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Originally Posted by rsilvers
...So in effect, the 300 AAC BLACKOUT can get 16 inch 300 Fireball performance from a 12.5 inch barrel...
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Okay. But the whole purpose for the .300 Whisper was to shoot heavy bullets at subsonic velocities. It's neat that the 300 AAC can push bullets faster. So can a .308, .30-06, etc. If I want supersonic bullets, I'll use one of those. If I'm shooting a .300 Whisper, or a 300 AAC Blackout, I'm going to tailor the load to give me between 1000 and 1050 fps, in the barrel I am using, whatever that length might be. The top-end velocities in this type of cartridge are not relevant, as long as they are above the speed of sound.
Don't get me wrong. I like what AAC has done with the new cartridge. I like that it's been submitted to SAAMI to give it the mainstream legitimacy that SSK was never able to generate for the .300W. But to tell us that it can push a bullet faster than the .300W just doesn't impress me. That's not the cartridge's reason for being.
Now if you came out and said for a given powder / bullet / velocity combo, the AAC round produces 20% less noise than the .300W when shooting suppressed, I'd be more interested.
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