Yep, I was dead right. They just mimicked the 7.62x39 ballistics in a shorter case. 7.62x35. whoopee. Same ballistics as a .30-30.
Who needs .300 Blackout for hogs. Grab dads old .30-30 levergun and go to town. Better yet for hogging, grab his .35 remington.
I’m not knocking this new round. The manufactures have to keep re-inventing the wheel to keep profits up. And it gives AR platform shooters a .30 car option. I have to admit, if I could own an AR here in California, I would far rather have one in this .30 Blackout than .223.
The problem is that .556 surplus used to be dirt cheap. The .300 Blackout sounds hella expensive. What is the point?
The big advantage of the .300 AAC is that it has the twist to accurately shoot 220 grain, ballisticly efficient subsonic projectiles. With a suppressor, you have excellent capabilities to 200 yards, virtually silent, that uses standard AR-15 magazines.
There is no other .30 caliber with a standard twist fast enough to stabilize heavy for caliber rounds.
.300BLK is a formalized version of .300 Whisper. The point is use with a silencer, sub- and super-sonic velocities, in an AR15 platform with minimal changes. Some shooters consider silencer use an imperative, and this caliber optimizes ammunition within that constraint.
If you’re not planning on using a silencer, this round isn’t for you.