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While the cartridge dimensions of both rounds are the same, 5.56 NATO loads produce pressures in excess of the .223 Remington specifications. The 5.56 chamber has angular differences that allow higher pressures, so .223 Remington can be fired from a 5.56 chamber safely, but with reduced accuracy. The Wylde design allows both calibers to be safely fired with good accuracy.Table of ContentsBackground[edit]Chamber dimensions[edit]Comparison[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Background[edit]In 1957, during research into development of a military .22 caliber rifle, the .222 Remington Special was created by a joint effort of Fairchild Industries, Remington Arms, and U.S. Continental Army Command. Based off the .222 Remington, and with several other .222 caliber cartridges were under development for civilian rifles at the same time, the .222 Remington Special was renamed .223 Remington and later adopted as the standard intermediate cartridge for the United States Army in 1963, as the M193 Cartridge.[1]In 1972, Fabrique Nationale (FN) created a new type of service ammunition for NATO. 5.56\u00d745mm NATO was based on the .223 Remington cartridge being used by the U.S. Army but had greater range and effectiveness. The first iteration of this ammunition was designated SS109 in NATO countries, and later adopted in the U.S. as the M855.[2].223 Remington cartridges can safely be fired from a 5.56 NATO chamber[1] with reduced accuracy, but not vice versa safely, because .223 Remington chambers have lower pressure ratings than the 5.56 NATO. As most rifle makers moved to support the 5.56mm NATO specification, the reduced accuracy was considered a problem.[3]Chamber dimensions[edit]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 lead angle found in the military 5.56\u00d745mm NATO cartridge and the 0.2240 inch freebore diameter found in the civilian SAAMI .223 Remington cartridge.[4] Rifles with a .223 Wylde chamber will typically accept both .223 Remington and 5.56\u00d745mm NATO ammunition.[4]While the .223 Remington and 5.56\u00d745mm NATO chambers have slightly different dimensions, the cartridges are identical in exterior measurements.[4] The chamber dimension differences are often confused with the cartridge dimensions, and it is often erroneously thought that the cartridges have different dimensions. However, the cartridges are loaded to different pressure levels (55,000 psi vs 62,000 psi), with the 5.56 NATO being greater.[5] The .223 Wylde chamber allows the use of both pressure levels safely, while also increasing accuracy potential across the range of potential bullet selections.[3]Wylde’s hybrid chamber was designed to exploit the accuracy advantages of the .223 Remington chambering without problems concerning over pressure or compromising the functional reliability of semi-automatic firearms like the AR-15 family of rifles when using 5.56\u00d745mm NATO military ammunition.[6] Coincidentally, it can shoot the relatively long and heavy 80-grain (5.18\u00a0g) bullets commonly used in Sport Rifle Competitions very well, and is one of the preferred chambers for that task.[7] The .223 Wylde chamber is used by rifle manufacturers who sell “National Match” configuration AR-15 rifles, barrels and upper receivers.Comparison[edit]The major dimensional difference between the chambers that fire the .223 Remington and the 5.56 x 45 NATO is the longer and larger-diameter “freebore” in the 5.56 chamber (0.0566″ vs 0.0250″ length, 0.2265 vs 0.2240 diameter). Freebore is a short and smooth section of the barrel that is located after the case mouth, located before the start of the rifling “grooves and lands”. The standard Wylde-spec chamber uses an even longer freebore length of 0.0619, to allow longer bullets (and thus heavier) to be assembled at the absolute maximum “Cartridge Over All Length” (COAL). The freebore of a chamber can be special-ordered in a variety of lengths.The larger diameter of the 5.56 freebore allows for continued functioning when experiencing minor fouling of gunpowder residue build-up, which is essential for the rapid firing of high volumes of ammunition in combat.The .223 Remington cartridge is currently manufactured to be used as a single-shot in a bolt-action rifle, so the .223 chamber benefits from a slightly tighter dimension in several places, compared to the 5.56 NATO. The slightly “looser fit” in the military 5.56 chamber increases operational reliability during rapid cartridge insertion and extraction. This is of special interest when taking into consideration any minor manufacturing variances in the ammunition, and also minor case dents acquired during transportation during combat. This cycling reliability is of intense concern when using the 5.56 NATO cartridge in a light machine gun, such as the M249, as well as the general-purpose M4 combat rifle.The larger-diameter 5.56 freebore can occasionally have a minor detrimental effect on accuracy on any given random shot, when using the standard combat 62 grain M855 cartridge. The .223 Wylde-spec chamber uses the slightly looser 5.56 NATO chamber dimensions around the case for cycling reliability in a semi-auto firearm, along with the tighter freebore of the .223 Remington for a more consistent accuracy.See also[edit]References[edit]^ a b Barnes, Frank C. (19 December 2014). Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges. F+W Media, Inc. Iola, Wisconsin. p.\u00a088. ISBN\u00a0978-1-4402-4265-6.^ Walter, John (25 March 2006). Rifles of the World. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p.\u00a0124. ISBN\u00a00-89689-241-7.^ a b Sweeney, Patrick (23 February 2010). Gunsmithing – The AR-15. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp.\u00a049, 139. ISBN\u00a0978-1-4402-1457-8.^ a b c Fitzpatrick, Brad (29 October 2015). “Clearing the Caliber Confusion: .223 Wylde vs. 5.56 NATO”. AWC.^ McAdams, John (12 May 2014). “The dangers of mixing up 5.56\u00d745mm NATO and .223 Remington rounds”. Multi Briefs.^ Muramatsu, Kevin (21 November 2014). Gun Digest Guide to Customizing Your AR-15. F+W Media, Inc. Iola, Wisconsin. p.\u00a0231. ISBN\u00a0978-1-4402-4279-3.^ Wormley, Stanton (14 August 2014). “The AR-15 for Home Defense: Reliability”. 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