300 Aac Blackout (300blk)

[robrob]

Certain customers

I think that's code for guys that are required to use crimped primers and slink around in the dark shooting bad guys with suppressed subsonic projectiles

[buffetdestroyer]

Originally Posted by TCCrewchief76

and most likely pay to the tune of $25 a box for what you could load for a mere fraction of that...

And the Corbon is currently $45/box and almost impossible to find.

I think this does nothing but help us out from a factory available ammo standpoint. Plus with the SAAMI specs being standardized, there will hopefully be more helpful reloading information from the major players. The Sierra Manual gets me in the ballpark, but my 10.5" AR barrel is significantly faster than the Thompson barrel they use... and I'm shooting semi-auto!

I do reload, but the wider acceptance increases the likelihood of new (cheaper) bullets being developed for this cartridge! Right now, if you want expanding subs, you have to pay over a buck each and then reload them yourself. it would be nice to have a factory option in the same price range.

Plus if by some longshot miracle, they get widespread military acceptance of this cartridge, then ammo will become very inexpensive!
________
Xv1600A

[sha-ul]

Originally Posted by rsilvers

By nature of wildcats, anyone who posts in this forum has already resigned themselves to having to reload - but there are tons of people who will now have access to a 300 Fireball-like cartridge. 85% of shooters don't reload at all. And LE/Military cannot load their own ammo.

Mr Silvers, I just ordered& received a barrel chambered for 300-221 from Shilen, any guesses on if this will be compatible with the 300blk ammo?

I was told by Shilen this was to be a no turn chamber

[rsilvers]

We did not try to make it incompatible with any 300-221 reamers but since 300-221 is a wildcat and they are not under an obligation to match any specific specs, I can't say with certainty. PTG archived their 300-221 reamers and only lists 300 AAC BLACKOUT reamers now.

[buffetdestroyer]

Rsilvers, out of curiosity how does your TiRant 9mm can meter on the 300 AAC Blackout with subs?
________
Ecigarettes

[rsilvers]

I forget exactly, but the 762-SDN-6 was a bunch quieter and also the TiRant got hot very quickly with the 9 inch barrel and full power ammo and I was concerned. It may be much better with a 16 inch barrel and subsonic only and very fast powder, but I don't want to shoot dedicated subsonic. I gave up on the pistol can right away, after shooting it once.

[TheAlmightyBob]

I find it very interesting that this 300blk came out after someone told me I was lying when I said I could do 1/2" or better at 100 yards with subsonic 220gr sierra out of a short barrel Noveske. Anyone care to guess who it was or what board it was on?

[rsilvers]

Just post five 5 shot consecutive groups shot at 100 yards scanned on a flat bed scanner and if I was wrong I will apologize.

[LouBoyd]

Personally I'm much more interested in a 300 subsonic which can consistently shoot 1 MOA groups at 400 yards than a 300 subsonic which can consistently shoot 1/2 MOA at 100 yards. Vertical stringing increases with the square of the time of flight which is always more than the square of the distance. Wind deflection is also more than linear with distance.

What group size is acceptable at the target for the type of shooting and distance you use your 300(subsonic) for? No 300 subsonic I'm aware of is is likely to win benchrest matches.

[rsilvers]

Personally I am interested in not getting bullets stuck in the barrel because someone decided that if they use a 0.3085 freebore they could gain accuracy. I did get a hard to close action and then a stuck bullet on extraction in company's 300 Fireball barrel. I will cast the chamber, and I bet you anything they 'tried to make it accurate' with a tight throat. I am only interested in accuracy claims for non BS chambers. Reliability first.