I was able to pickup a Savage Axis xp in .223 today. I was hoping to fire my many 5.56 rounds thru this rifle until it dawned on me these two rounds are different. I don't know if it is safe to shoot my 5.56 rounds. With the wonderful knowledge base here, I was hopping to get some answers. It was to late to call the factory, west coast vs east coast to get my answer. Many of the rds. that I have reloaded for the 5.56 were done using the load data out of reloading books for the .223, so they shouldn't be a problem. Any help so I can take my new toy to the range this weekend an not wait for a call to Savage.
Ghost101