just about to put this to rest when I read that all Colt AR-15' are chambered for the NATO chamber with the longer leade (0.162") with the exception of the Colt Match Target AR-15.
I own the Colt Match Target. I then started looking for info on the Colt's and could not find what makes the Match Target model different.
I can only assume that my AR-15 is chambered for the shorter leade
(.085")
Anyone have more info???
Thanks in advance
Larry
I went online looking for some info and came across the differances between the 2 cartridges. I under stand the issue about the leade distance of the chambers for NATO and .223 rem.
Since the OBL of a .233 is 2.260" I started looking for the OBL of the 5.56 NATO. None of my reloading books have any data on the "NATO" cartridge.
I was just about to put this to rest when I read that all Colt AR-15' are chambered for the NATO chamber with the longer leade (0.162") with the exception of the Colt Match Target AR-15.
I own the Colt Match Target. I then started looking for info on the Colt's and could not find what makes the Match Target model different.
I can only assume that my AR-15 is chambered for the shorter leade
(.085")
Anyone have more info???
Thanks in advance
Larry