What is the deal with 300 Blackout Price & Scarcity?

[retrieverman]

I’ve got a few hundred rounds of 150 gr Fiocchi 300BO ammo and 180 rounds of Gemtech subsonic ammo that may be available for sale, and I also have quite a bit of brass that I got when I bought a reloading set up a while back.

 

[Shinneryfarmer]

Bro, you are telling me, I just got a 300blkout upper as a potential suppressor host. I just bit the bullet and got set up to reload it, even then it’s still pricey. I had no idea.

If you shoot 5.56/.223 save all the brass with damaged necks or get with a range and buy the damaged brass by the pound. There will be alot unusable but sell it for scrap. I did this with range brass I was picking up. When I built a 300BLK spent a afternoon cutting, resizing and trimming. Made about 500 usable brass that afternoon all from brass I would have discarded.

 

[Cavedweller]

I’ve got a few hundred rounds of 150 gr Fiocchi 300BO ammo and 180 rounds of Gemtech subsonic ammo that may be available for sale, and I also have quite a bit of brass that I got when I bought a reloading set up a while back.

Dibs on the subs!

 

[rswink]

Next build will be a 350 Legend. Academy always has it in stock.


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So does Walmart

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[Cavedweller]

I’ve seen a lot of 450 Bushmaster on shelves, at Bass Pro and Atwoods.

 

[MR.T.]

204 Ruger brass also.
& 223 blanks can be turned into 300BO brass.

 

[mouthpiece]

Cut and form the brass needed for 300 blackout from .223 / 5.56. It’s fairly simple to do. The price for brass then goes way down.

Even if you have/get free brass
$60-$70/k primers IF YOU CAN FIND THEM
$215/k 125gn fmj Hornady bullet
$70 for 2 1/4lb Win296 powder to load 1k if you want heavier or better bullets you're talking $300-$350/k
You're at $35-$40/100 right of the bat with todays prices

Doesn't count press, dies, time...

 

[OKCHunter]

Even if you have/get free brass
$60-$70/k primers IF YOU CAN FIND THEM
$215/k 125gn fmj Hornady bullet
$70 for 2 1/4lb Win296 powder to load 1k if you want heavier or better bullets you're talking $300-$350/k
You're at $35-$40/100 right of the bat

Doesn't count press, dies, time...

Yep - just making a point of saving where you can. Last year was the time to buy reloading components or factory ammunition.

 

[Duncandl]

Does anyone think we all jumped on the .300 blackout wagon too soon? I think more than 51% of my stockpile is .300 BO but I may regret only buying barrels for that specific round.

Hmm...?

 

[zghorner]

Does anyone think we all jumped on the .300 blackout wagon too soon? I think more than 51% of my stockpile is .300 BO but I may regret only buying barrels for that specific round.

Hmm...?

I thought it was the most popular cartridge for the AR platform after 223/556...maybe im wrong though. Really versatile round, easy to convert the gun to, etc...

I just sold my upper to a buddy today, also sold my 6.5 grendel upper today to a forum member. Feels good clearing 2 calibers off my shelves. If I had suppressors i would probably have kept it, but i dont so peace out.