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Posted: 12/21/2015 1:23:29 PM EDT
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Recently ran across the 223 Wylde cartridge and understand while there are some dimensional differences, the standard 223 and 5.56 work in these. I get the impression that accuracy is improved in the 223 and 5.56 thru this caliber gun.
My questions are: What advantage would buying a Wylde chambered AR be when shooting regular 223 Rem and 5.56 in general, and shooting very little Wylde overall? What disadvantage would there be to having an AR chambered in Wylde if I only plan to shoot regular 223 Rem and 5.56 at least 90% of the time? So maybe the simple question is, should I consider a Wylde AR just for any advantage in accuracy, etc? Or should I just stick with the standard 223/5.56 chambering? I have a lot of Lake City in 223 and 5.56 and so far using Speer GDSP 64 grain on the small white-tail deer I hunt. Thanks |
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Quoted: Recently ran across the 223 Wylde cartridge and understand while there are some dimensional differences, the standard 223 and 5.56 work in these. I get the impression that accuracy is improved in the 223 and 5.56 thru this caliber gun. My questions are: What advantage would buying a Wylde chambered AR be when shooting regular 223 Rem and 5.56 in general, and shooting very little Wylde overall? What disadvantage would there be to having an AR chambered in Wylde if I only plan to shoot regular 223 Rem and 5.56 at least 90% of the time? So maybe the simple question is, should I consider a Wylde AR just for any advantage in accuracy, etc? Or should I just stick with the standard 223/5.56 chambering? I have a lot of Lake City in 223 and 5.56 and so far using Speer GDSP 64 grain on the small white-tail deer I hunt. Thanks .223 Wylde is a cambering, not a cartridge. .223 Wylde is a "hybrid" of .223 Remington and 5.56 Nato chambers. It is meant for both .223 Remington and 5.56 Nato ammunition. Competition shooters use Wylde a a lot. IIRC, because the chamber is slightly tighter than 5.56 Nato, it helps prevent case stress (increasing brass life), but also allows you to shoot higher presser loads that the .223 Remington chamber cannot. Someone can confirm, or refine that statement. |
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This has been covered many times, not that a question can't be asked again, but there is tons of info out there. Welcome to the forum.
Wylde is considered a more accurate/tighter chamber than standard NATO 5.56x45mm chambers. It has a slightly longer leade than a minimum .223Rem chamber which allows it to safely fire higher pressure rounds such as true 5.56x45mm. To my knowledge no one loads anything called .223 Wylde, if they do it is marketing only. The typical user is unlikely to ever notice any accuracy difference due to the chamber they select, I would say the same about functional differences unless you're actually having a minimum .223Rem chamber cut. That said get a Wylde or 5.56x45 chamber. |
| OK, we stand corrected that there is no .223 Wylde cartridge, but simply a chamber distinction - Got It. But still the question: would it be worth using this barrel or an AR that is so equipped? And if the biggest advantage is accuracy, just how much better is it, say at 100 meters? |
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The main distinguishing feature of the Wylde chamber is the diameter of the freebore which helps align the bullet truer to the bore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.223_Wylde The .223 Wylde is a proprietary rifle cartridge chamber with the external dimensions and lead angle as found in the military 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge and the 0.2240 inch freebore diameter as found in the civilian SAAMI .223 Remington cartridge. The moly-coated bullets in my reloads often have one half or more of the coating rubbed off the shank if I chamber and extract a round. Difference at 100m? Depends, but at best maybe 0.25 MOA. Worth it? Depends. I figure it has to affect reliability in some way, but I don't shoot enough between cleaning to know. |
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OK, we stand corrected that there is no .223 Wylde cartridge, but simply a chamber distinction - Got It. But still the question: would it be worth using this barrel or an AR that is so equipped? And if the biggest advantage is accuracy, just how much better is it, say at 100 meters? I realize my post is long, I addressed it, you will never know, it cannot be stated as an approximate much less absolute difference in accuracy. Even recutting the same blank would change more than just the chamber. There's more to accuracy than the chamber, it's probably one of the less critical factors. All three common AR chambers are capable of sub-MOA accuracy cut straight in a quality blank and fed quality ammo. To stack the odds in an AR a Wylde or 5.56 match chamber is a good idea but no guarantee. |
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