07-20-2017, 09:06 PM
LRRPF52 Wrote:More bad information that is simply false. The commercial .223 Remington cartridge did not exist before .222 Remington Special, which was a lengthened .222 Remington for the SCHV project. To the best of my knowledge, and Stan might want to chime in on this...the .223 Remington wasn't even produced for the commercial market until 1964, after being developed in the early 1960s (1962 IIRC).The author's comment was worded in such a way that the reader could conclude he's saying that .223 Remington existed before the 5.56mm military round. Like you, that's the meaning I got from it on first reading. After a second look, I think he was just guilty of poor phrasing, and simply meant that 5.56 and .223 are essentially the same cartridge.