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5.56 isn't SAAMI-standardized in the first place, so they legally shouldn't say anything other than their wording there. Which you also see on many .223 rifles
by ethbro 7y ago
5.56 isn't SAAMI-standardized in the first place, so they legally shouldn't say anything other than their wording there. Which you also see on many .223 rifles as you noted.
But that's a legal perspective.
From an engineering perspective, you can certainly shoot it.
With risks somewhere between "It will behave exactly like .223" and "It will explosively disassemble your gun."
But we're not talking about rocket science here.
Machining dimensions / tolerances + chamber / barrel design + round pressure = risk
All of which are variable enough in practice to make this a grey area.
- galkk 7y agoDude, this is insane. I sincerely hope that you don't apply this logic in public shooting ranges. You asked for citation, got it, and choose to ignore it. What you're saying is equivalent that you could go on a car that weighs 5.65 tons on a bridge that can carry only 5 tons, (given that for such bridges the both standard body and constructor explicitly says: "do not do that"). Is it possible? Of course. You even could reload your ammo with nitroglycerin and it still will fit into the rifle. Yes, there could be some protection built into construction, but this risk worth it?
- ethbro 7y agoDepends on the scenario. People know the facts and make informed choices. That's the differences between engineers and sheep.