Are 7.62X39mm bullets the same as .223?

Question

Are 7.62X39mm bullets the same as .223?

Answer 1

Nope, the 7.62x39mm is a .30 caliber cartridge.

The .223 Remington caliber cartridge is 5.56x45mm.

Take note that the 7.62 is the metric designation, while .223 is the Imperial caliber (thousandths of an inch) designation.

The two cartridges you mention are very different. The .223 Remington (5.56 NATO) or the Russian copy 5.45x39 (M74 type, not 5.54mm as mentioned previously - also known as .220 Russian caliber) are built for high velocity/low recoil. These are intended to cause major wounds as the rounds tumble, yaw, or fragment on impact due to the high velocity/low bullet weight and bullet core construction.

The 7.62x39mm is a .30 caliber Russian cartridge made for use in early short-action selective/full auto infantry rifles, like the SKS and AK47. It is similar in theory to the US .308 (7.62x51 NATO) cartridge, though the .308 is a far superior round. Back to the 7.62x39, unlike the small .22 caliber rounds, the .30 caliber is a large, slower moving round that has much more knock-down power as it plows through its target. Recoil is more significant with this round, making controlling the rifle an issue during a burst or sustained rapid fire.

The .223 Remington (5.56 NATO) came about during Vietnam to replace the .308 (7.62 NATO). The theory was, that by using a smaller round that wounds more targets rather than kills, more soldiers would be taken out of the fight recovering the wounded. The Russians caught on, and brought out the 5.45 (.220 Russian) in the 74 series AK's, to replace the old 7.62x39.

Answer 2

As 223

Answer 3

No, the 7.62x39 is thirty caliber, and is mainly used in Russian designed AK-47s,and the .223 is 22 caliber, and is also called the 5.56 NATO round, and is used in the M-16 and many other American rifles. At long ranges the .223 is a lot better because it has greater velocity. I have 3 rifles that shoot them, and love the .223 for lots of things.

Answer 4

Not close. The 7.62x39 cartridge fires a 30 caliber bullet (usually .308 to .311 inch) of about 120 to 125 grain weight. The 223 Remington, metric designation 5.56x45, fires a 22 caliber bullet (.224") usually of about 50-65 grain weight. The military near-equivalent is the 5.54x39 cartridge fired in the AK74, which has not approached the ubiquity of the AK47.

Answer 5

no 7.62 x 39 bullets are not the same as .223
the 7.62x 39 round is a .30 caliber round where as the .223 is a .22 caliber round most commonly used in the ar15/m16 and the 7.62x39 is more common in ak47 variants the 7.62 also has alot better knock down power

Answer 6

Yes a 5.56 can shoot a .223 round... you can shoot a 5.56 out of a .223.. BUT not advised, as a 5.56 can be hotter. The only LITTLE difference between the 5.56 and the .223 round is that the bass dia. on the true 5.56 rounds are a HAIR bigger...by hair bigger i mean THOUSANDTHS of an inch.... Base on a true 5.56 round .377inch.... bass dia on a .223 round .376 inch.... Like i said HAIR difference

Answer 7

No, they are not the same, not even close.
The .223 Remington, or 5,56x45 NATO, fires a 55-62 grain .224 diameter bullet.
The 7,62x39 Russian, as used in the SKS and AK series rifles, fires a 124 grain .311 diameter bullet.

Answer 8

I can understand someone confusing .45 with 9mm, but WTF?

5.56X45mm are the same as .223

7.62X39 mm are quite larger than .223 bullets but slightly shorter.

Answer 9

no a 223 is smaller

Answer 10

No the 7.62 (like an AK47) is a 308 and the 223 is a 22cal bulet (like an M16 5.56nato).

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