.330 AAC blackout

[Slapaho]

So I am thinking of purchasing this upper from my buddies shop. They seem pretty cool and the ballistics are killer Do any of you guys have one?

[TRAILBOUND]

Re: .330 AAC blackout

.330 or .300? I have never heard of .330 blackout but .300 blackout is the new fad round. I don't have one but they say good things. Then again the Internet and gun industry in general is all about the latest and greatest.
Search two things:
Price of factory ammo
And
Price of brass for reloading

[Slapaho]

Re: .330 AAC blackout

HA, my fat fingers hit it too many times. The .300 is what I meant. I have a progressive press so I reload a lot of ammo. From my understanding all you do is cut down the .223 brass to 1.368"- 1.348"

[tortuga]

Re: .330 AAC blackout

I think this is an interesting development, but I also think it is kind of funny that the latest state of the art round for the AR platform has the ballistics of a .30-30

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Re: .330 AAC blackout

If you really want something different but "better" than 5.56, look into 6.8 spc or 6.5 Grendel or creedmore

[Spaceburger]

Re: .330 AAC blackout

The latest fad is a sub-sonic .300 or even better, a .338. There is a .338 Whisper and another .338 version out there. Larger case, needs a 6.5 bolt. Very quiet but very much the close in type of round. What do you guys think?

[tortuga]

Re: .330 AAC blackout

Sounds like the idea behind the Blackout was to use as much of the 5.56 platform as possible, including the bolt, as well as being able to switch from subsonic to supersonic ammo without changing the setup. Not sure if the others can do that.

[Spaceburger]

Re: .330 AAC blackout

That is the weakness of the .300 version. Limiting case size kills you if you want to add more powder and go up in velocity. Sure your not sub-sonic anymore but with the larger case you can get 2500fps on the 338's. That is wild! Your dedicating the upper to that caliber/chamber so what difference is it that your using a .65 bolt or a .68spc bolt face. The bolt stays with the upper. My book, go 338.

[TRAILBOUND]

Re: .330 AAC blackout

Why shoot a round that is designed for subsonic use when silencers can not be obtained in our state?