Why a 223?

[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by simplepeddler

It's that time of the year where I start to look at a new gun purchase...school me on the 223.......why? for what? hunting? varmint? zombies?

-It'll kill any animal native to Louisiana
-Effective range is about 200 yards on a deer
-Realatively cheap to shoot
-Ammo is readily available
-Great for shooting zombies
-Also shoots 5.56

Originally Posted by fishinpox

get a ar 10
308

This will be my next gun.

-has a little more pop and range than a .223

[longcast]

Add a slide fire bump stock to your AR and really have a good time. I got one for a Christmas and it's fun.

[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by longcast

Add a slide fire bump stock to your AR and really have a good time. I got one for a Christmas and it's fun.

Fun for backyard stuff but a waste of ammo as general rule. No tactical advantage to it. It doesn't make for accurate firing of ammo and empties a 30round mag fast with bullets going all over.
Get one chambered for 5.56mm. It will shoot 223 but a 223 is not built to handle the higher pressures of a 5.56mm cartridge. Get a 5.56 and you can shoot both with no worries at all.

[DA COVE]

Originally Posted by swamp snorkler

-It'll kill any animal native to Louisiana
-Effective range is about 200 yards on a deer
-Realatively cheap to shoot
-Ammo is readily available
-Great for shooting zombies
-Also shoots 5.56




This will be my next gun.

-has a little more pop and range than a .223

You can shoot .223 from a marked 5.56, 5.56/.223, but you should NOT shoot 5.56 from anything marked only .223
due to 5.56 operating @ higher pressures.