200 Gr. Reed's Ammo going supersonic

[Garrett]

I bought some loaded .300 Whisper from Reed's Ammo a while back and just got the chance to try it out. This was the 200 gr. SMK loading that is advertised as being subsonic.

When I shot it over my chrono, I got an average velocity of 1166 fps. Definitely not subsonic. I was shooting through my 10" Contender. It was around 36 degrees f. outside.

I may have to try some of their 220 gr. loads to see if they do any better.

On the up-side, I'm very happy with the accuracy of this load. All hits were touching at 50 yds. That's much better than the 220 gr. RN handloads I was shooting.