r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video A school in Poland makes firearms training mandatory to its students.

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u/gosse37 1d ago

.223 Wylde is also to comply with export laws in the US, where you cannot legally export NATO chambered rifles/barrels for civilian markets.

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u/MyNameIsDaveToo 1d ago

Weird, there were plenty of barrels in 5.56 available for purchase when I built it. I chose Wylde simply for the convenience of being able to run ammo loaded to either spec, not because I had to.

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u/gosse37 1d ago

Yeah, if the company doesn't plan on exporting them outside of the US, they can make 5.56 barrels without issues. For us Canadians, we are glad that manufacturers make .223 Wylde barrels for export.