.223: Proper American rifle round.
5.56: Communist European rifle round.
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5.56 puts out slightly higher pressures. I used to have a bolt action .223 rifle that wasn't rated for 5.56. I sold it to an old guy in the country who was going to use it to kill coyotes stalking his chickens and small livestock.
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whats fucking weird to me is that we use millimeters and inches on the same fucking rulers.
I have some rulers like that but they are just very cheap.
Every US company I’ve (engineer) worked for has been a metric company
I (machinist) have only seen a few large US firms or companies send me a metric print. Different worlds, I guess.
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cops: "9mm is too weak! we need something with 'stopping power!"
gun people: "ok here's 10mm"
cops: "too much recoil!"
gun people: "ok here's .40 s&w"
cops: "u no wat, we're just gonna stick with 9mm"
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they would freak out if they have to measure temperature in kelvins, even celcius freaks americans out.
and drugs