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300 blackout............good, bad or indifferent??
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<blockquote data-quote="Owlcreekok" data-source="post: 2896565" data-attributes="member: 30378"><p>In the 80's we putzed around with 7.62 x 39 and .30 carbine, seeing (or should I say "listening") how quiet we could get and still have a round that would "do something" downrange. Had a lot of fun, but never found the sweet spot. Admittedly, we were biased. [When I say, "we", I mean some number of backyard gunsmiths / wildcatters.] What began in bolt guns, wound up in things like Ruger Mini Thirtys, the odd "AK" (AKM to be more proper-like). It is warming to see the "advent" of the .30 cal pill on a molested .223 case. "We", at least MY group of Shotgun News Shoppers, never thought of THAT case ! lol</p><p></p><p>I am more of a "performance" kinda shooter. I am underwhelmed by a "rifle cartridge" at subsonic velocities for the sake of lowering the report. A buddy and I have goofed around in some remote areas, shooting suppressed firearms with standard ammo. You can hear the 'crack' but you cannot definitively pinpoint the direction from whence it came. Not without a handful of shots to "triangulate". The gent(s) that offer the 6.8 SPC as a utilitarian alternative have my vote. I built a 6.8 AR with a cheapo Numrich Arms .277 blank. The thing is powerful hog and whitetail medicine. About seven years ago, an acquaintance shot a medium sized cow Elk in Southern Colorado with his 6.8. She was DRT at just under 250 yards. I would not advocate that one make a habit of using a 6.8 SPC on that sized game, but I would call it a "plus" to know the little engine COULD. The mag and bolt difference is a plus to me. Keeps things ordered and properly dedicated. My wife says I am some kind of retentive something due to that penchant. heh</p><p></p><p>My $0.02</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Owlcreekok, post: 2896565, member: 30378"] In the 80's we putzed around with 7.62 x 39 and .30 carbine, seeing (or should I say "listening") how quiet we could get and still have a round that would "do something" downrange. Had a lot of fun, but never found the sweet spot. Admittedly, we were biased. [When I say, "we", I mean some number of backyard gunsmiths / wildcatters.] What began in bolt guns, wound up in things like Ruger Mini Thirtys, the odd "AK" (AKM to be more proper-like). It is warming to see the "advent" of the .30 cal pill on a molested .223 case. "We", at least MY group of Shotgun News Shoppers, never thought of THAT case ! lol I am more of a "performance" kinda shooter. I am underwhelmed by a "rifle cartridge" at subsonic velocities for the sake of lowering the report. A buddy and I have goofed around in some remote areas, shooting suppressed firearms with standard ammo. You can hear the 'crack' but you cannot definitively pinpoint the direction from whence it came. Not without a handful of shots to "triangulate". The gent(s) that offer the 6.8 SPC as a utilitarian alternative have my vote. I built a 6.8 AR with a cheapo Numrich Arms .277 blank. The thing is powerful hog and whitetail medicine. About seven years ago, an acquaintance shot a medium sized cow Elk in Southern Colorado with his 6.8. She was DRT at just under 250 yards. I would not advocate that one make a habit of using a 6.8 SPC on that sized game, but I would call it a "plus" to know the little engine COULD. The mag and bolt difference is a plus to me. Keeps things ordered and properly dedicated. My wife says I am some kind of retentive something due to that penchant. heh My $0.02 [/QUOTE]
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