r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Oct 16 '22

Weekly Newbies & FAQ Thread - Post your questions here for PAL/RPAL application, timelines, CFSC/CFSRC, references & requirements, or general new to firearms ownership -type questions

This thread will be used for the "new"-type questions, PAL/RPAL applications, references, CFSC/CFRSC requirements, storage/transport, or other general "new-to-me" firearms ownership questions.

In response to this thread, the community was quite positive for a thread to cover these subjects.

These threads will be stickied for a week, renewing every Sunday @ about 0600 AST. Previous threads here. Take a look, your question may have been answered!

If you have any suggestions for this thread, please feel free to ask here, or send the Mods a message.

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Oct 22 '22

5.56 NATO is only a couple thousandths of an in longer than 223 Remington, it will happily accept the smaller yet close fitting cartridges.

5.56 guns are often labeled 223 to make them less scary and circumvent laws that some countries have against military cartridges.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '22

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Oct 22 '22

Tesro is definitely reputable.