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300 Blackout
« on: July 24, 2011, 08:38:41 PM »
Saw a few of these rounds fired today. My friend that owns the range is starting a small reloading business and we were in the loading house and he was showing me the cases. He was telling me how quiet they were with a can at sub-sonic velocities out of a bolt-action. They were developed for the AR platform, but he was sitting around one day and had a 700 Remington and nothing to do, so he had it re-barreled for the 300 Blackout and threaded for a can. So today he made up a couple of rounds with 170gr .308 bullets and we stepped out and shook a round out and man, was this thing quiet.....I mean pellet gun quiet. Cool little round for medium-to-close work.

http://300aacblackout.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300_AAC_Blackout_%287.62%C3%9735mm%29

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Re: 300 Blackout
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2011, 09:40:33 PM »
Cool, but since it requires a special chamber I don't see it catching on.
It would be economically viable if in a standard chamber.
Otherwise it is nothing but an interesting odd ball like the tround, or Gyro jet.
As it stands when you fire a suppressed MP 5 9mm about all you hear is the bolt cycling.
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Re: 300 Blackout
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2011, 09:47:07 PM »
That is far out. Wish I had a "can".... :-\
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Re: 300 Blackout
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2011, 09:47:48 PM »
Nifty, but I think I'll wait awhile before buying one. Question, can I use my old mags as is, or do they need to be modified? If not its a plus over say the Grendel, but its still a very new round. Caveat emptor.
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Re: 300 Blackout
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2011, 09:55:53 PM »
Quote from: fightingquaker13 on July 24, 2011, 09:47:48 PM
Nifty, but I think I'll wait awhile before buying one. Question, can I use my old mags as is, or do they need to be modified? If not its a plus over say the Grendel, but its still a very new round. Caveat emptor.
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Doesn't matter, you can't use your current barrel .
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Re: 300 Blackout
« Reply #5 on: Today at 10:44:05 PM »
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Re: 300 Blackout
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2011, 10:03:22 PM »
Actually it does. If it takes a new upper, lets assume six bills or so. If it means new mags, that's another big chunk of change if you are buying say 6-10 boutique mags that you have to assume are going to cost a minimum of $30 a pop. Personally, my next AR upper is going to be an AK. That way I'll have the best of both worlds and still save money on ammo over a new upper for a boutique round like this. Just my .02.
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Re: 300 Blackout
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2011, 10:43:15 PM »
Quote from: fightingquaker13 on July 24, 2011, 10:03:22 PM
Actually it does. If it takes a new upper, lets assume six bills or so. If it means new mags, that's another big chunk of change if you are buying say 6-10 boutique mags that you have to assume are going to cost a minimum of $30 a pop. Personally, my next AR upper is going to be an AK. That way I'll have the best of both worlds and still save money on ammo over a new upper for a boutique round like this. Just my .02.
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Actually I have come to the same conclusion, basically I detest the .223, but I prefer the drop free mags. 7.62X39 upper is the best of both worlds.
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Re: 300 Blackout
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2011, 10:45:34 PM »
This seems to be a slight improvement to the .300 Whisper.
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Re: 300 Blackout
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2011, 10:54:54 PM »
Truth is it doesn't matter.
This is just another aspect of the "Gun Culture".
Some people get their pleasure from making a perfect 1000 yd shot, for others it may be engraving, stock making, combat shooting or reloading.
This guy is one of those like Ackley who gets his jollies from messing with cartridge design.
More power to him  ;D
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Re: 300 Blackout
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2011, 10:58:08 PM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on July 24, 2011, 10:43:15 PM
Actually I have come to the same conclusion, basically I detest the .223, but I prefer the drop free mags. 7.62X39 upper is the best of both worlds.
I think you misunderstood me Tom. I'm not going to buy a 7.62x39 upper, I'm going to buy an AK. It will save money and avoid problems in the long run. ARs don't run 7.62x39 well, and why have 1 gun with two uppers when you can have 2 guns for the same money?
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