.300 AAC Blackout
E713950
.300 AAC Blackout is an intermediate rifle cartridge developed for the AR-15 platform, designed to offer improved performance in short barrels and with both supersonic and subsonic loads, particularly when used with suppressors.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
centerfire rifle cartridge
ⓘ
intermediate cartridge ⓘ rifle cartridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
.300 BLK
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
7.62×35mm ⓘ |
| bulletDiameter |
.308 in
ⓘ
7.82 mm ⓘ |
| caseLength |
1.368 in
ⓘ
34.7 mm ⓘ |
| caseType |
bottleneck
ⓘ
rimless ⓘ |
| category | intermediate rifle cartridge ⓘ |
| commercialDesignation | .300 AAC Blackout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
standard AR-15 bolts
ⓘ
standard AR-15 magazines ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | short-barreled rifles ⓘ |
| designedForPlatform | AR-15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToMatch | 7.62×39mm ballistics in AR-15 platform ⓘ |
| designedYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| developer |
Advanced Armament Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Remington Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
civilian sporting
ⓘ
home defense ⓘ hunting ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ military ⓘ |
| introducedYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| militaryDesignation | 7.62×35mm ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
effective subsonic performance
ⓘ
good performance from short barrels ⓘ reduced muzzle blast with suppressor ⓘ |
| optimizedFor | use with sound suppressors ⓘ |
| overallLength |
2.26 in
ⓘ
57.0 mm ⓘ |
| parentCase |
.223 Remington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ |
| pressureStandard | SAAMI maximum average pressure 55,000 psi ⓘ |
| requiresChangeFrom5.56 | barrel only ⓘ |
| standardizationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | SAAMI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsLoadType |
subsonic
ⓘ
supersonic ⓘ |
| typicalSubsonicBulletWeight | 190–220 grains ⓘ |
| typicalSupersonicBulletWeight | 110–125 grains ⓘ |
| usedIn |
AR-15 pattern rifles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bolt-action rifles ⓘ pistols based on AR-15 platform ⓘ |
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