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Old October 4, 2012, 07:47 AM   #22
thallub
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Quote:
SAAMI's for the .223 is 55,000 psi while MIL SPECS for the 5.56 is 62,400.
Really!!

See US Army TM 43-0001-27, chapter 10:

http://www.hk94.com/hk/topic/26614-t...-caliber-ammo/

i can find one case where rifles blew up using .223/5.56mm ammunition. Those guns were destroyed while firing Winchester Power Point .223 ammunition:

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/...nt-ammunition/

More:

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...nition-recall/

Quote:
On 02/14/11 an officer was attending an M4/MP-5 class and during a shooting session, the .223 rifle (Stag Arms) experienced a catastrophic failure resulting in an upper receiver cracking and the bolt being pushed into the bolt assembley.

During a SWAT training day on 02/23/11, three more M4 style rifles experienced a catastrophic failure at the same time. All three rifles experienced the bolts being pushed into the bolt assembly, the upper receivers were cracked and / or broken apart, and the lower receivers were bowed outward. The ammunition we used in all the rifles were Winchester RA223R2 Ranger 64 gr. Power Point.

The Rifles were: 1-Colt, 2- Bushmasters and 1 – Stag Arms
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