| .223 WSSM | ||||||||||||||||
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 .223 WSSM with 75 gr (4.9 g) Hornady AMax bullet | ||||||||||||||||
| Type | Rifle | |||||||||||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||||||
| Designer | Browning & Winchester | |||||||||||||||
| Designed | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Winchester | |||||||||||||||
| Produced | 2003–present | |||||||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent case | .300 WSM | |||||||||||||||
| Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |||||||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | .224 in (5.7 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Neck diameter | .272 in (6.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Shoulder diameter | .544 in (13.8 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Base diameter | .555 in (14.1 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Rim diameter | .535 in (13.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Rim thickness | .054 in (1.4 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Case length | 1.670 in (42.4 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Overall length | 2.362 in (60.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Rifling twist | 1-7 in (180 mm) to 1-9 in (230 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||
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| Test barrel length: 24 in (610 mm) Source(s): Hodgdon [1] | ||||||||||||||||
The .223 WSSM (Winchester Super Short Magnum, 5.56×42mm) is a .224 caliber rifle cartridge created by Winchester and Browning based on a shortened version of the Winchester Short Magnum case.
- ^ ".223 WSSM data at Hodgdon Online". Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2007-07-09.