300 blackout deer hunting ammo

[gunhappy]

Posted this on firingline.com. looking for the thoughts on this group as well if you don't mind.


I went to the range with a few different rounds today:
1. Hornaday Black 110 grain
2. Winchester Deer Season 150 grain
3. Remington OTFB 120 grain.

I used the remington to get the scope on paper at 25 and 100 yards. It grouped very well. I realize it is probably not ideal for deer but maybe ok for SHTF purposes.

The Hornaday is zeroed at 100 and I am satisfied that any deer I shoot with this will be hit where I aim, or at least within 1.5 to 2 inches of POA.

The Winchester is 3 inches low and 1.5 inches to the right, but clustered right on top of itself-abzout an inch.

Now, I know that the internet breeds snipers everyday. I a not one of them. The question that I have is this:

Hornaday has established a record with this round-it works. Winchester makes the clearly more accurate round. Does Winchester 300 Blackout Deer Season have a track record of success yet? I would prefer the most lethal round (of the choices) for deer hunting in upstate NY. I know both are hunting accurate but I'm gonna obsess o er giving myself the best chance of a clean kill.
Any real world experience would be helpful. Thanks in advance.

 

[courtgreene]

The Winchester is shooting the heaviest bullet out of the same case slower. Thus, it groups great but hits in a noticeably different poi. I would buy a bunch of it and rezero for that. Actually I would reload that bullet type and try to make it move faster with different powders but I don’t know if you reload. Assuming it’s their psp bullet it should open up fine. They aren’t super tough bullets, but they work wonderfully.

 

[gunhappy]

The Win load uses a pointed poly tip. I used to reload for my 41 because ammo is so damn expensive and 38 cuz I carried it all the time. I have never reloaded rifle ammo. Space commands a premium in the house till one of the kids decides it's time to relocate and leave the nest. I really don't get to shoot as much as I used to so the reality is that store bought ammo is probably gonna do what I need to do. Thanks so much for the reply.

 

[ms6852]

Shooting the different types of ammo will produce different harmonics in your barrel and the bullet will exit at a different point during the vibration of your barrel thus the different points of impact. As "courtgreene" has suggested use the one where the harmonics of the barrel reproduces the same consistent vibration where the bullet exits the barrel and rezero your scope for that specific bullet as this will be the most reliable and accurate round for your rifle. You need to realize that when a scope is zeroed most likely it was always zeroed with a certain round and if you decide to use a different one in the future you will see that that round also requires a new zero as the point of impact may be different.

 

[gunhappy]

Looks like Winchester it is then. Rezero and move on. Thanks guys.

 

[Casefull]

If it was me I would go with the higher velocity of the lighter weight bullets like the Hornady. 300 blackout it’s not all that fast, especially with a 150 grain bullet.

 

[Glockula]

I have been leaning toward the 110s and 125gr options for white tails in 300blk.

I have both the winchester 150s and the Hornady 110s. I was going to use the 110s before I loaded my Nosler BT 125s over lil gun.

I just never had confidence in the 150s. They may work great but I have not tried them.