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Offline Ex 49'er

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.223 chambering
« on: June 16, 2012, 07:47:27 PM »
This has probably been covered before; but, here goes anyway:

Are there any advantages or disadvantages to having a rifle with the Wylde chambering?
I see that Rock River Arms uses it with their .223/5.56 rifles and upper receivers.
 
 
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Re: .223 chambering
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2012, 09:29:57 AM »
Wylde chambering in a .223/5.56 is the best of both worlds. I have one and wish all my AR's were Wylde chambered. I have been thinking of buying a Wylde finishing reamer and working on all my .223 chambered rifles...<><....:)
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Re: .223 chambering
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2012, 10:16:58 AM »
Quote from: MSP Ret on June 17, 2012, 09:29:57 AM
Wylde chambering in a .223/5.56 is the best of both worlds. <><.... :)
I'm curious, why do you say that?  To me, a .223 chamber is the way to go.  Of course that assumes two things 1) that you don't plan on shooting 5.56 milsurp ammo and 2) you want the best possible accuracy. You'll have much longer barrel life with a .223 chamber before the throat gets eroded to the point you can't seat bullets long enough to get close to the lands.  My personal experience with a RRA wylde chamber was after 4500 rounds it had eroded to a 5.56 throat depth.  Thats when I replaced it with a new .223 barrel.  I must say that the original barrel shot very accurately and the drop off in accuracy I imagined might have been partially my aging eyes.
 
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