New Caliber - 300 AAC Blackout

[oldpapps]

Always look at the positive side of everything.

The more Mr. Rod expounds the incorrect belief (my opinion) that those nasty little 110 grain 300 BlackOut rounds will chamber in a .223/5.56 AR chamber, the less pressure will be generated on the suppliers and the easier, I will be able to add to what I want.

I have to wonder if the 'nay sayer/s' have ever seen/touched/fired a Blackout? I would suspect, not. But, that just me.

If and that is a big if, any demonstrable proof that an actual problem were to exist, I would love to see it. All things are possible, in an infinite universe.

For now, I can't get one to chamber and consider this a non event. Well, that's not totally true.... Not wanting to spew what I don't know to be a fact, I just attempted to chamber an empty 300 AAC Blackout casing into a .223W/5.56 M4 chamber.... Miffed is all I will say. The caseing became very stuck in the chamber

After having to drive it out, I can and will state, "Ain't never going to try that again! Damn thing stuck.. Wouldn't eject and couldn't be fired."

The chamber doesn't show any damage. The case needed some sizing lub

Sorry for the photo quality. But, that's as far (and too far at that) as the bolt would close.

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=175772&stc=1&d=1354718980

 

[68wj]

If and that is a big if, any demonstrable proof that an actual problem were to exist, I would love to see it. All things are possible, in an infinite universe.

Post #508 and 512 in this thread of an infinite universe if you are looking. The basic idea still remains, don't put the wrong ammo in your gun.

 

[Skribs]

You mean I'm not supposed to chamber .40 S&W in my .357 sig chamber? CRAP! Wish someone would have told me!

Wrong ammo in the gun is a reason I'm trying to narrow down my caliber selection to just one pistol and one long gun cartridge. That way I can't make the mistake. With that said, I won't say that any cartridge is bad because "you might put it in the wrong gun." Pretty much every specialty AR cartridge out there is designed to go into an AR-15 lower, and half of them want you to just change out the barrel.

I like the idea of AAC Blackout, but I'm not sure if I'd get one over 5.56. Would largely depend on whether or not I planned on going NFA with it and getting a suppressor (or going SBR).

 

[taliv]

Enough