300 Blackout Price

jstolz · Aug 18, 2020

I just decided to turn my lower into 300 blackout. I know it is more expensive than 556... usually. With all of this wild ammo shortage and price hikes, I was wondering what a pre-COVID price for 300 blackout was. I haven't seen a lot of 300 blackout on shelves lately. I assume it is in short supply since its a somewhat niche caliber. Any info is appreciated.

Sorry if this was already posted, but I searched a few different places for the topic.

outrider58 · Aug 18, 2020

A lot of people find themselves moved towards reloading for this round out of necessity. Of course, right now is not an ideal time adopt a new round any way you look at it.

dannyp · Aug 18, 2020

can't find subs anywhere , some places have supers in the premium lines .

alucard0822 · Aug 18, 2020

For 223 figure .30-.40 cents per rd for brass cased FMJ, .70-$1 for heavy match on average. 300BO runs .50-$1 for FMJ Supers and .70-$1.5 for subs. Might be able find surplus or steel cased ammo cheaper, and 300 subs vary wildly depending if they use pricey 200+gr 30 cal match bullets or much less expansive plated or cheap bullets made for 300

jstolz · Aug 18, 2020

alucard0822 said:
For 223 figure .30-.40 cents per rd for brass cased FMJ, .70-$1 for heavy match on average. 300BO runs .50-$1 for FMJ Supers and .70-$1.5 for subs. Might be able find surplus or steel cased ammo cheaper, and 300 subs vary wildly depending if they use pricey 200+gr 30 cal match bullets or much less expansive plated or cheap bullets made for 300

Thank You! This helped me a lot.

erwos · Aug 18, 2020

The funny thing about 300AAC is that reloading it isn't really that much more expensive than 223 - the bullet is a bit more expensive, but the powder requirements tend to be less to offset it somewhat, especially if you're using cheap coated subsonic bullets. But I agree that this is a bad time to get into a new, semi-boutique caliber.

When things calm down, steel-case 300AAC supers will be available at reasonable prices, and that will make this a lot more economical to shoot in volume.

spoon059 · Aug 18, 2020

And you can cut down 223 brass to make 300. That's my plan, currently. I've got a small amount of 300 brass, but a decent amount of 223.

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erwos · Aug 18, 2020

spoon059 said:
And you can cut down 223 brass to make 300. That's my plan, currently. I've got a small amount of 300 brass, but a decent amount of 223.

Yes. There are guys selling jigs out there to work with Harbor Freight chopsaws that apparently work quite well.

I'm personally not all that sold on the utility of 300AAC, but I've got an upper, brass, and 240gr projectiles, so I may as well burn what I've got.

jstolz · Aug 18, 2020

erwos said:
Yes. There are guys selling jigs out there to work with Harbor Freight chopsaws that apparently work quite well.

I'm personally not all that sold on the utility of 300AAC, but I've got an upper, brass, and 240gr projectiles, so I may as well burn what I've got.

I wanted a round similar to 7.62x39, but I figured 300blk would be easier to find uppers. Already have the lower.

alucard0822 · Aug 18, 2020

Have a jig/saw to make brass from 5.56 cases. Works well, but it's SLOWWW. the short brass is a PITA if you use a trimmer that gauges on the neck, can usually find someone with a lot of time stamping out 300 brass on etsy or other reloading sources for a decent price. The caliber is more powerful than 5.56 and hits harder, but the magic is in running suppressed and in short barrels. FAR less gas in the receiver than 5.56, and a huge range of port pressures will run reliably, along with a fraction of the muzzle blast and noise even without a can, all by swapping a barrel.

outrider58 · Aug 18, 2020

alucard0822 said:
Have a jig/saw to make brass from 5.56 cases. Works well, but it's SLOWWW. the short brass is a PITA if you use a trimmer that gauges on the neck, can usually find someone with a lot of time stamping out 300 brass on etsy or other reloading sources for a decent price. The caliber is more powerful than 5.56 and hits harder, but the magic is in running suppressed and in short barrels. FAR less gas in the receiver than 5.56, and a huge range of port pressures will run reliably, along with a fraction of the muzzle blast and noise even without a can, all by swapping a barrel.

I've still got a good quantity of 300 brass plus tons of LC 5.56 brass to fall back on. Forming your own is a PIA!

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