300 Blackout hunting round?

[TK161BOONER]

Hey guys, I just picked up a CVA V2 Scout rifle 300 blackout 16.5” barrel for my kids to shoot some deer this fall with the thunder beast ultra 7 to run it suppressed.

What would you guys recommend for ammo for hunting deer with this rifle?
Thanks

 

[Tahoe1305]

I think best hunting round for supers is 110g Barnes black tipped.

Barnes VOR-TX 300 Blackout Ammo 110 Grain Barnes Tipped TAC-TX Polymer

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Out of a 16” barrel with handloads can get about 2500fps.

 

[tstith]

10000000%^ If you handload, you can get the projectiles as well.

 

[Thegman]

I think best hunting round for supers is 110g Barnes black tipped.

Barnes VOR-TX 300 Blackout Ammo 110 Grain Barnes Tipped TAC-TX Polymer

Barnes bullets have historically had the reputation of offering quick, clean and humane kills. Now they are taking their highly regarded bullets to the...

www.midwayusa.com

Out of a 16” barrel with handloads can get about 2500fps.

Can't go wrong with this choice.

Haven't tried them yet, but it looks like the Hornady 110 CX will do really well also. Would be worth trying if you see those available.

 

[waspocrew]

Barnes 110 is a great round for supersonic hunting.

 

[turbobrick]

At shorter ranges, I'd be very comfortable shooting deer with Discreet, if you're interested in expanding subs.

 

[Mrwoodard]

Me and my kids have killed a bunch of deer with handloaded 125 ssts out to 200 yards. It does a good job.

 

[SC HUNTER]

I've killed several pigs lately with the same gun shooting 150 grain federal fusions. They work perfect!

 

[Thegman]

Me and my kids have killed a bunch of deer with handloaded 125 ssts out to 200 yards. It does a good job.
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What velocity are you loading your SSTs? Do you usually get exits with them?

I've used 125 BT, but not the SST. I think I'll try those as they cheaper than the 125BT and they're actually available. The BT works great but I'm getting a little tired of Nosler prices and Nosler availability.

 

[General RE LEE]

I plan on buying the same CVA Scout to shoot subs with a can for urban deer management. I will also shoot supersonic ammo at my lease. Should make a great treestand gun.

 

[SBR Sarge]

I’ve killed quite a number of deer and two hogs with the Barnes 100gr blacktip.

If you reload, be sure to get the 110 grain bullet that was designed specifically for the 300 blackout velocities.

 

[Northern-Nomad]

I killed my biggest buck to date with a 300 blk shooting the 150 grain Winchester deer season XPs at about 50 yards. He ran about 20 yards with a complete pass through. I shot another buck with my 300 blk at about 125 yards with the Hornady 190 grain sub-x load. Quartering to shot dropped him in tracks and I recovered the bullet from the off side. That being said if I were to take it out again I’d probably lean towards the lighter monolithic or bonded bullets.

 

[General RE LEE]

I killed my biggest buck to date with a 300 blk shooting the 150 grain Winchester deer season XPs at about 50 yards. He ran about 20 yards with a complete pass through. I shot another buck with my 300 blk at about 125 yards with the Hornady 190 grain sub-x load. Quartering to shot dropped him in tracks and I recovered the bullet from the off side. That being said if I were to take it out again I’d probably lean towards the lighter monolithic or bonded bullets.

Was that sub X loaded subsonic?

Nice review

 

[SloppyJ]

I tried 110 vmaxes last year loaded to the brim to get some velocity. They worked but not well.

If I ever do it again it's the 110 barnes.

 

[HandgunHTR]

The 125 grain SSTs or Nosler BTs work wonderfully out of the Blackout.

 

[Mrwoodard]

What velocity are you loading your SSTs? Do you usually get exits with them?

I use 17.5 grains of H110 and that gives me 2150 in a 16" ar-15. I don't remember ever having one not pass through on probably 15 deer.

 

[Northern-Nomad]

Was that sub X loaded subsonic?

Nice review

Yeah it was subsonic. The listed velocity was about 1050 if I remember right and I was shooting it out of a 16 in barrel so that should have been pretty close to the actual muzzle velocity.

 

[PC356]

We’ve killed a pile of deer at 100-150 yd ranges with the 110 Barnes TSX in S. TX. Expands big time but stays together. Very much like a mechanical broadhead, Almost always find the bullet in hide in offside shoulder. RAR bolt guns almost exclusively.

 

[686]

Winchester Deer Season Extreme Point have done well for my kids. Sheds a lot of weight up front but the shank of the bullet keeps going, found under the far side hide in one of these two.

 

[The_Short_Sportsman]

Hey guys, I just picked up a CVA V2 Scout rifle 300 blackout 16.5” barrel for my kids to shoot some deer this fall with the thunder beast ultra 7 to run it suppressed.

What would you guys recommend for ammo for hunting deer with this rifle?
Thanks

I dont own a .300 black out but a lot of my customers have good luck with the Barnes Vortex 110 gr ammo. Heard good reports from a few that I trust.