my daughter killed her big axis buck at age 11 with my AR-10 (308). She only complains that it is loud due to the brake i have on it, never the recoil. 3 large axis bucks taken with it and a 300# boar...and easily 50+ smaller pigs.
my 300BO is pretty new to me, so haven't killed nearly as many critters with it, but based on the 1 smallish WT doe i shot with it...you don't really have a decision to make here. 308 is by far the more preferable of these 2 options for what you want!
My at the time 10 year old took 2 great bucks last fall shooting an 18” suppressed .308. He made great shots on both shooting 178 grain eld-x Hornady precision hunter ammo. He shoots a 16” .300 blackout as well and has killed a handful with it. He lost a nice hill country buck with the blackout that was later recovered. It’s honestly a no brainer when attempting to compare these two rounds.
I had my boys on a 308 pretty early. Using the managed recoil ammo tames it down a lot. 300 blackout is just marginal. Get a 308 and you can run anything from 125 grain light recoil to light magnum type rounds in 175 grain. Greta all purpose round.
The 300 BO is a niche round that exists because the military wanted a more potent round that fit in the m4/ar15 package. It serves that purpose well. 308 beats it handily for a hunting round. If recoil is an issue put a brake on it.
The 300 BO is a niche round that exists because the military wanted a more potent round that fit in the m4/ar15 package. It serves that purpose well. 308 beats it handily for a hunting round. If recoil is an issue put a brake on it.
This right here. ^^^^ Excellent suppressed round in AR package with 308 bullet weights. 100-220 grs
I have always went by the adage of using a round that delivers at least 1000lbs of energy at 100 yds for deer size game. Any caliber. Except if you are head/neck shot guy.
The .308 is 7.62x51.
The 300BO is 7.62x35.
Which cartridge do you think holds more powder?
While the same size bullet/caliber is being used. The amount of propellant is much more voluminous in the 308.
The 300 BO is a niche round that exists because the military wanted a more potent round that fit in the m4/ar15 package. It serves that purpose well. 308 beats it handily for a hunting round. If recoil is an issue put a brake on it.
This! 300BO was designed for and is great for semi-close quarters combat round. 308win is a wonderful hunting round. The 308 will have significantly more recoil but still very manageable among other popular hunting rounds.
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