[nevergore]

You're right about a .233...LOL British Press....geeez!

However a .223 and a 5.56 are not the same...very similar but not identical. You can fire a .223 in most rifles chambered for 5.56 but many manufacturers of civilian .223 rifles and pistols (yes pistols) discourage 5.56 military rounds to be fired from their weapons...

This has something to do with the case neck thicknessand generated pressures.....and the way the round would seal in the chamber when fired...

Somebody with more ballistics knowledge than I can probably enlighten on this thread.

NeverGore

[KneelBeforeZod]

maybe the British ARE using a .233 round.

Might explain the problems they are having with the SA80...putting .233s in a gun made for .223

[The_Victor]

From the forensics standpoint, would you be able to distinguish the difference between the 5.56mm and the .223 from the slug?