Manufacturer SIG Sauer brought along their brand new MCX Rattler ultra compact 5.56mm and .300 Blackout assault rifle/carbine to the 2017 Association of the United States Army annual meeting. The Rattler is an ambitious design intended to bring a reliable extremely [Read More…]
LWRC International out of Cambridge, Maryland, just made their IC-DI model available in 300 Blackout. Perhaps not the biggest step in terms of “R&D” from LWRCI, but it just shows the demand for 300 Blackout is out there. I just wish that the ammunition [Read More…]
IWI US announced the Tavor X95 chambered for the 300 BLK is now shipping to dealers. The bullpup design rifle has become quite popular in 5.56 NATO, and many people have been looking forward to getting a 300 BLK version ever since it was announced during the summer of [Read More…]
BREAKING NEWS from Nürnberg, Germany: H&K is manufacturing rifles chambered in .300 Blackout / Whisper. The doors to the Enforce Tac expo literally just opened minutes ago (at time of writing) and as we walked in we were surprised to see the new HK237 and [Read More…]
Among a wave of growing enthusiasm for the .300 BLK cartridge, the Netherlands Maritime Special Operations Force have officially approved the purchase and issue of 195 Sig Sauer .300 BLK MCX rifles, with integrated suppressors, and a helmet visor accommodating stock [Read More…]
Honey badger doesn’t give a crap, it gets right back up like nothing happened. Dormant for two years after Remington’s announcement that it would come to market, the Honey Badger has appeared again, but not with Remington. Pictures “Honey Badger [Read More…]
Lehigh Defense announced a new 176 grain bullet in its Controlled Fracturing line of projectiles. The new bullet is designed for subsonic use in 300 BLK, 300 Whisper and .308 Winchester cartridges. These all copper bullets have pre-stressed fracture points with a brass [Read More…]
The Hodgdon Powder Company announced it would introduce a new powder in 2017. This new spherical powder is called CFE BLK, and it was specifically designed for the 300 BLK cartridge. This powder is part of the company’s CFE line. CFE stands for Copper Fouling [Read More…]
Today’s photo is a 7.5″ 300 Blackout. AR-15 format, but Low Visibility Gear and a lot of fun to shoot. AAC’s “Honey Badger” did play a part as a role model for this rifle (it’s not a “pistol”), and there’s a B&T [Read More…]
Daniel Defense announced another new rifle recently, this time in 300 BLK. Well, I suppose it might be more accurate to rephrase that: the company reworked an existing rifle to chamber the popular .30-caliber cartridge. The DDM4V11 is an existing rifle line, with a [Read More…]
Below are four different rifles, in four calibers, from SIG Sauer – Swiss Arms, as presented at the IWA exhibition in Germany 2016. Of course, they had more rifles in their stand but let’s focus on the ones below and the news in particular. The SG 553 is [Read More…]
Lehigh Defense announced the release of a new load for the 300 BLK: the 115 grain Controlled Chaos Copper. Also called the CCCu, the Controlled Chaos Copper round is designed to work well as both a self defense and hunting round. Additionally, the company claims it [Read More…]
Daniel Defense announced a new line of ammunition and the first load it will offer in that line. After picking a 300 BLK load to launch the line, Daniel Defense said it will expand the First Choice line of ammo to include other rifle calibers including the 5.56 NATO and [Read More…]
Coming from Laura Burgess Marketing, IWI USA has pushed out an announcement about their newest product, a .300 Black Out SAR rifle, and a conversion kit for those with the 5.56x45mm version. The standalone rifle is going with an MSRP of $2,049, a couple hundred dollars [Read More…]
Gorilla Ammunition has announced the release of their first line of re-manufactured ammunition, the Troop Line. Initially launched in 300 Blackout, Gorilla has stated their intent to expand the line to other calibers and loadings in the future. The Troop Line [Read More…]
The much acclaimed and anticipated Sig Sauer MCX rifle has been shipping in 5.56x45mm for the past couple of weeks for the civilian market. MSRP is $1,999 for the standard 16 inch barrel variant. In addition, SIG just opened up an MCX giveaway for a 16 inch barrel on [Read More…]
It has not been long since the .300 AAC Blackout cartridge became an officially recognized round, but it has had more than enough time to gain significant popularity. The round was originally made by handloaders interested in slinging .30-caliber bullets using their ARs [Read More…]
Jane’s is reporting that the Dutch special forces are putting out a contract request to buy 195 carbines chambered in .300 BLK and an assorted amount of ammunition to go along with the package. Now, this isn’t big news yet, because all this is, is a request [Read More…]
Tyler sent us a photo of his first NFA gun and suppressor. He writes … This picture represents my first trek into the NFA world. The lower receiver is Bravo Company Mfg., with a BCM gunfighter Mod 3 reduced angle pistol grip. The lower has a B5 Systems SOPMOD [Read More…]
Walking around SHOT Show, some things stand out and catch your eye. This all blue SCAR 16S stood out to me. At first glance I thought it was just custom Cerakoted SCAR. But upon looking closer, it is chambered in .300blk.
Troy Defense met a lot of success with the PAR: a pump action version of the AR-15 rifle. As designed, the PAR allows many people who live in areas with very restrictive gun laws to own a rifle that has the general look and feel of the AR. The PAR was originally [Read More…]
SIG is rounding out its .300 Blackout lineup with the introduction of SIG-branded Elite Performance Ammunition in the caliber. From the press release: SIG SAUER® Introduces 300 Blackout Elite Performance Ammunition Newington, NH (January 12, 2015) – SIG SAUER, Inc. [Read More…]
Originally posted on Reddit, one very fortunate shooter survived a catastrophic failure by detonating a 300 BLK in 5.56 firearm. 300 BLK has many advantages, but can have one real disadvantage. It can chamber in a 5.56 firearm under certain circumstances. Quote from [Read More…]
G2 Research is now selling a new 300 BLK load called the .300 Ripout Round. The ammo uses an all-copper, 200 grain bullet designed to expand at low velocities. The load is designed to be subsonic and produces 1020 fps at the muzzle (unknown barrel length for testing.) [Read More…]
Good news for those looking for the strong, silent type: MilitaryTimes Gear Scout reports that AAC is bringing the Honey Badger suppressed .300 Blackout PDW to market: The Honey Badger is coming, and this [TFB author’s note: Referring to the title image of this [Read More…]
Good news for hunters who want to stay quiet and don’t want to handload. SilencerCo, who achieved e-fame with the “Wizard Staff”, “Johnny Dronehunter”, and “The Silencing” promotional videos (and who also make silencers) have [Read More…]
Andy sent us the photo of his .300 AAC Blackout AR-15 pistol fitted with a stock arm brace. Bonus points for an original background (not a sofa or grass). Submit photos you have taken to TFB’s Photo Of The Day.
Trijicon is now offering their 3.5×35 and 4×32 ACOG scopes with a BDC (Bullet Drop Compensation) reticle designed for the .300 AAC Blackout cartridge. The reticle is marked out to 600 yards for supersonic .300 BLK loads and 200 yards for subsonic loads. The [Read More…]
Mr. Revolverguy shared with us his journey into 300BLK. He documents his experiments, trials and errors with 300blk. He also reports his reloading information. There is a wealth of knowledge there in one detailed article.
Gemtech (Gemini Technologies) out of Eagle, Idaho has released the new G-Core line of suppressors at SHOT Show this year. Gemtech started as a consortium of suppressor designers back in 1993, and has been creating and expanding suppressor technology ever since. In [Read More…]
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