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Posted: 7/5/2009 6:22:52 AM EDT

Hey Im sorry if this is such a noobish question, on thursday I recently got a bushmaster ar15 and I havent shot it yet but i was wondering what ammo i can shoot out of it??? My receiver says .223 and 5.56 but the barrel says 5.56 its a bushmaster xm15 e2s can I shoot both kinds of ammo out of it??? Sorry im very new to ar15's and i dont want to mess up my rifle

I also am wondering if hoppes will destroy my gun if i clean it with that?

Posted: 7/5/2009 6:31:37 AM EDT

[#1]

YEP you can shoot 5.56 and .223 withour any problems...

Posted: 7/5/2009 6:31:54 AM EDT

[#2]

Barrel marking will tell you the actual chambering. If the barrel is marked 5.56, you can shoot 5.56 or .223.

Posted: 7/5/2009 6:32:24 AM EDT

[#3]

ok great! i was starting to think all the .223 ammo i paid for was useless!!

Posted: 7/5/2009 6:38:58 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
ok great! i was starting to think all the .223 ammo i paid for was useless!!

5.56 chamber + 5.56 ammo =

.223 chamber + .223 ammo =

5.56 chamber + .223 ammo =

.223 chamber + 5.56 ammo =

Posted: 7/5/2009 6:39:02 AM EDT

[#5]

oops

Posted: 7/5/2009 6:43:00 AM EDT

[#6]

barrel says B MP 5.56 nato 1/9 so i assume .223 is fine for my gun right?

Posted: 7/5/2009 6:46:00 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
barrel says B MP 5.56 nato 1/9 so i assume .223 is fine for my gun right?

Yes.

And Hoppes should be fine. I've been using it in my AR since I got it and haven't had any issues. I'd used CLP, but its not readily available short of ordering it so Hoppes #9 for now.

Posted: 7/5/2009 6:46:52 AM EDT

[#8]

alright cool!! looks like im going shootin tomorrow if the rain stops

Posted: 7/5/2009 6:58:28 AM EDT

[#9]

I have pretty much the same AR (not sure if your barrel is a HBAR or not like mine), and mine eats whatever I put in it:

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