Am I wrong? Am I the Dummest?
- Thread starter Laufen
- Start date
I like variety. I shot some 70gr Barnes TX bullets outta the 5.56......they were ok, but I really like the idea of more frontal area when hunting. It's not a high volume gun. I have 500ish assorted rounds for it, and that'll keep me in business for a while.
I just don't see the hype on 300 blk out. 5.56/223 and 7.62x39 is plenty for hogs in GA. If i get into deer hunting maybe I'll do a 6.8 pistol with brace.
I personally like the 5.56 round, and would have no problem shooting hogs with a 69 grain HP bullet going around 3000 FPS. With a 10.5" bbl, shooting a 115 grain bullet, around 2100 FPS, I think your giving up a lot of velocity pushing a projectile w/ the same grain weight as a 9mm bullet to kill a pig. I want my bullet going fast possible when it hits. Just my 2 cents.
Yeah, I agree. I'm taking the 5.56 and the 300. I'll be using Hornady Superformance 55gr GMX's in the 5.56---They've done really well on hogs in the past.
It’s not that 556 or 762 x 39 isn’t enough, is just some variety. All you whippersnappers need is a 3030 LOL. That’s boring as fuck.
Last edited:
Can your AR cycle a full mag of rusted Tula with the receiver packed full of ham sandwiches?
30 30 lever action lol
Just fucking with you, I'm too young to be called a whippersnapper unless you put young in front of it
H
Hoss
Guest
I'm in a definite 336 phase right now. Every pawn shop I pass I go in and look for old 336's, Glenfield 36's and Otasco's.
6.5 is fine too but I think most of the hoopla of that round versus 6.8 was the fact that - for a while - all you saw was 18”+ barrels for the 6.5 round (which improves the ballistics in comparison to the more common 16” 6.8 barrels). I actually think I’d go 224 Valkyrie and 6.8 (they use the same wonky mags and bcg) vs 6.5 because the 224 appears to outperform 6.5 at longer distances. But you could go 6.5 and x39 to save on equipment , I guess, since those two use the same mags and bolts.
AR Performance states on the website that 6.8 outperforms the 6.5 in shorter distance (under 200 yards?) shooting though I don’t think it matters that much.
In the 6.8 vs 300 discussion, all I will say is that the deer seem to run a bit more after being shot with 300 in my personal experience. I like the speed and ballistics of 6.5/6.8 a lot more than the 300. But like I said earlier, 300 will get the job done. I would feel much more comfortable shooting a deer at 300 yards with 6.8, 6.5, or 224 vs. 300 or x39.
Also who here is being cost conscious now that they have that nightforce money?
Not to discredit all the time and effort you put into this statement. But the deer I shot with the 300 blk didn't flinch, it only flopped.
All my shots are behind the shoulder, lower third heart / lung.
Head / neck shots may have different results.