Guardian, thank you and happy new year. I have the carbine in 7.62 and it works great, but I've only ever shot steel case through it and it's very accurate with that. I just ordered a RCBS kit and was going to start reloading 223 and I was considering buying the carbine in 223 as well. Most people who buy the carbine usually go for the 7.62 version so there's not much info on the carbines performance in 223 that I have found. Once I get some time under my belt reloading 223 I'm going to try 7.62, I have 100 brass cases put away in the caliber. I enjoy shooting 223 as it's very low recoil and a very accurate round for my use. Thank you for your reply and info.