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Huey » 04 Jul 2022, 4:38 pm » wrote: ↑

04 Jul 2022, 4:38 pm

no idiot, it was the lighter round. But that is not relevant to your argument.  The 7.62 was a more powerful round.  Bigger and heavier.  I posted the effects.  Being  Ana idiot  you prolly lined it out,

Who cares? The round needed to be lighter.  .
Source(s): [1][2]The .223 Remington (designated as the 223 Remington by the SAAMI[3] and 223 Rem by the CIP[4]) is a rimless, bottlenecked riflecartridge. It was developed in 1957 by Remington Arms and Fairchild Industries for the U.S. Continental Army Command of the United States Army as part of a project to create a small-caliber, high-velocity firearm. The .223 Remington is considered one of the most popular common use cartridges and is currently used by a wide range of semi-automatic and manual-action rifles as well as handguns.In the U.S. Army, the cartridge is referred to as "Cartridge, 5.56 mm ball M193." The 5.56×45mm NATO was also developed from the 223 Remington.[5]

The development of the cartridge, which eventually became the .223 Remington, was linked to the development of a new lightweight combat rifle. The cartridge and rifle were developed by Fairchild Industries, Remington Arms, and several engineers working toward a goal developed by U.S. Continental Army Command (CONARC). Development began in 1957. A project to create a small-caliber, high-velocity (SCHV) firearm was created. Eugene Stoner of ArmaLite was also invited to scale down the AR-10 (7.62×51mm NATO) design.[6]Winchester was also invited to participate.[7][5]