Bucksnort1
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I have no plans to load 300 but out of curiosity, is brass hard to come by. I was out plinking in the Arizona desert and found a fair amount brass.
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300 Blackout
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Be sure and pick it up....after you collect a bucket of brass , it starts talking to you ,I have no plans to load 300 but out of curiosity, is brass hard to come by. I was out plinking in the Arizona desert and found a fair amount brass.
"HEY...You need to do something with us....buy a gun " you listen and before long you need a 300 blackout....happens every time !
Gary
It is easy to find, but much of it is converted 5.56 brass. I believe you want the annealed stuff.
It is fun to load. Supers tend to be 110-130 gr fb varmint bullets, so then you are going to want an expander.
Bullets are a bit expensive......about $200-$280 per 1000.
Powders like h110, lilgun and Ramshot Enforcer work well.
Like 5.56, crimping is a good idea.
Subs are a whole 'nother challenge.....same with cast subs!
Now, you may worry about the ballistics...think of it as a long range high performance 357 maximum. 110 bullet @ 2100 fps from an 8" barrel!
It is fun to load. Supers tend to be 110-130 gr fb varmint bullets, so then you are going to want an expander.
Bullets are a bit expensive......about $200-$280 per 1000.
Powders like h110, lilgun and Ramshot Enforcer work well.
Like 5.56, crimping is a good idea.
Subs are a whole 'nother challenge.....same with cast subs!
Now, you may worry about the ballistics...think of it as a long range high performance 357 maximum. 110 bullet @ 2100 fps from an 8" barrel!
All I can say is the 300 is a fun gun to shoot. I'm casting the 230 gr boolits in my Lee mold, then coating them with Hi Tek. After that I load with 11.4 gr of AA-1680 and press them to an OAL of 2.210", followed by the crimp die. At 50 yds they make a 10 shot ragged hole. At 100 yds they are still in a nice 1 1/2" - 2" hole for 10 shots.
I also use a Forster hollow pointer to aid in expanding for when I'm hunting. So far the pigs drop with 1 shot.
Only problem I had in the beginning was determining the OAL so they would feed well. After determining the 2.210" length, the mag feeds them just fine.
And they cost me $0.09 cents per round.
I also use a Forster hollow pointer to aid in expanding for when I'm hunting. So far the pigs drop with 1 shot.
Only problem I had in the beginning was determining the OAL so they would feed well. After determining the 2.210" length, the mag feeds them just fine.
And they cost me $0.09 cents per round.