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pilot25 · Nov 24, 2018

"The 300 AAC Blackout cartridge gives performance very similar to the 7.62×39, but in a cartridge that works perfectly with standard AR-15 bolts, magazines and lowers. You can convert any standard 5.56 AR-15 to .300 AAC Blackout by merely changing only the barrel. Of course, if you don’t want to mess with taking apart your current upper, you can just drop a complete 300 AAC Blackout AR 15 Conversion Kits onto your lower."

There are tons of upper sales right now. I have one 5.56 AR any reason not to just get a 300blk upper instead of a entire 300blk rifle?

RuralRifleGuy · Nov 24, 2018

Two rifles are better than one rifle :shrug:

With an upper you’ll probably want to get dedicated lower for it at some point. I thought having two uppers and just swapping them would be ok, but it’s kind of an annoyance. If the difference between an upper and a full rifle is less than or equal to the cost of buying a dedicated lower then I’d go straight for the rifle now.

c4snipar · Nov 24, 2018

Imo, I just don’t know all the hype about 300. Sure, if you got the money, go for it but for most people, ammo is expensive and sometimes can’t even find them.

Squaregrouper · Nov 24, 2018

c4snipar said:
Imo, I just don’t know all the hype about 300. Sure, if you got the money, go for it but for most people, ammo is expensive and sometimes can’t even find them.

.300AAC is an incredible round for suppressed shooting. It is also a very good, low recoil cartridge for Whitetail Deer.
If you don't load for it, it is very pricey to take out for mag dumps. For reloaders, brass has come waaaay down in price and .30 cal projectiles are everywhere, so it is a good round to have on hand.

lazarus · Nov 24, 2018

c4snipar said:
Imo, I just don’t know all the hype about 300. Sure, if you got the money, go for it but for most people, ammo is expensive and sometimes can’t even find them.

I am starting to really consider it for some day when I can get more pew pew toys. I went 6.5 grendel instead and regret it zero. It does what I care about more, better.

That said I’ve noticed 300BO ammo prices have come down a ton in the last year. When I built my 6.5 grendel about a year ago, prices were roughly the same, but 6.5G had steel cased ammo.

Built it, turned out the Wolf steel shoots 6MOA in my 6.5 grendel (Hornady Black shoots 1MOA, Federal fusion shoots .9MOA). I don’t mind inaccurate ammo for plinking, but I consider inaccraute 3MOA. Hell, my SKS with Wolf x39 turns in 2.5MOA with iron sights...

Anyway, fast forward a year and I can find 6.5 grendel for around 75 cents a round and as little as 65 cents in bulk with a bit of looking. 300BO I am seeing for around 50 cents a round without too much trouble (S&B) and I’ve seen a few sales where you could get it for 40 cents a round.

That and I feel like building a pinned 14.5” 300BO upper as a thick Bush deer upper would be neat.

pilot25 · Nov 24, 2018

c4snipar said:
Imo, I just don’t know all the hype about 300. Sure, if you got the money, go for it but for most people, ammo is expensive and sometimes can’t even find them.

Didn't even think of that. That's why I posed the question.

Looks like its about 75 cents per round for cheap name brand ammo.

Guess I'll skip it. Lots of other things I have on my pew pew list. Just thought I'd capitalize on the sales.

Rack&Roll · Nov 24, 2018

I understand that you have to be DILIGENT about not mixing up your 5.56 and .300 mags or it can be a disaster.

fidelity · Nov 24, 2018

lazarus said:
... That and I feel like building a pinned 14.5” 300BO upper as a thick Bush deer upper would be neat.

So the wife hasn't put the brakes on completed uppers, right?

I suspect you might be able to slide by on a few lower receivers and parts to do future builds as well.

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delaware_export · Nov 24, 2018

While not ar's I lean toward the 2 rifle approach.

I did the cva changing barrel combo, 50 cal/243. Not totally bad, but changing is annoying. And you can only shoot one at a time.

Would be nice to have a 300 for hogs.

***edit: I've got 2 lowers and 2 80% waiting for builds. One will surely be some flavor of 30 cal. Pistol for sure.

DaemonAssassin · Nov 25, 2018

lazarus said:
I am starting to really consider it for some day when I can get more pew pew toys. I went 6.5 grendel instead and regret it zero. It does what I care about more, better.

That said I’ve noticed 300BO ammo prices have come down a ton in the last year. When I built my 6.5 grendel about a year ago, prices were roughly the same, but 6.5G had steel cased ammo.

Built it, turned out the Wolf steel shoots 6MOA in my 6.5 grendel (Hornady Black shoots 1MOA, Federal fusion shoots .9MOA). I don’t mind inaccurate ammo for plinking, but I consider inaccraute 3MOA. Hell, my SKS with Wolf x39 turns in 2.5MOA with iron sights...

Anyway, fast forward a year and I can find 6.5 grendel for around 75 cents a round and as little as 65 cents in bulk with a bit of looking. 300BO I am seeing for around 50 cents a round without too much trouble (S&B) and I’ve seen a few sales where you could get it for 40 cents a round.

That and I feel like building a pinned 14.5” 300BO upper as a thick Bush deer upper would be neat.

If you ask, I could be convinced to host you for a build, as long as you take this scope off my hands. :lol2:

c4snipar · Nov 25, 2018

squaregrouper said:
.300AAC is an incredible round for suppressed shooting. It is also a very good, low recoil cartridge for Whitetail Deer.
If you don't load for it, it is very pricey to take out for mag dumps. For reloaders, brass has come waaaay down in price and .30 cal projectiles are everywhere, so it is a good round to have on hand.

As long as you are not buying based on the hype and of course, there’s also the “why not” rule if that applies to you, by all means

c4snipar · Nov 25, 2018

pilot25 said:
Didn't even think of that. That's why I posed the question.

Looks like its about 75 cents per round for cheap name brand ammo.

Guess I'll skip it. Lots of other things I have on my pew pew list. Just thought I'd capitalize on the sales.

Good that you found out now then later!

DaemonAssassin · Nov 25, 2018

pilot25 said:
Didn't even think of that. That's why I posed the question.

Looks like its about 75 cents per round for cheap name brand ammo.

Guess I'll skip it. Lots of other things I have on my pew pew list. Just thought I'd capitalize on the sales.

FFS...

You can buy new ammo for around 50-55cpr in bulk if you look for it.

RuralRifleGuy · Nov 25, 2018

pilot25 said:
Didn't even think of that. That's why I posed the question.

Looks like its about 75 cents per round for cheap name brand ammo.

Guess I'll skip it. Lots of other things I have on my pew pew list. Just thought I'd capitalize on the sales.

You can find decent ammo for less than that. I just got 100 rounds of Fiocchi 150 Grain Full Metal Jacket Boat Tail for $0.50 per round. Granted that’s at target sports with their ammo prime subscription, but without it the cost is only $0.54 per round. Sellier & Bellot is around the same. For target and range ammo it’s just fine, if I were hunting I’d probably pay more for a round designed for the task.

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