DPMS .223 Rifles
DPMS firearms was founded over 20 years ago by President Randy Luth. DPMS firearms started out as a consulting company, after 4 years, Luth began to focus on the sale of AR-15 and AR-15 parts.
Today, DPMS firearms, located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, is a leading producer of AR-style rifles, components and accessories. DPMS firearms are used worldwide by law enforcement agencies, military personnel, US. Border Patrol officers, security agencies in Iraq, the Jordanian Army, Civilians, and American’s top competitive shooters and hunters.
The .223 Remington is a sporting cartridge loaded with a .224 Inch diameter, jacketed bullet. The .223 weighs between 40 to 90 grains, the most common being 55 grains. It was developed as an enlarged, higher velocity version of the .222 Remington, introduced in 1950 as a varmint cartridge. .223 Remington ammunition is among the least expensive centerfire calibers, often used by target shooters, particularly in the high power rifle.
The .223 Remington is most common in two types of rifles…
- Varmint Rifles, bolt action, with a 1 in 12 rifling twist.
- Semi-Automatic, such as the AR-15, with a 1 in 9 rifling twist.
DPMS .223 Remington Products
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Arctic Panther
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Panther Bull 20 |
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Panther Bull 24 Special
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Panther Bull Sweet 16
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Panther DCM
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Panther Race Gun
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Panthera Pardus |
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| Parent case |
.222 Remington Magnum |
| Case type |
Rimless, bottleneck |
| Bullet diameter |
.224 in (5.7 mm) |
| Neck diameter |
.253 in (6.4 mm) |
| Shoulder diameter |
.354 in (9.0 mm) |
| Base diameter |
.376 in (9.6 mm) |
| Rim diameter |
.378 in (9.6 mm) |
| Rim thickness |
.045 in (1.1 mm) |
| Case length |
1.76 in (45 mm) |
| Overall length |
2.26 in (57 mm) |
| Rifling twist |
1/12" (typical) |
| Primer type |
Small rifle |
| Bullet weight/type |
Velocity |
Energy |
| 36 gr (2.3 g) JHP |
3,750 ft/s (1,140 m/s) |
1,124 ft•lbf(1,524 J) |
| 55 gr (3.6 g) Nosler ballistic tip |
3,240 ft/s (990 m/s) |
1,282 ft•lbf(1,738 J) |
| 60 gr (3.9 g) Nosler partition |
3,160 ft/s (960 m/s) |
1,330 ft•lbf (1,800 J) |
| 69 gr (4.5 g) BTHP |
2,950 ft/s (900 m/s) |
1,333 ft•lbf (1,807 J) |
| 77 gr (5.0 g) BTHP |
2,750 ft/s (840 m/s) |
1,293 ft•lbf (1,753 J) |
Test barrel length: 24 in.
Source: Federal Cartridge
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