[Eska]

I keep seeing it mentioned, but never checked one out. We have a bunch or Ar’s; hunt caribou with them off snowmachines; 2 point team slings make it nice; why I now hunt with ar’s. I have a 6.8 & 338 fed and several 556’s. After seeing the 300 saum & wsm; I’m lookin. What’s the 300 AAC Blackout leaving the barrel at? My 30-378 with 168 grain & 107 grains RL-22 is around 3700.

[smokingfrog]

300 Blackout comes in subsonic and high power ammo. Great for hogs and deer, but probably not what you'd want to use on caribou. Works great for short barrel and suppressed guns.

.300 AAC Blackout FAQs

Barrel	Cartridge	Velocity	Energy
9 in (230 mm) barrel	300 AAC Blackout, 115 gr UMC	2,120 ft/s (650 m/s)	1,136 ft·lbf (1,540 J)
16 in (410 mm) barrel	300 AAC Blackout, 115 gr UMC	2,295 ft/s (700 m/s)	1,344 ft·lbf (1,822 J)
9 in (230 mm) barrel	300 AAC Blackout, 125 gr OTM	2,030 ft/s (620 m/s)	1,143 ft·lbf (1,550 J)
16 in (410 mm) barrel	300 AAC Blackout, 125 gr OTM	2,215 ft/s (675 m/s)	1,360 ft·lbf (1,840 J)
The 220 gr. subsonic round has a velocity of around 1,100 fps or less.