300 Blackout Fine-Tuning: Finding the Right Barrel Length for Your Rifle

Whether you’re hunting, defending your home, or just shooting suppressed at the range, 300 Blackout is a popular and adaptable cartridge. But barrel length can significantly impact your firearm’s performance. This guide takes a closer look at the various barrel lengths for the 300 Blackout round and where to find them. The main question you … Read more

Ask Josh: Is a 300 BLK Worth It If You’re Shooting Unsuppressed?

Sometimes things get stereotyped for a reason. I don’t see a need to further elaborate on this, as those of us who live in the real world already know it. Guns have the same problem in popular culture. M16’s (AR’s) jam and are unreliable. AK’s are in accurate, but indestructible. Hi-Points are never bought, only … Read more

Basic Ballistics: 5.56 NATO vs. 300 Blackout

By Matt Sandy Yes, another 300 AAC Blackout vs. 5.56 NATO article. However, in this one, I’ll compare the two specifically by looking at their ballistics. Ballistics is a broad term that actually covers three subsections: Internal ballistics, external ballistics. Let’s look at all three. The American-made 300 Blackout was Advanced Armament Corporation’s solution to … Read more

Should I Buy A .300 Blackout Upper For My AR?

One of the reasons that the AR-15 platform is America’s most popular rifle is its versatility and ease of customization. For most people, changing calibers is usually as simple as buying another upper and swapping it out. And that’s what makes adding 300 Blackout blackout capability to your AR-15 so attractive. The cartridge has become … Read more