re: So tell me about the 300 blackout

Exactly. With a red dot and handstop.

I have that same PSA .300 B.O. upper on a Springfield Saint lower. No complaints, my 9 y.o. son used it to take his first deer with it in January. 125 yards, 120# doe, DRT. 150 grn Winchester deer season XP. I have a VX5 2-10x42 scope on it. It is a very light and handy setup that I hunt with in shorter range situations.

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I went a different route and got a bolt-action Ruger Ranch in 300 Blackout. It's a great little gun light accurate and very short so it can he shot by kids.

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Was just coming here to post this

+ 1 on the Ruger Ranch in 300 BLKT. Have an Omega suppressor on mine and is a wonder to shoot inside of 150 yds, especially @ 100 (with subsonic rounds, supersonic probably good to 200/250). I think one of these, along with maybe a 6.5 AR/Bolt gun would take care of 100 % of most real-world hunting situations.

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I am just concerned with longer range accuracy, 100-150yrds, with the shorter barrels.

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As long as you're not using a "snub nose barrel", when shooting at ranges of 100-150 yds, the main limiting factor will not be the accuracy of the 300 Blackout round, but the red dot optics. I have a 12" T/C Contender barrel in 300/221 (AKA 300 BO/300 Whisper). I killed 3 deer w/ it 2001 when I first bought it. Unfortunately, I've not hunted w/ it much since. The 3 deer were all killed w/ a single shot at distances from 100-195 yards, but I was using a 2-7X scope. I think you'll have difficulties confidently making shots like that using a red dot. I really like the 300 BO/300 Whisper/300/221, but it has attained near mythical status here. I like it so much I had a 300/221 Contender carbine barrel made up to be my son's first deer rifle when he was 9 y/o, but that's another story. For the person who's committed to the AR 15 platform, doesn't plan on shooting suppressed and may go deer/hog hunting, I think the 6.5 Grendel is a better choice. Although I don't have a 6.5 Grendel, I've killed a lot of big game w/ a 6.5 Contender barrel who's velocity runs a little less than the Grendel.

Sounds good. Feel like I might still need a pvs14 or similar to go with a thermal so that I can still navigate when trying to move in on hogs though.

Just curious what ranges and what round they were using on the deer. The Barnes 110gr tac-tx black tips seem to penetrate very well insinde 100yds

Every shot w/ a Barnes 110 black tip on a pig has been devastating. Shot one in the hip at over 200 put a big hole it her. I would think within 120 yards would be more than enough. I honestly haven't tried any other bullets than the blacktips w/ the BO. I have shot pigs w/ both the 300bo & 6.8 spc (115 fusions) and can't tell the difference within 150 yards. Just my personal experience.

Here is my 300blk build I did last year. Remember there is a fool here that says if your stripped lower is less than 250 bucks, it is a budget build.

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That's not really that much unless you're doing a budget build. At that point, I'll still pay a little extra for a quality receiver. Aero Precision is my favorite for a cheaper build.

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man how many alters do you have? to come in a downvote. you are one sad little person.