Ok, so I have both...
...and I am just wondering, maybe someone can work this out?
I know, they serve different functions, use, application...however, they both are often cited as an "alternative"...
...to the anemic (or some say) 5.56 / .223 rounds.
So the great thing about the .300AAC Blackout,
(besides the subsonic/suppressed abilities...) is the FACT that you can use standard AR15 5.56/.223 Mags., so Pmag & the like compatibility...
and it can be re-loaded or hand-loaded from the same caliber's above brass.
also;
Heavier, larger bullets.
Better stopping power.
Plus the variety of .30 cal bullets.
Lower muzzle flash.
Seems to have a lot going for it?
Then how come...I still cannot go into a Walmart, Sportsman's Warehouse, Bass Pro, Cabelas...etc., etc., and find a box of ANY kind of .300AAC on the shelf.
Same for most LGS, although here in Vegas, some do due to our local ammo manufactures starting to crank it out.
However, the 6.8 SPC ...which many say is an answer to a question no one was asking...
which;
does not have "standard" mag compatibility...
...and the mags have been "iffy" and a source of contention.
You have two variants of such out there, the older Barrett - ASC metal mags and now the new Magpul / LWRC mags, resized...to fit thier (LWRC) NEW mag well size on their Rifles...supposedly leading the way for ALL 6.8SPC
Rifle-Makers to re-tool to?
Also;
There is the original 6.8SPC ammo...
...and NOW the new 6.8SPC II, with newer guns chambered to shoot THAT and the older ammo..."newer guns" designated "SPC II" safe???
HOLY COW-LIB-ER
But I can go into any of those BIG-BOX chains & most LGS and find at least ONE brand of 6.8SPC, sometimes several brands...
...NOT so for the caliber (.300AAC) with ALL kinds of stuff going for it?
WHY?
Seems ALL backwards?
Kinda reminds,in a way, of the VHS vs. Beta video tape wars of the 80's
...and I am just wondering, maybe someone can work this out?
I know, they serve different functions, use, application...however, they both are often cited as an "alternative"...
...to the anemic (or some say) 5.56 / .223 rounds.
So the great thing about the .300AAC Blackout,
(besides the subsonic/suppressed abilities...) is the FACT that you can use standard AR15 5.56/.223 Mags., so Pmag & the like compatibility...
and it can be re-loaded or hand-loaded from the same caliber's above brass.
also;
Heavier, larger bullets.
Better stopping power.
Plus the variety of .30 cal bullets.
Lower muzzle flash.
Seems to have a lot going for it?
Then how come...I still cannot go into a Walmart, Sportsman's Warehouse, Bass Pro, Cabelas...etc., etc., and find a box of ANY kind of .300AAC on the shelf.
Same for most LGS, although here in Vegas, some do due to our local ammo manufactures starting to crank it out.
However, the 6.8 SPC ...which many say is an answer to a question no one was asking...
which;
does not have "standard" mag compatibility...
...and the mags have been "iffy" and a source of contention.
You have two variants of such out there, the older Barrett - ASC metal mags and now the new Magpul / LWRC mags, resized...to fit thier (LWRC) NEW mag well size on their Rifles...supposedly leading the way for ALL 6.8SPC
Rifle-Makers to re-tool to?
Also;
There is the original 6.8SPC ammo...
...and NOW the new 6.8SPC II, with newer guns chambered to shoot THAT and the older ammo..."newer guns" designated "SPC II" safe???
HOLY COW-LIB-ER
But I can go into any of those BIG-BOX chains & most LGS and find at least ONE brand of 6.8SPC, sometimes several brands...
...NOT so for the caliber (.300AAC) with ALL kinds of stuff going for it?
WHY?
Seems ALL backwards?
Kinda reminds,in a way, of the VHS vs. Beta video tape wars of the 80's