Opinion on Ruger .300 Blackout?

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Its a round designed to be suppressed, so I'm not sure I would own one with a 16" barrel, just get an SBR and can it.

Seems that half the owners love the cartridge, half the owners were not impressed and moved on. As RATW mentioned, the round is designed to be suppressed. AAC introduced the .300BO in 2009 as a military round for the M4 and used for close quarter combat. The BO is a copy of the 300 Whisper (.30/221) designed by JD Jones in the early 90's. JD designed the "Whisper" family of cartridges to be shot in T/C Contender single-shot pistols and be super quiet. People who hunt with Contenders usually limit their shots to < 100 yds.

300BO load data suggests 200-220 gr bullets fired at roughly 1100 fps to achieve the "Hollywood quiet" sound level. Bullet trajectory is similar to a .45-70 lobbing bullets (see chart below). If you don't know the exact yardage of the intended target, you can easily shoot over or under the animal. With a 100 yd zero, the subsonic bullet travels +4" high at 50 yds, and -12" low at 150 yds. Bullet placement is EVERYTHING when shooting deer, pigs, varmints, etc .... I've heard quite a few real-world stories of people shooting hogs and the animal running off due to bad shot placement and limited penetration or no exit wound. One friend of mine loves the round; however, he only hand loads the 110 and 125 gr. bullets since it's flatter shooting and has less room for operator error.

My advice, buy one and shoot it. See if you like it. It's definitely a fun round to shoot, although not the best design for hunting due to it's limitations. It will be nowhere in the same stratosphere as your 30-06. With the BO, you are more probably than not to be looking for wounded animals and searching blood trails. Definitely a fun round to shoot, but IMO the honeymoon phase wears off soon since it has limited effectiveness as a true hunting round

I bought one to shoot suppressed and it’s quiet with sub’s but not very quiet with regular ammo.

It’s fun as hell to shoot but at $30 per box for subs takes the fun out of it quickly.

the maker t Rex 200 gr bullet does amazing things on game up close. Shoulder shots anchor full size pigs.

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With a 100 yd zero, the subsonic bullet travels +4" high at 50 yds, and -12" low at 150 yds.

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Meant to be a CCQ round.

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Bullet trajectory is similar to a .45-70 lobbing bullets (see chart below). If you don't know the exact yardage of the intended target, you can easily shoot over or under the animal. With a 100 yd zero, the subsonic bullet travels +4" high at 50 yds, and -12" low at 150 yds. Bullet placement is EVERYTHING when shooting deer, pigs, varmints, etc .... I've heard quite a few real-world stories of people shooting hogs and the animal running off due to bad shot placement and limited penetration or no exit wound.

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Ok, this made me out on the round. Thanks for the info!


Anybody have a recommendation for a heavier caliber than 5.56 in an AR platform?

6.8 spc

POF USA also makes like a 7lb small frame 308 Ar10, but it's about $3K. Better off buying an LMT 308 or something.


HONESTLY, just get some 77g HPs from IMI/Black Hills/AAC and have a fild day with the pigs with 556.

Don't buy a 16 inch 300BLK unless you just like burning money.

If you just want something a little heavier for Hogs, LaRue just came out with a 6mm ARC in their Black and Tan.

$2K rifle and you won't get it till Christmas, but damn is it badass and will hold resale value like a champ.

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Ruger came out with the SFAR in .308.

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This is one I'd take a hard look at if I was shopping for another Ruger. Seems to be a solid rifle and well priced.