Black Hills - another source of 300 BLK ammo

[rsilvers]

http://blackhillsammo.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/black-hills-300-whisper-now-available/#comments

They say it is 300 BLK compatible.

[davidjinks]

So is this like the whole .223/5.56 thing or like the .38/.357?

Compatible...

[randolph]

Robert,
your ammo for the 300blk is designed for that round, is Black Hills designed for the 300whisper/blk or is it simply .another 7.62 stuck in the whisper case ?

[rsilvers]

I am told 300 Whisper(R) chambers have tighter necks and shorter throats - but the drawing is a trade secret, and so no one seems to really know. If so, the best analogy is comparing 6.8 SPC-II (300 BLK) to 6.8 SAAMI (300 Whisper).

300 BLK is an open standard with about 85 companies making products so far - and the drawing is here:

http://www.saami.org/PubResources/CC_Drawings/Rifle/300%20AAC%20Blackout.pdf

[rsilvers]

Robert,
your ammo for the 300blk is designed for that round, is Black Hills designed for the 300whisper/blk or is it simply .another 7.62 stuck in the whisper case ?

The bullet Black Hills is using is the Sierra 125 MK 300 AAC Blackout bullet.

[mark5pt56]

Good to see another big name making ammunition.

[MarkG]

I am told 300 Whisper(R) chambers have tighter necks and shorter throats - but the drawing is a trade secret, and so no one seems to really know. If so, the best analogy is comparing 6.8 SPC-II (300 BLK) to 6.8 SAAMI (300 Whisper).

300 BLK is an open standard with about 85 companies making products so far - and the drawing is here:

http://www.saami.org/PubResources/CC_Drawings/Rifle/300%20AAC%20Blackout.pdf


Is there a difference in the external case dimensions of the Remington 300 Blackout ammunition and that of the 300 Whisper ammunition manufactured by Black Hills and Hornady?

[careboy]

Good to see another big name making ammunition.
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[rsilvers]

Is there a difference in the external case dimensions of the Remington 300 Blackout ammunition and that of the 300 Whisper ammunition manufactured by Black Hills and Hornady?

I don't know what cases Black Hills is using. Hornady makes their cases to 300 AAC Blackout specs and it is compatible with 300 BLK chambers.