Is 300 AAC Blackout good for home defense?

Yes, the 300 Blackout is a good choice for home defense. The heavyweight and size of the 300 blk allow it to have a greater impact at a lower velocity than a 5.56 or . 223 equivalent making it an excellent round for large wound cavities without over-penetration.

What can you hunt with a 300 AAC Blackout?

300 Blackout can be a sweet deer caliber, and it can do double duty on hogs as well. This caliber was developed in the early 2010s for military applications. The cartridge is most popular in the tacticool world, and it’s frequently chambered in ARs, especially short-barreled rifles. It looks like a .

Can a 300 AAC Blackout be used as a hunting rifle?

As we discussed in our 30 AR and 7.62x40WT reviews, there is merit to hunting with a rifle you shoot often. For many, this means an AR15 platform. For defensive use, the 300 AAC Blackout has similar external ballistics to the 7.62×39 as shown above, without having to rely on the .22 caliber bullet of a 5.56mm.

Which is heavier 300 AAC Blackout or 220 grain OTM?

While the 220 grain OTM did not lock back the bolt with either buffer, the other rounds did. While the recoil impulse of the 300 AAC Blackout is heavier then the .223/5.56mm, it is still relatively light and manageable.

How big is the barrel on an AAC Blackout?

The 16″ 1:7 twist barrel is nitrided and threaded 5/8″x24 to accept AAC’s 51T Blackout flash hider. The upper has M4 feed ramps and houses an M16 style Bolt Carrier group that is chrome lined with a well staked gas key.

What kind of bullet is in 300 BLK blackout?

For this article, we obtained a Advanced Armament Corporation (AAC) 16″ 300 AAC Blackout upper, Redding dies, and bullets from Brownells. Remington Arms, shipped us three different factory cartridges; 125 grain OTM, 125 grain Accutip, and 220 grain OTM.