![]() ![]() I tested out of my 700AAC before further testing thru my buddies integral suppressed DPMS as they both have 1/10 twist barrels. Using Hornady 220 round nose, it took me probably 50 different loads using several different powders over several months of weekend range time to find something that would work. Some have claimed to have done it but noone gives out the recipe. Also try loading up some 208gr or 220gr bullets as subsonic so that if your initial mod cycles them but not the 175gr, then you'll know you are close to success.īendersquint wrote:I have been trying for years and nowhere near finding the right combo. That spring mod seems like the first thing to try. However, you're right that trying a lighter spring may be a cheaper and more reliable fix to actually cycle down to your 175gr bullets. That's probably what you want with your LR-308. You might PM him about the size of the gas port used in 300 AAC Blackout to reliably cycle subsonics. Robert Silvers had the same issue developing the 300 AAC Blackout PDW, where 220gr subsonic operated perfectly and any bullet less than 200gr did not. However, using the 220gr subsonics it ejects the brass but the bolt doesn't go far enough to the rear to pick up another cartridge from the magazine. The 220gr subsonics actually ejects the brass but no subsonic bullet lighter than 220gr ejects for me. ![]() Since I am at 5000' or above here in Colorado, the heavy 220gr bullets are stable at subsonic for me with the 1in10 twist (probably not stable for you closer to sea level). I highly recommend you give them a call.I don't have any experience with mods but lots of experience using my LR-308B (18" barrel) with subsonics. The guys at EBR did a fantastic job with research and testing. I was incredibly received to know that this would ethically kill a deer. When I got to her and looked at the wound channel, I could see about half way into the body with a hole a little bit bigger than a nickel. She ran ten yards and piled up in the briars. Where I hunt you better have spilled blood because it is so thick. Will it expand as advertised? Do I need to do a neck or spine shot to be lethal? Will there be a blood trail? Let me put your mind at ease, I was able to harvest a 100+ pound doe at about 75 yards with a broadside shot and the bullet went through and through. Things such as knock down power and enough velocity. 308 ammo, is it effective and lethal? I am sure the same things on my mind were on your mind as well. "So I am sure many people are wondering the same thing I was about the EBR "Reaper" subsonic. The low recoil and almost no sound from its firing made it an enjoyable experience for these hunters." These bullets are also a perfect match for the disable children I was hunting with, most of which had cerebral palsy. I can’t say enough about this bullet and its performance, even at extreme distances for a suppressed subsonic load. We were able to retrieve the bullet, which performed exactly as advertised (I’ve attached a picture of the bullet). After hearing the impact of the bullet, the deer ran less than 50 yards before expiring. The second shot was on an 8 point at 183 yards. The first deer was a doe, which was shot at 100 yards. We were able to harvest two deer with it over the weekend. I thought this would be a good opportunity to use my suppressed. "I had the opportunity to guide a whitetail hunt this past weekend with disabled children. ![]()
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