ĭuring parallel testing of the T44E4 (future M14) and the ArmaLite AR-15 in 1958, the T44E4 experienced 16 failures per 1,000 rounds fired compared to 6.1 for the ArmaLite AR-15.

This cartridge is loaded with DuPont IMR4475 powder. Remington created a larger cartridge called the. Stoner contacted both Winchester and Remington about increasing the case capacity. During a public demonstration, the round successfully penetrated the US steel helmet as required, but testing also showed chamber pressures to be too high. Testing was done with a Remington 722 rifle with a 22' Apex barrel. He used DuPont IMR4198, IMR3031, and an Olin powder to work up loads. Robert Hutton (technical editor of Guns and Ammo magazine) started the development of a powder load to reach the 3,300 ft/s goal. Using a ballistic calculator, they determined that a 55-grain bullet would have to be fired at 3,300 ft/s to achieve the 500-yard performance necessary. Stoner and Sierra Bullet's Frank Snow began work on the. Winchester was also invited to participate. Eugene Stoner of ArmaLite was also invited to scale down the AR-10 ( 7.62×51mm NATO) design. A project to create a small-caliber, high-velocity (SCHV) firearm was created. The cartridge and rifle were developed by Fairchild Industries, Remington Arms, and several engineers working toward a goal developed by U.S. 223 Remington, was linked to the development of a new lightweight combat rifle. The development of the cartridge, which eventually became the. 223 Remington is considered one of the most popular common-use cartridges and is currently used by a wide range of semi-automatic and manual-action rifles as well as handguns. Continental Army Command of the United States Army as part of a project to create a small-caliber, high-velocity firearm. It was developed in 1957 by Remington Arms and Fairchild Industries for the U.S. 223 Remington (designated as the 223 Remington by the SAAMI and 223 Rem by the CIP ) is a rimless, bottlenecked rifle cartridge. 308 Winchester (right) for comparisonġ in 12 in (305 mm) (military-style rifles use 1 in 7 in (178 mm) to 1 in 10 in (254 mm) to stabilize longer bullets)

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