Is a 300 blackout a good hog gun?

Conclusion. From close range to 100 yards and even beyond, the . 300 BLK is one of the best options for serious hog hunters.

Is 300 Blackout subsonic good for hogs?

I’d hunted hogs with subsonic 300 Blackout ammunition before with less than satisfactory results. Less than satisfactory meaning I recovered zero hogs that hunt. I wanted suppressed subsonic 300 Blackout to work as a hog hunting round, but despite the hype it just hadn’t played out very will in real life.

What is the effective range of a 300 blackout?

Using M4 military standards, the max effective range of 300 AAC Blackout from a 16 inch barrel is 460 meters. From a 9 inch barrel (2050 fps): – 100 inches drop at 410 meters – 41 inches drift at 470 meters – 291 ft-lbs of energy at 625 meters, so 440 meter max effective range for a 9 inch.

What is a blackout AR?

The 300 Blackout (300 BLK) was designed by Remington/AAC to create a reliable, compact . 30 caliber round for the AR platform that uses a standard bolt and magazine. 300 Blackout is optimized for suppressed fire with heavy bullet subsonic loads but can also be used with supersonic ammunition when extra range is needed.

Can you shoot a deer with 300 Blackout?

300 Blackout and the 7.62x39mm aren’t incredibly versatile. The Blackout can be loaded with a greater range of bullet weights, but both calibers are limited to taking deer-sized animals. Neither work particularly well as varmint rounds, and they’re both underpowered for large animals.

What is the best 300 Blackout hunting round?

Best . 300 Blackout Ammo: Self Defense, Hunting, Target

Role	Name	Grain
Best Plinking/Training	Magtech First Defense	123gn
Best Suppressed/Subsonic	Sellier & Bellot Subsonic	200gn
Best Supersonic	Barnes Vor-Tx	110gn
Best Home Defense	Fiocchi SST	125gn

Is 6.5 Creedmoor good for hogs?

I have used the round in various rifles to kill a few whitetails, an antelope, more hogs, some coyotes, and a West Texas aoudad this past March. It is an accurate caliber with mild recoil that has worked just fine for all the above roster of critters.

What is the best AR 15 caliber for hog hunting?

Granted, the . 223, 5.56 is also a popular caliber that many AR-style rifles are chambered in but without the ability to always make precise bullet placement on moving hogs, the . 308 or 6.5 or 6.8 is a far better round for shooting running hogs.

What is the best caliber for hunting feral hog?

30-06 to house a . 25 caliber bullet has created a popular deer and pronghorn cartridge that will work wonders on feral hogs. Generally utilizing bullets between 75 and 120 grains, the 110 to 120 grain bullets are best suited for feral hogs.

What’s the best caliber for deer?

Best Caliber for Deer Hunting

• 7mm-08 Remington.
• 280 Remington.
• 7mm Remington Magnum.
• 30-30 Winchester.
• 308 Winchester.
• 30-06.
• 300 Winchester Magnum.
• You might be surprised by the number of hunters that use the 300 as their primary deer rifle. An exceptional round for long range, it gives no quarter in performance on whitetail.