.223 Wylde questions

[jarhead714]

Many benchrest shooters design their chambers around the load they want to shoot. There are general considerations made about engagement of a selected bullet into the neck of a case and the understanding that a certain jump or jam is valuable for said bullet, a chamber's dimensions is dictated by these assumptions. Unless you are getting deep into the thick of it, the Wylde will do you well. The CLE chamber for example has a shorter throat so that it shoots mag length ammo well but still allows for 80gr bullets to be seated long. The Wylde has a longer throat than the CLE and will accommodate a larger bullet selection in a larger range of COALs but may not shoot lighter bullets at mag length as well as the CLE.

So does that mean other than a load specific chamber, a .223 would be considered a notch above Wylde and two notches above a 5.56 chamber?

[kendog4570]

The Wylde chamber is nothing more than an oversized 5.56 NATO body with a match type neck and throat.

[milotrain]

So does that mean other than a load specific chamber, a .223 would be considered a notch above Wylde and two notches above a 5.56 chamber?

No. There are no notches. There are chambers that serve purposes, the wylde is a good general purpose chamber. There are very few people who can shoot the difference.

[kendog4570]

... There are very few people who can shoot the difference.

That's the bottom line here.

[santacruzgunner]

Good info