308 Federal Vital-Shok Ballistic Tip 150gr.

300 BLK Winchester Deer Season XP 150gr.

If these rounds were shot from various firearms the general trends between cartridges and rounds should remain the same. Something to note these are factory loads which means the information is from the manufacturers data and they serve as a gauge benchmark but not in definite. Which is a good thing, because that helps us see what the respective round is good for.īelow listed are cartridges performance information from respective manufacturers. You may have guessed by now the performance characteristics of these two rounds are going to be different.

300 BLK, which holds a higher amount of powder and can withstand greater pressure. The only similarities between the two cartridges is that they are both. 308 ruled the long range, penetration and stopping power performance. 308 long range and accuracy prowess which they gladly adopted into their contingency program. Law enforcement and military sharp shooting teams obviously noticed the. 308 definitely found its home among hunters and long range shooters. 308 prevailed in the hunting world which has given hunters a reliable round to count on. With the short coming of its military debut, the. Before being replaced by the 5.56 NATO round military wide. The military was impressed with its performance specs and quickly adopted it, which was used extensively in Vietnam for a short period of time. 308 Winchester has been grounded in hunting and tactical traditions. The bullet weights for these rounds can also vary pretty dramatically depending on their intended use. The 300 BLK is available in both subsonic and transonic velocities, as you would imagine, it means that the 300 BLK can serve several purposes. When looking at 300 BLK ammunition, there is a wide range in performance. 300 BLK has assimilated into so many corners of the shooting community from special ops, competition shooters, home defense, and even hunting. 300 Blackout was the solutions to these needs.

(MP5) The results at times were dissatisfied with the performance of these rounds.

At the time the 5.56×45 NATO round was predominantly used for close quarter combat, with a mix of 9mm.

308 subsonic ballistics