Roamin_Wade
Moderator
As an ammunition collector, I thought it would be good for posterity if I were to not just have a 223 and a 308, but to also have a 5.56 and a 7.62 right beside each other. I have many hundreds of rounds of the 308/7.62 but I bet I don’t have 5 rounds of the 223/5.56. I looked and all the 223’s I have say 223 on the rim. No 5.56. I looked at the many different brands of the 308 and 7.62 and found all the ones labeled on the box as 308 to have 308 on the rim but none of the brands of 7.62 have 7.62 stamped on the rim. Why is this the case? Does ammunition exist that is marked as 5.56 or 7.62? And if so, where can I find some?