Lower BC bullets so not as flat shooting as some other cartridges. > Limited Range (designed to optimize out to 300 yards). Standardized cartridge design so easy to have reamer and custom barrel made. Wilson Combat, Shaw and a couple of others. > Limited source of off-the-shelf barrels at present. similar to what Grendel looked like 10 years ago. > 300 HAM'R is already a SAAMI Cartridge so sourcing materials will only get easier with time. > Only requires new barrel and se of dies. > Reloading components are same as 300BO. HAM'R and Grendel both suffer the same shortcoming in SBR of potential Fireball from large percentage of unburnt powder igniting in front of muzzle. > Even in short barrel, it has higher velocities than 300BO in same barrel length. > Velocities exceed 300BO by 200-300 fps in 16" barrel. YES - I caught the fat finger "635 Grendel" in the Thread Title. I think the final decision is between 6.5 Grendel and 300 HAM'R > 350 Legend is handicapped (reloader's perspective) with the. 30 caliber cartridges with its increased case capacity and barrel twist providing significant improvement in performance over the 300BO. > 300 HAM'R is proving to be the best contender of the. However, it suffers from slower velocities. cartridges, and it fits both roles of hunting and plinking. > Availability and reliability of 300BO in AR15 edges out most of the. > 6.5 Grendel and 6.8 SPC are interchangeable within 450 yards. > 6.5 Grendel edges out the 6ARC from hunting perspective. The only potential downside to 6ARC is its long throat, which may mean excessive jump when loading with lighter bullets (80-95gr bullets). > 6ARC probably trumps all the other 6mm cartridges. > Cost of ammo and limited range of the "Big 3" makes them a poor choice for the dual role, hunting and plinking. 223 caliber bullets, but they are high BC for long range, and not as effective for hunting. 224" or smaller aren't as practical for hunting. > Bullets under 80gr may be great for plinking, but are less than ideal for hunting. If I overlooked any cartridges then not intentional.30 Remington, 6mm Hagar, 30HRT, 338 Spectre, 375 Whisper, 500 Phantom, etc. I think the interest in 224 Valkyrie will decrease in favor of the 6ARC, which is a more versatile cartridge. may not be as main stream but can/will find it at bigger stores, like Academy, but not every store. I've bolded the most common cartridges (likely to find ammo on the typical store shelf in normal market environment). Smaller Bullets (230gr): 450 Bushmaster, 458 SOCOM, and 50 Beowolf. It is a versatile platform with a wide variety of cartridges and bullet weights. Shoot range within 300 yards, and not looking to use for long range shooting. St.I periodically get asked this question amongst friends of what cartridge they should build in AR15 for hunting and general purpose/plinking.General Dynamics (GD-OTS) Valleyfield, Canada.I am working on revamping this catalog, see the newer versions below. Shooters World Powders are listed under the Distributor list, and the Lovex equivalency can either be found on the data sheet for the specific powder or the Relative Burn Rate chart.Ī relative Burn Rate Chart can be found here. The US distributor for Lovex powders is Shooter’s World, however they do not use Lovex’s naming convention. Powders that are distributed by the manufacturer in Europe such as Lovex, which is manufactured by Explosia, are listed as a sub category under the Manufacturer. US Distributor entries are sub grouped by brand. The list below is updated frequently, sorted alphabetically, first by Manufacturer, and then by US Distributor. Powders that have been discontinued or are otherwise not available have been included on the list in order to preserve the history. Marks, and this blend is only used in a few cartridges made by a specific manufacturer. In addition to that, when the volume is justified, a unique powder blend may be ordered from a manufacturer such as St. There are far more varieties available to the Commercial Ammunition loader. With that said there are at least a hundred different canister powders available to the hobby handloader, usually marketed through a US distributor such as Western Powders, or Hodgdon. There are only a handful of companies worldwide that manufacture smokeless powder.
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