Best/Favorite Hunting Load for 300BLK?
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I’d have to go did through my ammo to see what brand. But it is the cheap plinking crap.[/QUOTE]
I suspect that it is flat based bullets instead of boat tails. Some barrels. especially milsurps shoot those better. I would pull 1 round apart to see, then use a similar profile bullet. Note if the powder is stick or ball, and use a similar powder. Also if you have a chronograph, matching velocities may help.
I suspect that it is flat based bullets instead of boat tails. Some barrels. especially milsurps shoot those better. I would pull 1 round apart to see, then use a similar profile bullet. Note if the powder is stick or ball, and use a similar powder. Also if you have a chronograph, matching velocities may help.
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Apprentice to master AR builder Greg Vess
You gotta admit, he was way ahead of the game on that one.
Look what the military is doing now.
I suspect that it is flat based bullets instead of boat tails. Some barrels. especially milsurps shoot those better. I would pull 1 round apart to see, then use a similar profile bullet. Note if the powder is stick or ball, and use a similar powder. Also if you have a chronograph, matching velocities may help.[/QUOTE]
Good info, and I do have a chrono. H110 was supposed to be the go to powder for 300BLK, but I had no luck with it and switched to an IMR powder. Without going to my cave, I can’t tell you which. Using a trickier and a really expensive jeweler scale, I’m my charges to within 1/100 of a gn.
I do have some Barnes 110 gn projectiles, but I’ve not tried to work up a load. Like I said, it’s been extremely frustrating. I’m ready to give up.
I’m going to try the Gorilla Silverback 205 grain this year. Still subsonic, but they are supposed to expand HELLA good. Not cheap at close to $2 a pop (not crazy expensive compared to 300 ultra mags the Fudds use), but they should offer a clean ethical kill, while still being quiet. @Laufen @Cudruln
https://www.gorillaammo.com/product...blk-205gr-self-defense-20-round-box-subsonic/
https://www.gorillaammo.com/product...blk-205gr-self-defense-20-round-box-subsonic/
If those work like the advertising suggests, and the penetration is adequate, I would buy those myself. Compared to time/money invested in a hunt, ammunition cost is insignificant, even at $10 per round. In for some deer autopsy pictures.
I ordered some Underwood 115gr Controlled Chaos. Those should smack the piss out of them.
Or that. I can't decide which non .556 ar to build. It is between 6.5 Grendal and 300 blackout.
I have a Grendel in the works too.
I was amazed that the .223 55 grain would stay on target at 600 meters from slung prone last summer if you called the wind. I think that the grendal would help buck the wind if it is a dual purpose gun. That is where the 300 is falling short for me.
Let me know how those do. I watched a couple ballistic gel tests and wasn't impressed.
Will do. I'm only going to try at close range 50 yards max. If all looks good... I will take longer shots.