.223 Remington (5.56x45mm NATO) VS .225 Winchester

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.223 Remington (5.56x45mm NATO)

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MSRP:

$23.66

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$23.66

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$26.29

MSRP:

$24.56

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$24.56

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Gun Specifications

Specifications

.223 Remington (5.56x45mm NATO)

.225 Winchester

Height

1.76

1.93

Average FPS

3148

3570

Average Grain

Average Energy

1254

1556

Recoil

0.80

0.90

Ballistic Coefficient

208.00

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Gun Descriptions

.223 Remington (5.56x45mm NATO)

About The .223 Remington Ammo is bottlenecked and rimless cartridge, developed in 1957 for the United States Army when the need for a small-caliber cartridge capable of delivering a high velocity arose. Even to this day, the .223 Remington Ammo is considered one of the most popular bullets and is used by various manual action and semiautomatic handguns. The .223 Remington Ammo offers better accuracy in NATO barrel chamberings than the 5.56x45mm Ammo. Even though these two bullets are pretty similar, they require significantly different chambers to be used properly. A longer barrel of the gun typically offers a greater muzzle velocity. When it comes to the .223 Remington Ammo, the muzzle velocity decreases or increases about 25.7 feet per second for an inch on barrel length. The overall length of this bullet is 57mm, and the bullet diameter measures 5.7mm. Velocity offered by the .223 Remington Ammo is 3,750 feet per second while producing an energy level of 959 ft. lbf. Manufacturer In the year 1962, Remington Arms designed the .223 Remington Ammo, and in the coming year of 1964, Remington Arms and Fairchild Industries developed this bullet. Uses The .223 Remington Ammo has proven to be the most popular cartridge in its category and is widely used in a manual action, semiautomatic rifles, and even handguns. The .223 Remington Ammo is used for hunting small to medium-sized game and self-defense.

.225 Winchester

A short burst to fame and an equally speedy staunching of that story of success is the fate of the .225 Winchester. Taking its design from the .219 Zipper, the .225 Win was created to be a fitting replacement for the .220 Swift, and it was a success that was, unfortunately, not long-lasting. When the Winchester Arms Company introduced the .225 Winchester in 1964, it soon became the go-to for long-range varmint shooting. The cartridge had three default factory loads; a 50 grain, a 55 grain, and a 60 grain, with the 50 grain being capable of traveling at 3800 fps, and the 55 grain exiting at 3600 fps. With its modern straight-tapered design, the .225 Win offers long-range, flat-shooting varmint and small game hunting with impressive accuracy. Providing the impressive performance of the .220 Swift without its destructive tendencies to the barrel, this cartridge overtook previous varmint shooters. It was also able to keep a 1-inch difference above and below the aiming point over a 100-yard distance. The only rifles that chambered this cartridge were turn-bolts or brake actions, specifically the model 70, model 670, and the Savage 340. This was a limiting factor, however, because had the rifle been chambered in more rifles, it would have held on to its fame for a while longer than it had. In just a little over a year, the hot fledgling was totally eclipsed by another, the .22-250 Remington, when the older wild-cat cartridge became commercially produced and chambered in the Browning High Powered Rifle and model 700. The difference wasn’t in the performance, as both were identical in that regard, but in the ability to discern the market. In 1971, Winchester ceased production of the .225.