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300 BLK OUT
« on: February 22, 2013, 03:16:10 PM »
This is from last year...

Jeff Quinn, of Gun Blast reviews a H&R AAC 300BO...

http://www.gunblast.com/AAC-SS300.htm

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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2013, 05:09:05 PM »
Great article! I have to agree with Jeff as to how well it handles. I shot one last weekend and it was superb.

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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2013, 01:35:31 AM »
Mine is great.  "Handi" as a pocket on a shirt.  I've had long range handguns in the past bigger than this gun.  I wish H&R would use this barrel contour more often. 


Can anyone explain the NEF recoil pad?
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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2013, 02:39:23 AM »
I gotta say, when we first started talking about it. I had ZERO interest...

Now that I have seen it in clips as I posted... I am a bit interested.


My 32-20 does all it can do with more style... but there is just something about the 300 B/O package thats appealing...

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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2013, 03:25:58 AM »
I have it in other platforms and the way i figure it if the 300 BLK goes south, which would be difficult since it only takes 223 brass and 30 caliber bullets to stay shooting, a simple rechamber on this gun and I have a 7 twist 30-30...
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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2013, 05:04:13 AM »
Quote from: eskimo36 on February 23, 2013, 01:35:31 AM
Can anyone explain the NEF recoil pad?

Leftovers?

Quote from: eskimo36 on February 23, 2013, 01:35:31 AM
I wish H&R would use this barrel contour more often

Ain't that the truth! I wish I could get a 357 Mag barrel that length and contour.


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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2013, 02:02:05 PM »
Hey CW, this is an easy loader, and since I am shooting low pressure the cases should last forever. The 32/20 is a bit finicky and fragile neck wise, even though I love it. If H&R makes some of its own (300 AAC OR 32/20) I will buy one, that will have the 1 X7 twist, mine is more of a 300 Whisper since it has a 1x10 twist. I intend to try some 32 cal muzzle loader balls and a couple grains of Bullseye when I get time for squirrel/ plinking loads. I think that most people think too big..... I was at a gun auction today and they had a couple reasonable deals on rifles, one on a 300 WSM. I thought about it for awhile and realized that no matter how good the deal, it would be worthless.... it might set years in the rack. I would never shoot it, I would never burn that much powder, make that much noise, sling that much lead that far, especially at nothing........! However, with 22LR bringing $10 a box ( :o yes- you heard that right :o ) my current load of 6gr blue dot and a 112 gr cast in the 300 is cheaper to shoot. After all, deer season lasts only 4 weeks here (2 rifle/ 2 Muzzleloader-handgun) and that is the only time I shoot anything that could benefit from a larger rifle. I think once anyone handles the little gun, their mindset will change  ;)
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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2013, 03:34:55 PM »
CW,
 
 
300 BO brass is very easy to make.  I made about 100 pieceds today out of 223 Rem brass; sorry your AR guys but I had to do it. ;D     I have a Lee 2 cavity 230g Lee 300 AAC BO mold, so loaded up a few dozen with H110.   This is a BT boolit so it loads very nicely.  Will test my reloading handiwork on Monday morning. ::)     My 300 BO is a 1:10 twist stub job, with a 21" barrel, but it will stabilize the heavier bullets.  Of course I ain't  necessary shootin' subsonic, why bother, I can't hear much of nuttin' anyway. :P     
 
 
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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2013, 04:33:14 PM »
Definately fun to shoot and make brass. I cast a 247 grain gas checked bullet for mine. With 10 grains lilgun it is more accurate than I am at 100.
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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2013, 06:35:42 PM »
Have you guys found an easy way to cut off the 223 cases? If I tried to just expand them I got a lot of splits, so I started grinding the neck and shoulder off right to the base of the shoulder. They then come out perfect in one pass, just trim them a bit that squares them to length. That works great but is time consuming. I will keep at it unless I find a better way until I get several hundred to work with. I have not got much range time in so far, I intend to get 2 loads worked out, a light bullet and heavy one. Maybe 1 jacketed load to use with the 357 cases.
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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2013, 07:55:16 PM »
There are videos on youtube showing how to do this.  I bought a cheap, as in under $30, cut off saw from harbor freight.  Tiny little thing.  Then I, tinkerer that I am, fabbed up a fixture to position the 223/5.56 brass and just do a quick cutoff on it.  One pass through the die, trim to length, and have fun.  Mine is an AR, but the brass doesn't care what it winds up in.  It is a bit slow, but I tinker at work, so I usually do a hundred piece batch, one step each night til it's ready.  Then I start on another hundred.  I have about 500 worked up and ready, another 500 to do in the next 2 weeks or so.
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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2013, 01:44:28 AM »
I use a dremil tool with a cut off wheel... Then my Lyman power case trimmer.  Makes short work outta making cases. ;)

I dont know if a cut off die is yet available, but these work well too...

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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2013, 02:08:19 AM »
Size brass without stem. Use belt sander to grind off to new neck(bikerbeans trick) then finish in case trimmer.
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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2013, 02:48:03 AM »
Here's good idea I happened to run across.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgH0DXVaZCg
edit to add, not my video just one I found.
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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2013, 02:53:40 AM »
Quote from: AccelR8 on February 24, 2013, 02:48:03 AM
Here's good idea I happened to run across.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgH0DXVaZCg
edit to add, not my video just one I found.

Thats how its done... good idea with the band saw!

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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #15 on: February 24, 2013, 04:17:51 AM »
Thanks for the link, maybe I can fix a jig like that for my reciprocal saw. I could get an adapter for the trimmer to drill, and I already use an  electric screwdriver on the chamfer piece. For Jason, have you had luck with the 357 brass? I have found that cast are hard to prevent runout in the short neck due to grease grooves, so I may have to wait until I get some jacketed bullets to try that.
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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #16 on: February 26, 2013, 01:56:53 PM »
I've been looking at one the last couple weeks at a gunshot in town. What is the recoil compared to?  Thinking about a new gun for the "wife" while I build her AR.


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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #17 on: February 26, 2013, 03:58:27 PM »
Recoil similar to a 2 1/2 " 410 or less, a  30 carbine or a little more. Very little there.  If she cannot handle this, I doubt she can handle anything above a rimfire.
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Re: 300 BLK OUT
« Reply #18 on: February 26, 2013, 04:09:19 PM »
Well she's a tough ole country girl. This should be pretty easy for her then.

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