5.56mm

The mini14 loved by few, hated by many. It deserves to be loved. It introduced many new and old shooters to the possibility of a semiautomatic 223/5.56 rifle for half the price of an AR15 back in the day. Dont say just get an AR15, I already have 2 that the government knows about. I have an old...

Hello guys & gals, From what I understand, the thickness of the cases is what makes the pressure difference between .223 & 5.56. So my question is, excuse my ignorance, say I bought some .223, shot those rounds, then loaded to "5.56 specs"... Would that be a bad idea? Would that be too much...

I've been buying "premium" or at least premium priced bullets from Hornady, Sierra, and Nosler exclusively but it has dawned on me recently that I might be throwing cash away and if the goal is to shoot so I can improve my skills, I might be able to shoot more if I lower the cost of the rounds...

I have owned the Mini-14 in the past and enjoyed it. So I'm looking at getting a new Mini in stainless, and am undecided about 7.62x39mm or .223 version. Either does the job for me as to a fun to shoot light carbine, both types of ammo are readily available and priced about the same. So I'm...