Thread: 30-223 build

That's the sort of can I'd be after. Not too long.

6" forward is still quite long.

Sorry meant overall length. Thinking about it 10" is still pretty long.

Haha; being a typical male I may have over estimated its size


Its only 8'', with 4'' sitting forward/back of the barrel

I put a magnet inside it to try and remove a little bit of swaf left in there rattling around from the machine process of enlarging the hole to suit a .30cal projectile...but it must be made from Stainless Steel as it was non-magnetic.

kj

8" is about ideal. Keep up the good work. Interested to see how you get on with the rest of the build.

Looks like a Waitaki engineering one?

It would be stamped on the front if it was.

Hey Guys

What is the general effective range of subsonic ammo on medium game. Deer etc.

Remington now make a factory 300AAC Blackout which you can buy factory ammo for. Has anyone had any experience of this gun/ammo?

I have watched a number of videos of subsonic/suppresed rifles and it is hard to tell how loud they are. What is the inside word from the guys that have them?

JC

Psssssssssssssssst Thud

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Psssssssssssssssst Thud

What sort of example is that for all the young fellas on here 7mmsaum

Kids remember ..... Guns and alcohol dont mix

Originally Posted by JCHUNTER

Hey Guys

What is the general effective range of subsonic ammo on medium game. Deer etc.

Remington now make a factory 300AAC Blackout which you can buy factory ammo for. Has anyone had any experience of this gun/ammo?

I have watched a number of videos of subsonic/suppresed rifles and it is hard to tell how loud they are. What is the inside word from the guys that have them?
JC

I saw those rem 300blkouts, tempting???

Anyway, the sub .308cal type rifles are maybe a little louder than say a sub-sonic .22lr, but in that ball park. The ''wack'' of the bullet hitting the target is much louder than the report coming from the rifle barrel.

Only negatives I can say is that they shoot like a rainbow (about the same trajectory as a .22lr), and they ricochet like bastards with the big 240gr SMK projectiles!!!

They are a lot of fun, I've only shot a few animals with mine...but I was picking away some goats at about 60-80m the other day and they had no idea where I was and what was happening, then they walked towards me (frightened by the ''wack'' of the bullets behind them). My brother was about 200m away and he never heard a thing.

Hope that helps?

kj

Just remebered that I had this video of it:



Enjoy; but be careful as after watching it you may want one? haha

kj

The problem is not so much hitting something but stopping it. Most bullets wont open up very well at subsonic speeds. I think you need to be very close like less than 50 yards. And this helps lesson the rainbow trajectory also. Anything sub-sonic is very quiet with a suppressor.

Originally Posted by JCHUNTER

Hey Guys

What is the general effective range of subsonic ammo on medium game. Deer etc.

Remington now make a factory 300AAC Blackout which you can buy factory ammo for. Has anyone had any experience of this gun/ammo?

I have watched a number of videos of subsonic/suppresed rifles and it is hard to tell how loud they are. What is the inside word from the guys that have them?

JC

Reviving an old thread. What was the end result here?
Curious as have seen a 30-223 pop up for sale in Tasmania( I live in SA)