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Thread: Who here hunts with 300AAC?
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20 January 2016, 09:26 #16
I would hope folks who hunt with subsonics realize the capabilities of what they're dealing with and shoot at closer distances. If I was hunting 50 yards and in, I'd probably take nothing but head shots.
Even suppressed supersonic hunting is way more tolerable than unsuppressed, which is why I personally stick to suppressed supersonic loads in my .308 (168gr Nosler Ballistic Tip). My last deer I shot with a 64gr Winchester Power Point over 26.5gr of CFE 223 at 150 yards and it was DRT. I want to see what my 77gr TMKs will do....suppressed of course
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20 January 2016, 14:25 #17
I have to agree with Former11B. I played with the sub game for a min., tested all I could, and while quiet and fun my findings were just not for me for hunting purposes. Sonics in the lower capacity rounds like 300 and 277 are fine with me being more partial to the Wolverine, those 95gr TTSX are a great bullet for the Wolvie. However once I put the suppressor on my 7mm Valkerie with 20" barrel and rifle gas I really fell in love. Unless you are shooting subs, to me, short barrels are loud and that's just how its gonna be. I've been much happier sacrificing a little maneuverability for quieter shooting and more performance on target.
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20 January 2016, 15:03 #18
Do you know of any resources for 300 handloading that includes pressure studies or at least theories on safe chamber pressures, and has that even been studied, period? What I'm wondering is how hot can you go with a certain weight projectile, say 147 vs. 220 gr. Is a "hot" 220 even possible, given half the bullet is stuffed in the casing? Curious questions...
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20 January 2016, 17:15 #19
Go to Hogdon's Reloading page and they have all the stuff you could ever want with tons of powders on there all for 300 BO....110 gr all the way up to 230 gr....
http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/rifle
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20 January 2016, 19:21 #20
See if this helps
https://sierrabullets.files.wordpres...c-blackout.pdf
Edit:
Looking for the other link...can't find my other manufacturer link but this will take you down some rabbit holes
http://www.300blktalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=86656
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20 January 2016, 19:24 #21
Hunting here in East Nebraska is corn field to corn field. What I mean by that is you have corn fields in 100-200 yard plots. Normally around these plots you have what passes for trees here. Sorry, lived in Washington State too long my idea of a tree is a bush here.
If I use sub rounds I am think more on the lines of killing pigs, but for white tail I have been looking into the Barnes 110-120gr rounds and they seem to be the best for shots within the 50-250 range. Which is about max since I would be basically shooting between my hide in vegetation and to where the deer leave the vegetation on the other side of a field.
Thank you for the info, in fact thank you everyone for the data on which rounds would work best.
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20 January 2016, 19:25 #22