For reloaders .300 HAM'R brass can be formed easily from 5.56.
right here, end thread
it's expensive, unless you reload you lost 7/8ths of the gun community
import restrictions; can't fathom why no one has gone to chile or peru and set up ammo plants for US
range considerations; how many people with ARs are really shooting 800 yards plus
before anyone answers, remember the saying; all politics are local. This absolutely applies in many regards
From the prices listed he is referring to presently available loaded ammunition. .300 Blackout has been around longer and there is a better supply as a result.
https://ammoseek.com/ammo/300aac-bla...o=new&ca=brass
https://ammoseek.com/ammo/300-hamr?co=new&ca=brass
I'm running a 12" suppressed 6.5 Grendel as my main coyote gun now, and it's a great round. I also hunt coyotes with .224 Valk, but the 6.5 Grendel hits harder.
I definitely wouldn't say 6.5 Grendel is dead, but factory ammo right now is ridiculous for it (but i guess factory ammo for everything is crazy high right now).
I had a 20, and still have a 16 and 12 inch Grendel.
The 16 is a really well balanced overall rifle. I would dare say it is the most balanced weapon I own. The 12 inch gun is super capable for it’s size.
Hornady 123 was my preferred load when I could find ammo and gave 2350 from the 16 and 2242 from the 12 suppressed. The speeds aren’t great, but the BC of that bullet really makes a difference when you start getting out past a few hundred yards. Within a few hundred yards, it doesn’t matter much. I think as barrels get shorter the 6 mm ARC advantage decreases. The 16 matches the Sig 1-6 7.62 reticle just about perfectly out to 1K.
I think you have to ask yourself what kind of weapon you want and then match a cartridge and optic to that need. Look at realistic numbers, and run them through a Ballistic Calculator. Also consider the logistics. I’ve done wild cats in the past and I have no desire to go back down that road. Grendel is rare enough. I don’t want to spend my time reloading anymore.