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It appears that this round can drastically improve the performance of any AR-15 weapon chambered to .223/5.56 mm. Superior accuracy, wounding capacity, stopping power and range have made this the preferred round of many special forces operators, and highly desirable as a replacement for the older, Belgian-designed 5.56×45mm SS109/M855 NATO round.
The table below gives a list of firearms that can fire the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, first developed and used in the late 1970s for the M16 rifle, which to date, is the most widely produced weapon in this caliber. [1] Not all countries that use weapons chambered in this caliber are in NATO. This table is sortable for every column.
The minimum proof and performance requirements for small arms ammunition of NATO calibres are covered in STANAGs as follows: [7] 5.56 mm. STANAG 4172 and NATO Manual of Proof and Inspection AC/225 (LG/3-SG/1) D/8. [8] 7.62 mm. STANAG 2310 and NATO Manual of Proof and Inspection AC/225 (LG/3-SG/1) D/9.
The SEAL Recon Rifle (nicknamed the "Sniper M4" [2] and "Recce" [3]) is an American designated marksman rifle and assault rifle used by the United States Navy SEALs.Essentially a heavily modified M16 rifle, it is intended to provide SEAL snipers and designated marksmen with a versatile, accurate, lightweight, and relatively compact weapon chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO.
The AK-101 is a Kalashnikov assault rifle model developed in 1994 to use the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge. It belongs to the export AK-100 (rifle family). The design of this rifle is similar to the AK-74M. It is designed with modern and composite materials, including plastics that reduce weight and improve accuracy.
5.56×45mm NATO: Caliber: 5.56 mm (.223 in) Rate of fire: 950 round/min: Effective firing range: 500 meters, depends on barrel length: Maximum firing range: 850 meters, depends on barrel length: Feed system: STANAG magazine: Sights: Iron sights or various optics
The major dimensional difference between the chambers that fire the .223 Remington and the 5.56×45mm NATO is the longer and larger-diameter "freebore" [3] in the 5.56 chamber (0.0566 in (1.44 mm) vs 0.0250 in (0.64 mm) length, 0.2265 in (5.75 mm) vs 0.2240 in (5.69 mm) diameter). Freebore is a short and smooth section of the barrel that is ...
The Ares Defense Shrike 5.56 is an air-cooled, dual-feed light machine gun/rifle for semi or full-auto configurations that fires the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge. The Shrike 5.56 is sold as either as a complete weapon, or as an upper receiver "performance upgrade kit" to existing AR-15 and M16-type service rifles and carbines.