Here are the replys from Mr. Wylde:
Quote:Hello to all.
Just happened by this site and saw this thread.
It is hard to imagine that a few minutes on the phone with JGS in 1984 created what is now widely known as the Wylde .223 chamber.
This chamber was designed with many uses in mind. At the time, I was heavily involved in building AR-15s. Also involved in trying to make use of the then new 5.56 NATO ammo for target shooting in Canada.
Canada in those years "issued" all ammo for target shooting and the DCRA was interested in making use of the ammo that the Canadian DND had to offer.
Also, I could see possible use of the AR-15/M-16 for Service Rifle and Match rifle competition here in the U.S. The thought was that the military would manufacture a NM round similar to 7.62 NM ammunition. That didn't happen, but the chamber seemed to work well with everything.
I guess that Keith Francis (JGS) and I got lucky on this one. I did design another .223 reamer strictly for the 52 grain BR bullets. This reamer was the .223 Lantz BR. Although this chamber is not well known, it is very good for light, or short seated, bullets in an AR or bolt rifle.
Quote:This chamber was designed in 1984. Some time before the 80 grain bullets hit the scene.
This chamber shot SS-109 (62 grain) extremely well. I used this chamber and Canadian IVI 62 grain issue ball to place in the top fifteen of the Canadian Governor General's Match
(final 50) @ 900M in 1993. The other 49 competitors were using DA 7.62 NATO. No, I wasn't brave..........I only had one rifle. Not too many of those Gov Badges here in the central Illinois cornfields!
On the other side of the coin, the chamber works well with everything from the 52 grain BR bullet to the 80 grain Sierra.
Enjoy
Quote:What in the world is a .223 Wynde?
In 1984 Keith Francis (JGS) and I designed a .223 reamer over the phone. Must have taken about fifteen minutes. That reamer became what is known today as the Wylde .223 reamer. It could be called a match reamer, as it has been used in many match rifles, but to me just another reamer.
I have read many of the opinions and quotes on the internet and enjoy it all. Some opinions and some quotes are not correct.
From my experience, an 80 grain Sierra loaded to approximately 2.475" will touch the lands in my chamber. That round loaded in the NATO chambers I've seen would touch nothing.
I think Bigwheeler crunched the numbers and got it right. Being nothing more than a mechanic, I must use experience.
I've not read all this thread, but must say that you fellows get rather spirited.
It has been a long and cold winter. Forget the arguments and start loading for your particular chambers.
If you want a good match chamber for magazine length 52-55 grain bullets get a .223 Lantz BR from JGS. Ol' Keith and I worked on that one in the 80's and it is a good one.