"Does your .223 refer to a varmint caliber or something many know was wrong as hell...?"I'll try to explain my screen name. Blackbart was a bandit who robbed stage coaches in California in the nineteenth century. I don't rob stage coaches but I like the name. Go figure. As to the .223, I have two rifles in that caliber and they give me good long range performance.
As to your reference as something as "wrong as hell" I assume you are refering to replacing the .308 or 30/06 as military rounds with the .223 (5.56 nato).
Did I hit the mark?
If I remember, Black Bart was the Gentleman Robber of stagecoaches, who had a tendency to wear a handkerchief in the pocket as apparel once in a while, along with a top hat, maybe to appeal to the ladies he was robbing .
This site comes to mind, but as far as the other is concerned, I was thinking more along the lines of the early caliber of the early development of armament used in an Asian country far far away.
Regardless, all of the above have been improved upon...