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Is changing to .300 BO any different ballistically than changing to 7.62x39? Not according to Remington, the supersonic performance is claimed to be equal. Does that make the AR everything it should be?
There's another Remington cartridge that is faster, with more footpounds of force, already on the market. It's got dozens of ammo suppliers with stuff on the shelf ready to ship. New is interesting, but not always what you need.
.300BO might sell a bit cheaper, but it won't ever go as low as 4.50 a box like 5.56. Only one alternate caliber is picked for cheap -.22. The rest get the nod for better downrange performance on LIVE targets.
tirod,
This is a thread on questions on the 300 BLK.
We get it already you love the 6.8 and can't stand to see so many people going to the blackout so you have to come over to every thread and hijack it into another 6.8 vs BLK.
I know it kills you to see the widespread adoption with the incredible and ever increasing manufacture support for a round that is under two years old is already threatening a much older round. I can understand your resentment towards a round that is fast becoming the number one AR alternative. I can see the pain it must cause you to imagine your precious 6.8 dethroned and have Remington which dropped the 6.8 only to come out with full support for the blackout.
This must be why many in the 6.8 community are acting like red headed step children in their hatred for the 300BLK. I don't see the 6.5, 450 socom, 5.45, beowulf, 25-223, 264 LBC, 458, ect. guys on here constantly trying to belittle the blackout. The 7.62 X 40 have even calmed down and the closest round to the blackout the 7.62X39 guys don't come over to all the blackout threads just to put their little jab in. This phenomenon almost exclusively comes from the 6.8 crowd.
So please as you can even see on this AR-15 forum that is heavily dominated by the entrenched 6.8 shooter that even with your constant digs on the blackout just look at the number of threads dedicated to the blackout compared to the 6.8 and tell me this is just a fad.