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Daekar · February 8, 2013, 05:06 PM

I recently acquired a Howa 1500 chambered in 223, and I'm curious to know if it is advisable to shoot XM193 FMJ rounds through this gun. I already have the ammo for my V93, but that gun has a fluted chamber and renders the cases unsuitable for reloading, so if I want to use the cases they'd have to fired in the new gun. I have heard stories about military ammo causing permanent damage to sporting barrels (compromising future accuracy), and I don't want to run into overpressure situations if the chambers are subtly incompatible.

February 8, 2013, 05:06 PM	#1
Daekar Senior Member Join Date: March 28, 2011 Posts: 458	Shooting XM193 in a 223 Rem. I recently acquired a Howa 1500 chambered in 223, and I'm curious to know if it is advisable to shoot XM193 FMJ rounds through this gun. I already have the ammo for my V93, but that gun has a fluted chamber and renders the cases unsuitable for reloading, so if I want to use the cases they'd have to fired in the new gun. I have heard stories about military ammo causing permanent damage to sporting barrels (compromising future accuracy), and I don't want to run into overpressure situations if the chambers are subtly incompatible. __________________ "... I cannot but conclude the bulk of your [politicians] to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth." ~ Jonathon Swift