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Savage Calls Off Chambering for 300 AAC Blackout
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:14 pm    Post subject: post subject Reply with quote
I'd say it expanded sufficiently.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.510_Whisper

All other subsonics are weak.... Razz
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
RSILVERS from AAC's response. "When Savage first announced the rifle, I tried to reach them to help them avoid putting out an inaccurate rifle. They picked a 20 inch barrel and 1/10 twist. A 20 inch barrel will not work well because it will make subsonic ammo go transonic - and makes it less accurate (not to mention loud). The factory subsonic ammo is made for 16 inch or shorter barrels. 1/10 twist is not suitable for make the 220 grain ammo stable. We (AAC) even moved from 1/8 to 1/7 to get that edge in stability.

So if Savage was not going to do the R&D needed to properly configure the rifle with the correct twist and barrel length, then canceling it was the best idea. It may also have had something to do with their pricing - I believe the Savage was actually higher than what Remington later announced the SPS Tactical for in 300 BLK."
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hmm, that statement is in conflict with that Savage said.
Taken from the start of this thread:
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Since that time, we have tested many variants of this cartridge in various barrel lengths and rates of twist. This exhaustive testing left us quite unsatisfied with the accuracy we were able to get from the subsonic loads in this chambering.


Have to wonder what the story really is on this.
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