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5.56×45mm NATO maximum NATO cartridge dimensions, all sizes in millimeters (mm) [16] [17] The rifling twist rate for this cartridge is 177.8 mm (1 in 7 in), 6 grooves right hand twist, Ø lands = 5.56 millimetres (0.219 in), Ø grooves = 5.69 millimetres (0.224 in).
In September 1963, the .223 Remington cartridge was officially accepted and named "Cartridge, 5.56 mm ball, M193". The following year, the ArmaLite AR-15 was adopted by the United States Army as the M16 rifle, and it would later become the standard U.S. military rifle. The specification included a Remington-designed bullet and the use of ...
There are two variants, K2C, a carbine version with a short barrel, and K2C1, modified with modern specifications. S&T STC-16: Carbine assault rifle South Korea: 2016–present Based on the AR-15 Carbine with some modification. Dasan Machineries K16: Assault rifle South Korea: 2018–present Based on the M4 carbine and HK 416. S&T Daewoo K11
5.56x45mm Ball (M193), Match (55 gr & 69 gr) cartridges produced by Government Arsenal. ... Dimensions User Comment; current: 20:15, 3 April 2020: 1,288 × 966 (395 KB)
Name Case type Bullet Length Rim Base Shoulder Neck OAL 5mm Pickert: 5.258 (.207)----- .22 Remington Jet [3]: Rimmed tapered bottlenecked: 5.651 (.223) 32.51 (1.28)
Bill Wylde of Greenup, Illinois, compared the two cartridges and changed the chamber of the rifle's barrel to a specification he called the .223 Wylde chamber. The chamber is made with the external dimensions and leade angle found in the military 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge and the 0.2240 in (5.69 mm) freebore diameter found in the civilian SAAMI.
5.56×45mm NATO (Quadrant with 3.56g standard M193 bullet, dimensions of the rectangular ammunition 35.7×15.8×9.5 mm) Australia: 1986 AS-44: 7.62×39mm Soviet Union: no 1944 AS Val: TsNIITochMash: 9×39mm Soviet Union: yes 1987–present ASM-DT amphibious rifle: Tula Arms Plant: 5.45×39mm Soviet Union: no 1990s AT-44: Fedor Tokarev: 7.62× ...
The .223 WSSM was introduced in 2003 by the Browning Arms Company, Winchester Ammunition, and Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The .223 designation is a reference to the popular .223 Remington. It is currently the fastest production .22 caliber round in the world with muzzle velocities as high as 4,600 feet per second (1,402 meters per second