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[–] OneTrueCube 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Extremely stupid question; would one be able to use these interchangably, since they appear to have identical dimensions?

In other words, is a rifle chambered for 223 able to fire 5.56 and vice versa?

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[–] dirt-nap ago  (edited ago)

Short answer, yes. A barrel rated for 5.56 can shoot either. I'm sure it works the other way around however if it's only rated for .223 you will damage the barrel rather quickly shooting 5.56 rounds out of it. A lot of the ar-15 have a barrel rated for 5.56 so they can fire either.

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[–] OneTrueCube ago 

I figured that the .223 rifle would probably have a bad time with all that powder behind it, but this sort of thing is good to know when the zombies are beating down the door and you're running low on proper ammo