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Originally Posted by rsilvers
It is called 300 BLK for short.
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Oh great, yet another name for the same cartridge! I think that I will just stick with the "300 WTF"
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Originally Posted by rsilvers
If we did, then people would shoot it in chambers marked 300-221 or 300 Fireball, and that may raise pressures. A new name was needed.
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Well most of us that were shooting the 300 WTF had managed to get it worked out before AAC came around the "set us straight". We all just went with the 221 Fireball necked up to 30 cal. This shot well in SSK barrels and in the barrels marked "300-221 or 300 Fireball".
I suspect that you are going to tell us about the "longer" throat of your chamber but by your own arguments that you have made about the 6.8 SPC vs the 6.8 SPCII chambers over on the 68 forums the longer throat only drops pressure by about 2000-4000 psi. I have shot factory 300WTF in all of my 300WTF uppers and the velocities are all within about ±30 fps of my hand loads. My load data are from the Sierra and Hornaday manuals so they are not crazy hot loads.
As far as the price of upper and ammo and ammo components going down, your argument is not very compelling. I bought my first complete 300 WTF upper for $450 in 2007 and have built and sold about 10 since then. Ultimately, the cost depends on the components that go into making the upper. A Noveske barrel alone sells for about $350-$400.
The price that you give for brass at $1 each is not correct either. I was selling brass for about .30 each and I think that Hoser was selling it for less than that.
I am kind of liking the 300WTF name more and more.
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