Thread: 5.56 nato in a Baikal .223 REM?

Just asking....have NOT tried it, the Baikal family of single shot rifles are built like their tanks, would the higher pressures be OK....?

one easy way to find out!

What kind of Nato ammo are we talking? I have chronied PMC "5.56" ammo and found it to be not hotter than my warm handloads. I would fire 3 or so then look for pressure signs.

I would say yes, if the 7.62x39 can be rechambered to 308 russian the action can certainty take it.

Yes

Have done this myself in my Baikal.

Might pay to look for pressure signs initially until your comfortable with the result.

Cheers
Pete

Cool.......now I just have to grow a pair.......

Originally Posted by Scouser

Cool.......now I just have to grow a pair.......

Lol

If your really concerned can I suggest the following.

Mount the rifle in a vice,

Tie a string to the trigger,

Stand about a dozen mattresses together,

Don a bomb proof suit

Hide behind the mattresses.

Pull the string.

Once the shrapnel stops flying and the smoke clears, let us know how you get on

Pictures would be good

Cheers
Pete

P.s. All bullshit aside, just proceed with caution.
As has been pointed out the same action is chambered for 223 right through to 12ga.

it will be fine........ I believe a lot of guys get all hung up on the "what ifs" with these two cartridges (well they really the same anyway) the same goes for 7.62 /.308win Ive used the milserp stuff through my zastava and put heaps of milserp through various 7.62x39mm
as said above the baikals are built like brick pooh pooh place .

No problems at all, go for it. Have seen and used a number of Baikal's, all but 1 shot excellent. And have seen 1 that some guy stuffed up his loads by quite a bit, didnt realise until he was on his way home from the range, 222 overloaded by about 15%, still shot fine, no problems with the rifle or cases, and 10 years later its still shootin' fine.

The baikals follow the same russian tradidition of "if it aint broke dont change it", no wait its "No dont change it. ".. It is exactly the same action that houses 308, 7.62x54R and 30/06 to name a few. So a 223 or 556 should be fine. Keep and eye on the cases but from what I understand the main difference is in the throat and neck of the chambers.

According to SAAMI the answer is NO.
http://www.saami.org/specifications_...mbinations.pdf

Just sell the 556 and go buy some 223...

Originally Posted by grunzter

Just sell the 556 and go buy some 223...

@grunzter its OK mate, i dont have any 5.56, just a mate asked would it be OK and i said "no, dont do it", so i thought i would ask more knowledgeable people that myself......

Originally Posted by grunzter

According to SAAMI the answer is NO.
http://www.saami.org/specifications_...mbinations.pdf

Who is that list designed for? Does anyone out there need to be told they should not use 7.62x39 in a rifle chambered in 6.5x55. Or to not use 303 British in a 7mmRemMag rifle?....If anyone needs to be told not to mix those calibres with the wrong gun they shouldn't have a license, and odds are on they probably cant read anyway....

People who think if it fits it will work.