suchesbowhunter
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My son and I have both killed deer with my blackout this year. His at around 60yds mine at around 80. Mine never took another step, his ran 50yds.
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.300 AAC Blackout for Deer Hunting?
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devin25gun
Senior Member
Correct no use of the subsonic loads in the blackout as they are only supposed to be used suppressed and transfer all energy or tumble on impact at the lower velocities. Once supersonice like the 110 or 115 they are more on par with the 30-30 good to about 150 yards . Personally 100 yards or less is all I would try for with a well placed shot.
mhammock
Senior Member
I have one that I am deer hunting with this year. I am using 125 accu-tips...shot a nice Size buck opening weekend 80 yards dropped him in his tracks, also shot a nice hog back in july with 125's he dropped in his tracks also. I think the 300 is fine for deer as long as you know the limitations of the round your using. I personally wouldnt hunt with 220 grain they were designed for subsonic applications.
flopper
Senior Member
Love when somebody dogs on a cartridge... its ballistics are very similar to 7.62x39 and 30-30 win. Both have taken thousands of deer.. Shot placement, Shot placement, Shot placement....
Lose the subs... BTW
Lose the subs... BTW
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savage11006
Senior Member
Thats what I was thinking.
throwdown
Senior Member
I would like to know, "who dogged on the round"? I've seen nothing but information passed in this thread, not crap talk. And you need to look at the ballistics of the 300, it is nowhere near similar to a 30-30, or a 7.62X39. Was this round built with hunting in mind? NO. It was designed to be ran sub-sonic for entry teams. Does that mean that it will not kill a deer? Of course it doesn't, but it was not it's intended purpose.
Actually it has 16.7% more energy than 7.62x39mm at 300 meters. There is no 7.62x39mm ammunition which has more energy than 300 AAC Blackout past about 120 yards.
http://www.300aacblackout.com/resources/300-BLK.pdf
http://www.300aacblackout.com/resources/300-BLK.pdf
swalker1517
Senior Member
This bullet is nowhere near a 308. It's smaller than a 7.62 x 39. It does have killing power, however I wouldn't put the bullet through any heavy bone. It's always bout shot placement. But just because a 22lr will kill a deer with a well placed shot doesn't make it an ideal deer caliber. I wouldn't take it just because of lack of power past 50 or so yards.
throwdown
Senior Member
It carries more energy than a lot of rounds at those ranges, but again was not designed as a penetration round. The round was designed to deplete it's energy very fast upon entering soft tissue.
Wiskey_33
Senior Member
Too bad the shooter from above wasn't using those rounds.
The 110 grain bullet pictured penetrated 24 inches of 10% ballistic gel at 300 yards from a 16 inch barrel and 20 inches at 300 yards from a 9 inch barrel - all while expanded to at least 50 caliber.
At 300 yards it expands to more than 50 caliber and penetrates 20 inches of gel, even from a 9 inch barrel. That is plenty capable of making a 50 caliber hole all of the way through at deer at 300 yards.
In fact, it has the same amount of energy at 300 yards as a 357 Magnum at the muzzle.
gunslinger07
Senior Member
http://www.southwestammunition.com/product_p/300blk110.htm
Try these. I believe they are the same as the one pictured above. When my paperwork is processed I'll be taking my 300 into the woods most definetly, but I'll use supersonic rounds.
Try these. I believe they are the same as the one pictured above. When my paperwork is processed I'll be taking my 300 into the woods most definetly, but I'll use supersonic rounds.
throwdown
Senior Member
I'm running a black rain upper with a rock 9" 5R barrel. You would need 100 mils of travel to shoot at 300 yards! Don't get me wrong, I love my 300. She is quietttttttttttt with my can, and a blast to shoot.
swalker1517
Senior Member
I would really have to see those test. I'm not knocking this round just saying I'm not taking it in the woods. At 300 yards a 30-30 has roughly 650ft/lbs of energy. This round is supposedly comparable with a 30-30, is 650 ft/lbs enough to take down a deer? Maybe, maybe not. A 30-30 has about the same fps at the muzzle but over 600ft/lbs more than the 300ACC at the muzzle. I believe the standard is 1000ft/lbs to kill a deer efficiently, that would limit your range to about 25yards or so with this round. But to each his own, but not for this guy
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flopper
Senior Member
Thats dogging a cartridge... subs were bad choice obviously.....
HuntinJakes
Banned
Sure, with subsonics and a 9" barrel.
Not with 110gr. Vmax
http://www.right2bearammo.com/shop/catalog/pdf/49.pdf
