5.56x45

[44magSr]

I am going to be buying an AR type rifle in the very near future and was wondering, because I have never had a need to know til now, does anyone here load the 5.56x45 NATO rd for thier AR/M4 and is there 5.56 NATO dies made by anyone or is it standard practice to use 223. Remington dies? I have looked and have found none anywhere. Is it possible to reem out a .223 die to the 5.56 dimentions? I'm sure it is but I would like to know what anyone else has done and the results of thier work if I can find any. Thank you all in advance. 44

 

[rg1]

Standard Rem .223 full length sizing die and seater. The dimensions for nato and .223 are the same. Some may say you need a small based sizing die but I haven't seen any need for them in loading for several different AR's. Standard .223 Remington die sets.
Here's a good article on reloading for an AR:
http://www.shootingtimes.com/ammunition/st223_120606/index.html
Another:
http://www.6mmbr.com/223Rem.html

 

[44magSr]

rg1 thank you for the insight. I have been loading for a long time now and have never loaded or even really thought of the 223 in the AR. I load for a lot of other rifles of my own and they are all bolt guns and never really thought about the AR til now. I was always under the impression that the 5.56 was a bit not a whole lot but a bit different from the 223 Rem. So i am guessing that if a rifle has a 5.56 chamber that to hand load for that I just need to use 223 dies. Thanks once again. 44