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.223REM (5.56x45mm NATO)

            The .223 Remington cartridge began life as a high-velocity centerfire varmint hunting cartridge, but soon found favor with the US military and was developed into the 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge soon thereafter. 

           Seeing service in Vietnam and up to the present day, the .223REM cartridge is popular both with world militaries and sportsman worldwide.  Even with FMJ ammunition, a rifle firing the .223REM or 5.56x45mm cartridge is able to defeat soft body armor and incapacitate the target behind it.

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