Bucksnort1
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I believe military 5.56 is loaded hotter than .223. Is it safe to shoot 5.56 in my Savage 200 chambered for 223?
The most well known is the WW-2 era Garand in 30-06. At the time 150 gr loads were commonly loaded to 2700-2800 fps. That is what the Garand is designed for. Modern sporting 30-06 ammo will push a 150 gr bullet to 2900-3100 fps and will cause all sorts of issues in a Garand. A bolt gun will easily handle the 3100 fps loads.
In the real world this is a much more serious issue than the 223/5.56 debate. 30-06 is loaded to 3 very different power levels and some of those are bolt action only loads. We really should have 3 different names for the 3 power levels. But we don't, people with semi-auto 30-06 rifles just have to know that certain loads don't work in their rifles and may in fact damage them.