300 Whisper Owners... Please sound off!

[macca]

Tikka m55 action, mab 20 inch 1 in 8 twist number 3 barrel. Stock redone in mat tru oil and barrel sprayed with potbelly stove black. Very non reflective firearm.

[pighunter]

SSK les baer 300 whisper. 11in. 1 in 8 barrel with suppressor. Adjustable gas block. 3-9 leupold for daytime shooting and a aimpoint followed by a PVS-14 night monocular for night work. Various other do-dads such as lights etc. Used to shoot pigs.

Great site. I have a considerable amount of experience with subs and super sonic corbon ammo as well as 125 balistic tips and some other "fancy gimmicks". Do some reloading.

Thanks.

[Alpha-8]

Just put to-gether my first 300 whisper. Sako 75 small action, McMillan stock, 16 1/2" 1x8 twist stainless. I used a new stainless S-7 can from Finland, Its very quiet, I think the bullet hitting the butts makes more noise than the rifle firing. Would post a pic but dont know how.
I can see lots of work at the loading bench...

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[interceptor]

I cheaped out, went the easy way. Model 1 Sales 16" A3 upper w/ a 1 in 8 twist mated to a DPMS forged lower. Had it for all of about 3 days now, still need to purchase brass and a set of dies.


edit 06/23/08 reamed the chamber so it would actually chamber a round (Model 1 SUX! ), Leupold 3x9, MagPul MIAD, Hogue carbine length free float tube, low profile gas block, A2 stock, JP adj fire control, and a YHM Phantom supressor. Can't comment on accuracy today because the first trip to the range when Ii was gonna shoot for serious the barrel nut worked loose and my groups looked like buckshot. This Sunday I hope to see its true colors. Running 9.3g H110 under a Hornady 208g A-Max, should chrono at about 1040 or so, I hope. We'll see.

edit 08/23/08: the Hornady/H110 load ran it at about 970fps, initail accuracy was REAL bad, but on the third trip to the range all of the sudden it straightened up and started to run at MOA at 100 yards. Worked up another load of AA1680 and 220gn SMK's that chronos right at 1040fps, right where I want to be. Can report on accuracy of it in a later edit.

Considering (seriously) building a Rem700 in 300 Whisper, 16"-17" Hart barrel in 1:7. Will fit my YHM can on it too.

[mllm]

Originally Posted by sdteb

waiting on the suppressor to be approved...wow i cant wait..

Who do you contact to request the suppressor? I am sur ethe ATF, but anyone have the actual contact info?
I know JDJ could make one, he is typically expensive, other options?

[interceptor]

Get in touch with a dealer who may retail supressors. You make the purchase, fill out the form 4 and send it to ATF along with the $200 tax stamp fee. Once approved, typically 3 months, the form will come back to the dealer, he will contact you and you can pick up your supressor.

Or if you have a trust or LLC already you substitute that for the personal info and the wait goes down to a month or less.

This is as I understand it a the moment, I'm sure someone who knows the process in greater detail can give you better info. There are a multitude of threads available online in discussion forums such as this one. Some great links are:

http://www.quarterbore.net/forums/showthread.php?t=174

http://www.glocktalk.com/showthread....hreadid=199037

http://www.silencertests.com/legality.htm

http://www.gem-tech.com/legal.html

Copied from SoundTechSilencers: A private citizen may purchase a suppressor directly, BUT, in order to legally receive it he or she will have to work through a Class 3 dealer or Class 2 manufacturer in their state. You will transfer the suppressor to the local dealer through a form 3, approved by BATF, which takes a minimum of 30 days. Once the local dealer receives it, he may then transfer the weapon on a form 4 (which costs $200) to the individual. The dealer usually charges a minimum of $50 for the transfer, which usually takes a minimum of 90 days.

You can also look over at AR15.com and subgun.com for waaaay to much info on the subject. I'm setting up a trust as we speak to make the next transfer much smoother. My current SBR permit is taking way too long to come in.

[skarke]

I am considering purchasing a 300/221 in 1 in 8 for poking holes in paper at 100 to 200 yards at sub sonic velocities. I hear that the recoil is very moderate in an Encore, and the accuracy is outstanding. Any recommendations on where to get a barrel? How about some glass?

[snowhack]

I went cheapy too....Model 1 upper, DPMS lower. A3 FT,C.A.R. stock, flash supressor, 1-8 twist, I upgraded the grips to the Ergos, got a red dot. I asked for the gas block front site base and they sent me the four sided picatinny one.

Getting the adjustable gas tube, a good 3-9x scope and some other CDI stuff. I was told my LE status would alow me to get a supressor in NY...sounds good, but we'll see. Hillary is still here.......


Mod 1 kit w/ upgrades.........$549.00
DPMS lower w/ tax..............$135.00
Dies from Redding................$62.00
Brass, powder, bullets, etc....gun store regulars

All in all not bad. Had a good travel check from Uncle Sam...covered it all.

[Slug]

In the process of building a custom gas-piston 300 now. Will post results and picks as steps are completed. Going to be using a Magpul CTR stock and Miad grip, GG&G flip up sights, Eotech 552 with mount from GG&G.

[300-221Finn]

Greetings from Finland!

I recently finished my .300-221 AR15 build.



Test rounds were loaded to cases made from .221 Rem cases with Redding dies.

On first test bullet was molycoated 220 grs SMK on top of 12 grs N120 and CCI small rifle primers.

Accuracy was fairly good (5 shots/18mmC-C@50meters) but there was still some room for improvement as load was still supersonic.

Velocity was not measured but one can sure tell difference between super and subsonic...

Second test rounds were loaded with same components but now with 11.5 grs of N120. Average velocity was 320 m/s but this time accuracy was not tested.

On next test I'll drop powder charge maybe 0.1-0.2 grains to get some safety margin to keep velocities well in subsonic territory.

Other possible step in load development is to use N110 powder but I'm not sure if it's necessary.

Barrel is custom made by Finnish gunsmith from Lothar-Walther .30-8" stainless blank. Reamer came from PTG.

Gas system is is pistol length and barrel length is 420mm to keep gun within rifle dimensions according to local legislation.

Silencer in picture above is BR-reflex suppressor.

This forum has been very useful during my build project so I thought it's time to share the outcome of my project with you.