what's wrong with 300blk

>>34919668
look it up on YT, there's a few vids that explain it pretty well

>>34919668
it's kind of a meme, but it's a solid performer. great out of shorter barrels, and especially suppressed. similar ballistics to 7.62. good at killing shit.

>>34919691
I have already. Was just curious if you guys have anything else more to add aside from the known drawbacks. From personal experience maybe?

>>34919708
There's not very much we can add. Perhaps someone's personal experience can yield some anecdotes, but there's not much we can say that hasn't already been covered by others.

>>34919668
It's a niche cartridge: it works great for <10.5" barrels, and it works great for cycling subsonic loads with a suppressor. Outside of those uses, its higher cost doesn't make it worth any benefits, if it has any, over other cartridges.

>>34919668
Subsonic loads don't have any real advantages over a PCC outside of 50 yards suppressed.

>>34919668
M E M E

>>34919668
>>34919708
It's a reloader's cartridge. I like to plink on the cheap, and store-bought ammo is still a little expensive and weak on options. I can buy online, but I must buy bulk to make it worthwhile. I can get all the components locally, making reloading a better option for me.

> I just spent yesterday loading up 500 rounds.

>>34920312
Ballistics aren't as simple as weight + velocity

>>34919668

It's a round that was made for a specific purpose with specific design restraints.

So long as you stick to its purpose, its great, beyond that its pretty meh.

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>>34919668
>what's wrong with 300blk
it fits in teh 5.56 guns and blows them up. The one real wrong.

>>34920342
This

Also If you have the money and time to spend buying and reloading rounds you're actually losing money.
>'i spent yesterday loading 500 rounds'
Wew. Sounds like a waste of a day imo.

>>34920956

This. If you want to do it as a leisure thing to take your mind off of actual important shit, go for it.

But I have enough crap on my plate that spending ~6 hours to save ~$100 doesn't really fit my cost/benefit meme.

>>34919668
I got into 300 blackout specifically because I wanted to suppress an sbr'd AR. In that role, it's great but if you're not planning to use an SBR and/or suppression isn't of interest, it's probably a waste of money.

>>34920956
Pod casts, my man. Also, nobody seems to load the cooler Sierra or Nosler bullets I like.

>>34921063
>>34920956

>people who don't reload talking about how time intensive reloading is

200/RPH on my progressive press

Rounds perfectly tuned to my gun

Plinking 308 for $7 a box (loaded to match levels of consistency)

45 ACP for $8 a box

>>34920914
that is fucking beautiful.

Its called 300 memeout for a reason

>>34921416
Really? Is it? If I went to my local gun store and asked the 71 year old owner about ".300 Memeout" he would nod sagely and produce the information and products necessary? Is that what you are saying? Because I can assure you that if I were to do that, explicitly using the words ".300 Memout", he wouldn't understand me. If I was to ask his employees about their knowledge on .300 Memeout, I don't think they would know either.

>>34919708
There's one peculiarity that I wouldn't really call a drawback; just something to be aware of. The massive range of pressures and bullet weights available (120-240 grain, super and subsonic) pretty much guarantee that no one configuration will be able to efficiently handle all .300 BLK cartridges. Either it won't cycle subsonics, or supersonics will be really over gassed. So, be careful to do your research and build the rifle for its intended use.

Example, I built mine purely for shits and giggles, with the caveat that my recoil averse sister could use it for deer hunting under 100 yards (dense woods). Also, I want to suppress it someday, but don't have the funds right now, and don't want to deal with ATF shit until then. So, 16" barrel with carbine gas and a brake. Cycles supersonic deer rounds fine, including plinking rounds. Theoretically, once a can is attached, subsonics will cycle perfectly (but supersonics would be overgassed). Kicks like a particularly ill-tempered butterfly (softer than 5.56 AR).

>>34922452

The gassing issue can be fixed by using an adjustable plug to bleed excess pressure.

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>>34921339
not worth my time. The opportunity cost of reloading is too high given my income.

>>34921586
mate you should loosen up your anus once in a while,no need to be so clenched.

>>34921339
I wouldn't even try to argue. Some people actually think their time is valuable. Pretty laughable.

>>34921586
woah there buddy. you are making some large assumptions about the "reason" why its called .300 memeout.

It is definitely not called ".300 Memeout" as a means to facilitate use and clear communication of design specifications.

>>34922630
Some people (A) have other people (B) that think their (A) time is valuable (to B).
Disclaimer: I'm not one of those people (A or B).

>>34922584
I don't think it's physically possible to say this without coming across as a massive dildo.

>>34922886
My condolences for your poverty.

>>34920865
How so?

>>34922452
>The massive range of pressures and bullet weights available (120-240 grain, super and subsonic
this.
I'm so put off by the pressure range and the fact that all, ALL barrels are pistol length gas except for like the 2 carbine length ones. if I could find an instance of a midlength 16" or a carbine 12", I'd be less annoyed and build one with an adj GB and ak-type booster or flashcan
>12.5" 300blk honeybadger thing
>12.5" 5.45 ak105 clone

>>34919668
It effectively reproduces the balliatics of 7.62x39 at more than double the cost.

>>34922909
I'm beginning to think you actually can't say anything that isn't douchey. As in maybe it's an actual medical condition.

Tell me about your father, anon.

>>34922584
Opportunity cost only applies if it's actually possible to be working in the hours you are reloading. Most people are salaried or have fixed hours so this isn't true.

>doesnt do anything 7.62x39 doesnt do better

>expensive


>designed by hackjob morbidly obese bubba

>just pure shit.

>>34922929

it's 7.62x39, vs 7.62x30


it has worse ballistics then x39 in all aspects.

>>34922584
>I don't watch movies because I could have earned money during those two hours

Hopefully you're saving some of that money for an autism cure

>>34922964
isnl blockout x35 though?

>>34922948
He's too busy to respond.

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>>34923020

>>34922964
except terminal ballistics since 300 blackout has so many great 308 bullets available

>>34922886
>>34923007
He's right though. Even if you save money, you're still "working" during your free time

>>34919668
great round for suppressed bang bang.
excellent for hunting coyote.
handloading is one of my favorite activities so this round keeps me busy

>>34922950
>>34923007
Please look up what opportunity cost means and how it's calculated before posting.

>>34923285
And what opportunity, oh sage of economics, were they missing out on by choosing to load their own ammo rather than watching Guardians of the Galaxy?

>>34923581
Value.

Seriously. Is prescribing monetary values to activities a very difficult task for you?

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>>34923229

Is it working if you enjoy it? Reload your ammo, put on an audio book or podcast. Enjoy the time.

How much do you get paid to shitpost on /k/? Do you value your time off work at 50c/hr?

>>34923613
is having a portion of your life that economics does not extend to such an alien idea to you?

I pity your psychological makeup

>>34919668
Buy an ak or better yet buy an AR designed to shoot 7.62 both ways you're going to save money and get the same performance

>>34923645
>Is it working if you enjoy it?
This tbqh. I could spend hours just fondling guns, so loading ammo isn't nearly the same as work.

>>34922540
Adjusting gas pressure is easy too. Put in the largest gauge gas plug then fire it. If it doesn't cycle properly move to the next smallest. Fire it . If it doesn't cycle properly move to the next smallest. Keep going until it cycles right.

>>34919668
Every round has good and bad. Hell most choices you make in life have good or bad consequences based on the context. The 300blk is great for some thing, alright for others, and bad at even others. You watched videos and reviews about it, so you've heard most of the pros and cons already I'd imagine. For anecdotal, I bought a 8" bbl since I had a few spare parts around and have only shot paper with it using ~225gr bullets. It worked perfectly for me. If I ever get around to getting a supressor, it'll be one of the first guns I put it on to try.

>>34922922
A midlength 16" or carbine 12" would probably not have enough gas to cycle anything without a can, and supersonic rated cans are much more expensive; not to mention pointless if you can't even fire subsonics. They only make sense if you're designed to reliably fire subsonics, but also want to be able to fire full power rounds by only swapping mags. Carbine barrel with carbine gas, or short pistol barrel with pistol gas, only produce enough gas to cycle supersonics without a can. If you want to cycle everything, without a can, and don't care about over gassing (or have an adjustable gas block), go carbine barrel with pistol gas.

The key factor here is dwell time: how long is there a bullet in the barrel, past the gas block, but still blocking escaping gasses within the action.

>>34921416
I was waiting for this

>>34921339
>Not including case prep
Even fast and dirty case prep is a few hours for a thousand rounds.