mohunter55
Member
I know the whole story about how one should not shoot 5.56 in a .223 designated gun. My question is, can one take 5.56 brass and reload it using .223 specs and then fire it in a .223 bolt action? I ask because i have a lot of lake city brass and several other 5.56 marked cases and was curious. From what I've seen on the internet (not sure if true) is that the only difference between 5.56 and .223 brass is that 5.56 is hotter and a .223 chamber might not be able to handle it. Assuming the brass is dimensionally the same, I would think i could use 5.56 brass in a .223 bolt gun for reloading.
Thanks,
mohunter
Thanks,
mohunter