![]() Another must for a lightweight rifle is the Scalarworks On Point Sights. These products are among the very best lightweight designs made in today’s market in my opinion. For this reason, I utilized the products of some of the same companies that recently appeared in my AR pistol build, such as the simply wonderful V7 Lithium receiver set, Midwest Industries rail, and Faxon lightweight bolt carrier group. 300 BLK is best in a light gun because of how minimal the recoil is to begin with. The orange stocked gun is the custom ‘Bakelite’ rifle, the black one is the old original build. Don’t worry, I will be looking at the advances in subsonic bullets soon, but we have to get through the supersonic deal first. 300 BLK is loaded to perform in its supersonic form. I decided to do a 16” because it is a standard length for most people and there is tons of performance that can be tapped from it when the. 300 BLK was designed around short barrels, but is not limited to them. Why a 16” and not a shorter one? Well, this is where we get into the idea that the. The core of this gun is a Faxon 16” barrel. I have previous experience with most of these companies and have come to trust the quality and reliability of their products. It’s not a game of speed, but rather a challenge to exceed the limits over and over again.įor my testing factory ammo in this article, handloads soon to follow, I assembled a rifle that, I believe, contains some of the best parts for this caliber available today. 300 BLK are what make the end users so creative. ![]() If you can make a bullet perform at 2290fps and deliver expansion and lethality, the technology can be translated to other calibers and designs. 30’s makes it necessary to garner the desired result with less out the gate. The ballistic snobs among you may turn your noses at this, but understand that this is an incredible achievement. The testing I did from a 16” barrel showed me that the bullet flew at an average of 2290fps. ![]() 308” diameter bullets has had an impact on our ideas of effectiveness and what it means to have a cartridge perform in our day.Īs a baseline standard, Sig Sauer makes a solid copper 120gr hunting round loaded to 2250fps. Just like the popularity and resulting advances of. The most interesting thing that I think is coming of out of the popularity of the cartridge is the development in. How about a cartridge that you can load for anything from black bear and boars to coyote and deer that can do all of them just by switching out a magazine with your given choice in ammo?. Want a 78gr bullet that flies at 2800-2900fps from a 16” barrel while being match-accurate at 500 yards? Lehigh Defense makes that and it’s available off the shelf and I tested it in this series. Sig Sauer recently announced a gun, the Rattler, hailed as the world’s smallest rifle. 300 Blackout has seen a reason get off the train and, as a result, incredible innovation is being made in the world of the cartridge. Nobody that I know that made the switch to. Half the guys I know that swore by a 6.5 now shoot 6mm and only a year or two has passed. Some, like the 6.5 Creedmoor, have enjoyed a following among long-range shooters and hunters, but as is the nature of fad cartridges, it is already being dethroned by other boutique rounds like 6mm Creedmoor. There isn’t a more popular new caliber than this in our day. Literally dozens of manufacturers produce rifles in the caliber and many more make everything from ammo to dedicated magazines. As a result, it has enjoyed a massive bloom of products and support. It is a round that people want despite the attitude of the ballistics-obsessed. 300 Blackout is a round that lacks in several areas by direct comparison, but will outlive the others simply because it makes the most sense to the consumer at large. The simple reason these other rounds haven’t achieved as much popularity is because there is a lack of understanding on behalf of those who developed them in relation to the consumers that will end up buying them.
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