.223 Remington
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.223 Remington is a popular small-caliber, high-velocity rifle cartridge widely used for sporting, hunting, and varmint shooting, and closely associated with modern semi-automatic rifles.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bottlenecked cartridge
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centerfire cartridge ⓘ rifle cartridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | .223 Rem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
civilian sporting rifles
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law enforcement patrol rifles ⓘ modern sporting rifles ⓘ |
| baseDiameter | 0.376 inch ⓘ |
| bulletDiameter | 0.224 inch ⓘ |
| caliber | .22 caliber ⓘ |
| caseLength | 1.76 inch ⓘ |
| caseType |
bottleneck
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rimless ⓘ |
| chamberPressureStandardizedBy | SAAMI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | 5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ |
| commercialDesignation | .223 Remington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | rifles ⓘ |
| headspacesOn | shoulder ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Remington Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| neckDiameter | 0.253 inch ⓘ |
| notIdenticalTo | 5.56×45mm NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overallLength | 2.26 inch ⓘ |
| parentCartridge | .222 Remington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularForGameType |
small deer (where legal)
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small predators ⓘ varmints ⓘ |
| powderType | smokeless powder ⓘ |
| primerType | small rifle primer ⓘ |
| rimDiameter | 0.378 inch ⓘ |
| shoulderDiameter | 0.354 inch ⓘ |
| standardTwistRateCommon | 1:9 inches ⓘ |
| typicalBulletWeightRange | 40–77 grains ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleEnergyRange | 1100–1300 ft⋅lbf ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleVelocityRange | 2700–3300 ft/s ⓘ |
| typicalTwistRateRange | 1:7 to 1:12 inches ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
hunting
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plinking ⓘ sporting ⓘ target shooting ⓘ varmint shooting ⓘ |
| usedFor |
3-gun competition
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benchrest-style accuracy shooting ⓘ practical rifle competition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
AR-15 style rifles
NERFINISHED
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bolt-action rifles ⓘ semi-automatic rifles ⓘ varmint rifles ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.