You can suppress the muzzle blast but if the bullet isn't sub sonic it still snaps. Been there done that . Larry
To make a 300 subsonic 200 plus GR bullet is needed to keep it subsonic . If you shoot a hog the bullet never expands . Breaking bone is a must or you need to have a dog to recover it.Oh snap! Maybe you're right.
Seriously, you can use a suppressor with or w/o subsonic rounds. It will still reduce the sound significantly. I was hunting in TX and one of the guys there was shooting with a can and boy it was quite. One thing I've read is that 556 you can't shoot subsonic rounds and make them cycle. 300blk you can shoot subs and supers and both will cycle AND you have a huge selection of bullets to choose from. At least for supers...
The read go building was so they didn't hear anything. Supersonic Why build a 300 .
I've heard of people "hunting" (controlling) feral pigs at night with a night-vision scope and a suppressed AR in 300 AAC Blackout. You use subsonic ammo so that the whole operation is silent. They never knew what hit them or the pig standing next to them. 300 Blackout was developed as a subsonic round for use in suppressed M4 carbines. To me, without a specific need, it's just one more caliber to keep track of. I have to keep track of 14 calibers already. That's enough.
One thing the video does not mention is how well or poorly the case actually fits in the action and magazine. The AR was designed for a .223-sized case. I've known people who shot 6mm PPC in an AR for NMC and had to cut out the fronts of the mags so that the rounds would feed. IMHO, unless you are building a "Space Gun" for competition, using a fatter case than the .223 is just an exercise in the esoteric. In which case, you should be building a different rifle. In 90% of the situations discussed in the video, you actually want either a .223 or a .308. In general, the best policy is K.I.S.S. Unless you just want something to show off to your friends, in which case, do whatever makes your ducky quack.
