Some believe the 5.56 NATO was the original military cartridge and that the 223 Remington was the civilian offshoot. That’s not the case. In 1970, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) affiliated ...
The cartridges .223 Remington and 5.56×45mm NATO often get lumped together, but the confusion around them has a long, tangled history. Though they look nearly identical, critical differences in ...
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Two of the most popular cartridges today are nearly identical and sometimes considered transposable, but when looking at 5.56 vs .223, there are some key differences. The .223 Remington started as a ...
The die has long since been cast and the Stoner-based carbine is now the patrol rifle of choice for U.S. law enforcement. That being the case, we need to get our troops out training with these guns if ...