List of AR platform cartridges
The AR platform has become widely popular for various applications, including simple fun, target shooting, hunting, and much more. The names "AR-10" and "AR-15" are actually trademarks of ArmaLite and Colt respectively, but the terms have become essentially ubiquitous in describing any rifle that is based on those platforms. The AR-15 rifle usually comes chambered for either the .223 Remington, or the military's higher-pressure 5.56x45mm NATO, which can safely fire the .223 Remington, while the reverse is highly advised against for safety reasons, due to the possibility of damaging the rifle, or even possible catastrophic failure that will result in injury for the shooter. The AR-15 and AR-10 can also be converted to many other calibers as well, and here we will attempt to create and maintain a definitive list of them all, if possible.
AR-15 Cartridges
Rimfire Cartridges
- .17 HMR
- .17 Mach 2
- .17 Winchester Super Magnum
- .22 Long Rifle - Various dedicated upper receivers, as well as easy to use conversion kits from companies such as CMMG.
- .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire
Centerfire Cartridges (Imperial)
.17 Mach IV .17 Remington Fireball .17 Remington .17-223 .20 Practical .20 GPC (wildcat) .22 GPC (wildcat) .22 Grendel (wildcat) aka .224 Grendel .22 Nosler .22 PPC .204 Ruger .222 Remington .223 Remington - Original AR-15 cartridge: .223 cartridges may function in a 5.56×45mm rifle, however 5.56×45mm cartridges may produce excessive pressure in a .223 Rem rifle. On the other hand, a .223 Wylde chamber is used on .223 Remington rifle barrels to allow them to safely fire either. .223 Remington or 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition. .223 Winchester Super Short Magnum .224 Kritzeck (wildcat of a .223 Remington with shortened neck) .224 Valkyrie .24 GPC .243 LBC .243 Winchester Super Short Magnum .25 Winchester Super Short Magnum .25-45 Sharps .257 Ocelot (wildcat) .25 GPC (wildcat) .26 GPC (wildcat) .27 GPC (wildcat) .277 Wolverine (semi-wildcat) .277 MSR (Dasher Wildcat) .28 GPC (wildcat) .30 American .30 Carbine .30 GPC (wildcat) .30 Remington AR .30 Sabertooth (wildcat) .300 OSSM .300 AAC Blackout (7.62×35mm) .300 Whisper .300 HAM'R - Wilson Combat .338 SOCOM (wildcat) .338 Spectre (wildcat) .350 Legend .357 Automag (wildcat) .358 SOCOM (wildcat) .358 Yeti (wildcat) .375 Stalker (wildcat) .375 SOCOM .400 AR (wildcat) .40 S&W .44 Automag (wildcat) .44 Remington Magnum (wildcat) .44 SOCOM (wildcat) .440 Corbon Magnum (wildcat) .45 ACP .450 Bushmaster .458 HAM'R .458 SOCOM .475 SOCOM (wildcat) .499 LWRC .50 Action Express .50 Beowulf .50 SOCOM (wildcat)
