.300 Blackout Ammo

Blu Falcon · Feb 14, 2013

Black Rifle in Missouri had Remington 125gr OTM in stock for $40 per box when I stopped by there last week. Same ammo can be found at Shooters in Columbus, GA for $25 per box. Specialty Sports & Supply in Colorado Springs has some COR-BON subsonics in stock for $40 per box.

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wasntme · Feb 23, 2013

I have plenty...........But then again I reload....lol

nedsurf · Feb 23, 2013

There are tons of videos on the internet on how to cut down .223 to 300 AAC. It seems quite easy but I have not done it since my rifle build is on indefinite hold.

wasntme · Feb 23, 2013

I make my own out of .223 have since I bought my first .300 aac blk a year ago, 4 rifles later I still make my own brass. Its not hard at all. first i pull the primer and neck expander out of the die, then just reduce the neck down. I then remove most of the material with a belt sander then I trim to length with my drill press and a lee trimming tool. It's workied flawlessly for almost 4000 rounds to date!!

wasntme · Feb 23, 2013

I did however order Brass from BLACKOUTBRASS.COM what a bunch of con artists though placed the order 12 weeks ago and still have yet to recieve my brass. They make you use paypal which only protects the consumer for 45 days, and their website states 6-8 weeks for delivery!!

BradMacc82 · Feb 23, 2013

Hand cut my brass using a small plumbing pipe cutter, not the quickest method, but it works.

A fellow member just loaned me his mini chopsaw, and that's definitely quicker. Now to go and do the few gallon bags of .223 brass I have on standby.

Russ D · Feb 23, 2013

HArbor Freight has mini chop saws for 35$

racerbob66 · Feb 23, 2013

wasntme said:
I did however order Brass from BLACKOUTBRASS.COM what a bunch of con artists though placed the order 12 weeks ago and still have yet to recieve my brass. They make you use paypal which only protects the consumer for 45 days, and their website states 6-8 weeks for delivery!!

There's a whole thread of unhappy people on 300blktalk, including me. They charged my card then went silent for over a month, didn't answer multiple phone calls and email messages. I had to do a chargeback on my CC. I wouldn't mind if they told me up front that there was a delay, but when I ordered the web site said they ship daily, all orders ship in 2 weeks.

HarCo2ANewb · Feb 23, 2013

HarCo2ANewb said:
A guy on http://WWW.300blktalk.com sells a jig of sorts for the small cut off saw that, from what I hear, does great things for cutting them down.

Russ D said:
HArbor Freight has mini chop saws for 35$

Thanks Russ, that is the saw I was thinking of, I just picked up one of those saws along with the jig from this post last week. I also have the World's Finest Trimmer in .300blk from Little Crow Gunworks that I got from MidwayUSA and once I get my brass next week, I will toss an update on how well everything works out to get the brass processed.

Russ D · Feb 23, 2013

Damn now I need one of those jigs. I might just make something up myself.

HarCo2ANewb · Feb 28, 2013

Ok, started rolling on it tonight, have about 200 pcs of 300blk made up now following this process:

-Tumble .223 cases
-Cut at neck with the Harbor Freight saw and the Jig
-Lube cases
-Size on press
-Trim with the WFT using a drill in a vise and a pair of pliers with about 5 layers of duct tape for protection of the brass
-Tumble again to remove the lube
-Deprime

The jig and WFT work out GREAT, I am able to pound through brass at both of those stages doing about 10-12 a minute on each. Also, each case is coming out at around +-0.002 of each other so the accuracy is quite good so far.

All and all, I spent about an extra $140 on tools so it can seem a bit pricey. However, I didn't own any other type of case trimmer and the .300blk is my only rifle cartridge (and will be for a long while) so for the time savings, I didn't bat an eye. Also, Wildcat on 300blktalk wants 370/1000 so I am still saving $130 over his prices, even with paying 100/1000 for some .223.

Russ D · Feb 28, 2013

Just starting to make my own also. Just need to find some h110 or lil gun powder now.

HarCo2ANewb · Feb 28, 2013

http://www.powdervalleyinc.com/ has 1# and 8# in stock for lil gun, they are shipping about 3weeks out right now.

Justler · Feb 28, 2013

I make my own with Accurate 1680. I convert .223/5.56 brass to 300blk using the jig from the 300blktalk.com member selling them and use a World's finest brass trimmer. My process:

- Tumble brass and clean dust off
- Lubricate with dillon case lube
- feed through chop saw jig and cut below shoulder
- run through full length Lee sizing die (it deprimes)
- trim to length on trimmer (I've been trimming to 1.360 +/- .001-.002)
- run through rcbs trim mate military primer remover, primer pocket uniformer, chamfer and debur stations.

From there I load Accurate 1680 and my own lead blackout bullets (Right now i'm doing 247gr NOE molds without gas checks). I'm thinking of switching down to a less weighty bullet eventually just so I can make more bullets out of the lead I have.

Takes me about an hour to convert 200 cases once they are tumbled. If anyone wants some of their .223/5.56 converted, let me know. The only part I really mind doing is removing the primer pocket crimps, the rest is fast.

If you have about $150 sitting around and a little bit of time (you must if you are going to reload!) you can do this yourself.

Russ D · Mar 5, 2013

Finally got everything I need. Now just waiting for powder.

armed ferret · Mar 6, 2013

you're gonna need more than 3 rounds, or it'll be a short range session...

Russ D · Mar 6, 2013

Gotta test a few before going large scale.

armed ferret · Mar 6, 2013

justjcarr · Mar 8, 2013

http://www.riflegear.com/p-1904-rem...-762x35mm-125gr-open-tip-match-otm-200rd.aspx

In stock - 200 rounds for $300

CrawfishStu · Mar 8, 2013

Seen any subsonic around?

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