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Anyone using the 300 Blackout round yet?
Wesley D:
I believe guys are running cans on 9" barrels with the 300 BLK subs.
FarmerRick:
This one looks fairly nice... 8)
http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=7&f=118&t=867322
bkoenig:
You know that getting an obscure caliber means you have to start reloading, right? And you might as well just do that right and buy a Dillon RL 550. No sense in going half way ;D
Wesley D:
In for a penny, in for a pound...
So how'd you sell the deluxe press purchase with your wife Brian?
bkoenig:
I wish. I'm still making do with a Lee turret press. Works great for pistol, not so much for rifle. I have problems with consistent seating depth due to the slop in the turret.
I've heard good stuff about the Hornady Lock & Load too, and they're a local company. If I was starting out handloading for the first time I would probably get a Lee single stage press to learn on and upgrade later.
I did some reading on the Blackout and apparently you can form the brass from .223. That's a huge advantage over the 6.8. Buying new Hornady or SSA brass is expensive. The 6.8 has a tad more range for hunting purposes but it's more expensive to get into. I also read that while the Blackout is supposed to use standard AR mags in the real world guys are having feeding problems with the standard mags unless they modify them. Probably not a big deal if you're handy.
If you decide to build an upper let me know and you can borrow my tools. You don't really save any money by building from scratch but you can set it up exactly the way you want it.
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