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The .223 Remington (designated 223 Remington by SAAMI [4] and 223 Rem. by the C.I.P. [5]) is a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire intermediate cartridge.It was developed in 1957 by Remington Arms and Fairchild Industries for the U.S. Continental Army Command of the United States Army as part of a project to create a small-caliber, high-velocity firearm.
Straight-pull rifles differ from conventional bolt-action mechanisms in that the manipulation required from the user in order to chamber and extract a cartridge predominantly consists of a linear motion only, as opposed to a traditional turn-bolt action where the user has to manually rotate the bolt for chambering and primary extraction.
The JW-103 and 105 are often advertised as light and reliable hunting rifles available at a lower price than that of similar rifles. The JW-103 is unrelated to the "Norinco JW-101" rifle, which was a copy of the Zastava M48 bolt-action rifle and which never entered mass production.
In 2015, Howa introduced the "mini action" for .223 Remington, 7.62x39, and 6.5 mm Grendel. Since introduction of mini-action, in certain markets, short action is now called "standard action". [5] For foreign exports, the barreled action with trigger mechanism are also supplied in a stripped-down form to various small arms manufacturers.
The rifle has been marketed outside Finland since 2007, and in 2014 67% of all production was exported. The Lynx 94 is available in either a short (.223 length), medium (.308 length) or long (.30-06 length) action to suit different cartridges ranging from .222 Rem to .375 Ruger. The receiver and barrel can be delivered in either a blued or ...
The AR-15 rifle usually comes chambered for either the military cartridge 5.56×45mm or the .223 Remington. Because of the pressures associated with the 5.56×45mm, it is not advisable to fire 5.56×45mm rounds in an AR-15 marked as .223 Remington, since this can result in damage to the rifle or injury to the shooter. [1]
The CZ 527 Varmint is an American-style bolt-action smallbore rifle designed by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod based on the CZ 527. It has a Mauser-style action, and is available in three different stylings: Standard, Laminated and Aramid composite. [2] CZ-USA 527 American .223 rifle (comes with scope rings) and 5-round magazine. Bolt-action.
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).