Typical cost ratio of 556 vs 300bo

[Amur]

How much more expensive is 300bo compared to 556?

I can get a case of range 556 for like $320 right.

How much more expensive is 300BO typically?

[markm]

Never even seen that goofy round in any store or available by the case. I'd guess 500 just for FMJ.

[High Tower]

I'm going to say right around two to four times as much.

The issue is that nearly everyone who is making 300BO thinks they needs to load premo bullets in it. Very few fmj loads available and most of those are 147's for whatever reason.

[Amur]

Btw....don't shoot suppressed right now....

[wabashman]

For myself, they are only a few cents apart from each other. I have been using some pulled 7.62x54r bullets (yes I know they are not truly 308 but most measure 307-309 not 311 as one would assume). I was able to purchase 2500 for 230$ a few months ago. Powder wise cost is the same for me. 223 uses more, but I was able to buy it in 8# kegs so brought the price down. I have yet to been able to buy 8# kegs of the powder I use for 300.

The difference arises when you starting using high priced 30 cal bullets that are 35 cents and up each. But if you are just making some plinking rounds, there is no need to spend that much on a bullet.

You can use the following site to make up some calculations to figure what your cost would be:

http://ultimatereloader.com/tools/reloading-costs-calculator/

[Hot Holster]

If you are referring to factory ammo, it's about double the price over .223 (using .35 as a cost figure for .223) using the 147gr 300 blackout round. Trying to find the 115gr that was the cheapest when the blackout was introduced a few years ago, will prove to extremely difficult and if you do find some, it will be three times the price of a .223. Most of the supersonic ammo will be about $1.00 or more a round.

Getting into 300 BO subsonics, you'll be at $1 per round or more, getting into the hunting and self defense rounds you are at a minimum of $1.50 per round and as high as $3.00 per round. The benefit of the good hunting and self defense rounds is they work, and they work well to put something to the ground.

[darr3239]

It depends on what you are looking for. Excluding Russian stuff, most 5.56 ammo bought by the case is probably of the Federal American Eagle variety, or something close to it. In other words, non-hunting, non-defensive practice type ammo. 300 BLK obviously costs more, just as every other cartridge that carries a heavier bullet. The cost of bullets, as a component of the cartridge, increases as to the weight, just as larger brass cases cost more.

There are outfits that sell cases of 300 BLK practice type ammo at a decent price. Here's one that took me all of 15 seconds to find, via the gun-deals.com website. They list fairly current prices, for most calibers of loaded ammunition. I'm not endorsing the product, just showing that with a little research reasonably priced ammo can be found. $277.41 for 500 rounds.

http://www.freedommunitions.com/300-AAC-Blk-147gr-Bi-Metal-FMJ-p/fm300bimf147r-b0500.htm

[Amur]

Yeah, I don't currently reload or have plans to.

Thanks for the feedback so far. Kinda what I figured.

[Raven Armament]

I'm going to say right around two to four times as much.

The issue is that nearly everyone who is making 300BO thinks they needs to load premo bullets in it. Very few fmj loads available and most of those are 147's for whatever reason.
147gr is cheaper than 150gr, thanks to the abundance of 7.62 NATO M80 being loaded by larger reloaders. Of all my loads, that's the largest seller for the 300 BLK. People just want to shoot their rifles.

[Onyx Z]

If you don't reload, stay away. 5.56 will do just about everything 300BLK will.

I had a hard time spending ~$35 for 50 Barnes black tips for my hunting handloads. They came out to ~$.75/rd... I couldn't imagine spending that much (plus some) on just some simple 147/150gr plinking ammo.

[Kokopelli]

I would say 3X as well, but on-par with most any hunting round.. I agree with the poster that noted most 300 has expensive bullets..

[Eurodriver]

It depends on what you are looking for. Excluding Russian stuff, most 5.56 ammo bought by the case is probably of the Federal American Eagle variety, or something close to it. In other words, non-hunting, non-defensive practice type ammo. 300 BLK obviously costs more, just as every other cartridge that carries a heavier bullet. The cost of bullets, as a component of the cartridge, increases as to the weight, just as larger brass cases cost more.

There are outfits that sell cases of 300 BLK practice type ammo at a decent price. Here's one that took me all of 15 seconds to find, via the gun-deals.com website They list fairly current prices, for most calibers of loaded ammunition. I'm not endorsing the product, just showing that with a little research reasonably priced ammo can be found. $277.41 for 500 rounds.

http://www.freedommunitions.com/300-AAC-Blk-147gr-Bi-Metal-FMJ-p/fm300bimf147r-b0500.htm

They are also a site sponsor.

[davestarbuck]

My reloads for 5.56 are around .11 per round, so 110 per K

My reloads for 300 blk using 147 gr pulldowns cost 247 per k

I'm saving the 147 fmj for reloading .308 for my FAL.

I'd use the 300 blk for hunting, but everything I'd hunt here in Florida will be no problem for 64 gr Fusions anyway.....

Now I wish I'd never heard of the 300 blk!

[High Tower]

147gr is cheaper than 150gr, thanks to the abundance of 7.62 NATO M80 being loaded by larger reloaders. Of all my loads, that's the largest seller for the 300 BLK. People just want to shoot their rifles.

OK that makes sense for plinking. I didn't realize that the M80 bullets were that big of a thing. I just got some 147's loaded by MAST so I'll see how they do.

[darr3239]

With the 147 gr. pulls, 15 grains of Lil Gun produced MOA groups in my 8.2" Noveske. I was surprised with them being pulled bullets, which is that much more of a plus for just practice.