Subsonic hunting!!!!!!!
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:30 am
Awhile back I started looking into 300 Blackout and stated I had little interest unless I could hunt effectively with subsonic ammo. I use FMJ for plinking and trigger time, but when it comes to HD and hunting, I would prefer to have something meant to expand and cause a "humane kill" in game. Way I see it, a "humane kill" with game means a FAST kill....so for HD or a PDW, I would prefer something to kill as fast as possible and have little interest in mil-spec, NATO, Geneva convention,....whatever.
I heard of Outlaw State Bullets (OSB) and how they SUPPOSEDLY had some accurate 220gr .30 cal bullets that would expand BELOW the speed of sound! Well, spent my money to order 100 bullets at some absurd price like $126-130 for 100 BULLETS! Did as the guy from OSB suggested and loaded with 220gr SMK to sight in, then check POA v POI with OSB bullets. Even though the profile of the bullets were no where close to each other, he was dead on and the load we developed for SMK accuracy also lead to OSB accuracy. At 50yd, a dime could cover all 5 rounds fired, and chewed the center of the bullseye out. I sighted at 50yd btw, and intended 75yd to be max range for this rifle. I have a .308 and the same 762SD silencer for anything further out after all. The load we used was 11.2gr A1680, Remington 7.5 primer, and COAL of 2.120".
Deer season, for lack of better words, sucked this year. High temps and too much wind lead to deer. Of moving and I didn't have anything even come within sight, let alone range, opening weekend or yesterday. The sun this evening was starting to get low in the sky, and even tho the temp was lower and wind was almost calm, I was planning to call it a day in the next 45 minutes. Behind my stand in our field a doe stepped out at about 100yd, after slowing and quietly turning around, she got to between 110-115yd when I got a head on her and let the hammer drop. My gun sounded like a quiet pellet gun......but the bullet impact sounded like something I've never heard before, and didn't expect. It was a loud THUD, sounding something like a sledge hammer hitting a sack of puddy. She never took another step, moved a front leg just enough to spin a 1/2 turn on the ground and then layed still. She died as fast as any deer I've shot with any other caliber (.223, .22-250, .243, .270,....).
I waited to see if anything else would come out, and once it was clear there wasn't, I walked from my stand to her. I could easily see the small .30 caliber hole on her left side, but could not find an exit wound. When I brought her back to clean, I discovered why! I overcompensated for the amount of drop at that distance and hit her at a slight downward angle, hitting from the upper left chest, thru the spine, and into the left shoulder, stopping barely under the hide. When I removed the hide, I retrieved the intact bullet (and lots of bone fragments) with my fingers and little effort.
I will add pictures of the deer, gun, loaded ammo, and retrieved bullet tomorrow when I have a PC at my disposal instead of an iPhone.
I am very impressed and happy with OSB bullets and our handloads. If I get anywhere close to running out of these loads, I will be making another order with them!!!
I heard of Outlaw State Bullets (OSB) and how they SUPPOSEDLY had some accurate 220gr .30 cal bullets that would expand BELOW the speed of sound! Well, spent my money to order 100 bullets at some absurd price like $126-130 for 100 BULLETS! Did as the guy from OSB suggested and loaded with 220gr SMK to sight in, then check POA v POI with OSB bullets. Even though the profile of the bullets were no where close to each other, he was dead on and the load we developed for SMK accuracy also lead to OSB accuracy. At 50yd, a dime could cover all 5 rounds fired, and chewed the center of the bullseye out. I sighted at 50yd btw, and intended 75yd to be max range for this rifle. I have a .308 and the same 762SD silencer for anything further out after all. The load we used was 11.2gr A1680, Remington 7.5 primer, and COAL of 2.120".
Deer season, for lack of better words, sucked this year. High temps and too much wind lead to deer. Of moving and I didn't have anything even come within sight, let alone range, opening weekend or yesterday. The sun this evening was starting to get low in the sky, and even tho the temp was lower and wind was almost calm, I was planning to call it a day in the next 45 minutes. Behind my stand in our field a doe stepped out at about 100yd, after slowing and quietly turning around, she got to between 110-115yd when I got a head on her and let the hammer drop. My gun sounded like a quiet pellet gun......but the bullet impact sounded like something I've never heard before, and didn't expect. It was a loud THUD, sounding something like a sledge hammer hitting a sack of puddy. She never took another step, moved a front leg just enough to spin a 1/2 turn on the ground and then layed still. She died as fast as any deer I've shot with any other caliber (.223, .22-250, .243, .270,....).
I waited to see if anything else would come out, and once it was clear there wasn't, I walked from my stand to her. I could easily see the small .30 caliber hole on her left side, but could not find an exit wound. When I brought her back to clean, I discovered why! I overcompensated for the amount of drop at that distance and hit her at a slight downward angle, hitting from the upper left chest, thru the spine, and into the left shoulder, stopping barely under the hide. When I removed the hide, I retrieved the intact bullet (and lots of bone fragments) with my fingers and little effort.
I will add pictures of the deer, gun, loaded ammo, and retrieved bullet tomorrow when I have a PC at my disposal instead of an iPhone.
I am very impressed and happy with OSB bullets and our handloads. If I get anywhere close to running out of these loads, I will be making another order with them!!!