AAC 300 Blackout 9" accuracy

Don't have any real world experience with a 9" on a 300, only what I've read at arfcom and 300blktalk

shooting a mix of subsonics and full power ammo, would there be any advantage of going to an 11" bbl over the 9"

anyone?

All I can tell you is that my 16" barrel with 125gr handloads runs 2150-2250fps. AAC shows that a 9" runs 2000fps with that same projectile....that isn't a big difference for the ranges the caliber would be used. As soon as I get my paperwork done, I'm going with as short of a barrel as I can on my 300. If I hunt with it, I'm sticking with inside 100yds. If I'm trying to hit kill something 200+, then I'm using a different rifle.

That's one of the benefits of this cartridge is that you don't get a real big gain by going to longer barrels.

my main concern was it cycling subsonics...i didnt know if the extra 2" past the gas port would make much difference

SHANE704 wrote:my main concern was it cycling subsonics...i didnt know if the extra 2" past the gas port would make much difference

That's why I went with the pistol length gas system.

does the 9" with pistol length gas system cycle sub's fine?

SHANE704 wrote:does the 9" with pistol length gas system cycle sub's fine?

It's my understanding that the pistol length gas system is best for subsonic so the action will cycle on short barrels (like a 9").