I've never shot anything with the 7.62x39mm, but I have always thought that it had a great deal going for it as far as utility.
Now the 300 Blackout comes along, with performance that seems to be the fraternal twin of the Russian, and the benefit of stupid simple brass and a .308" bore diameter.
I really didn't get horned up about the cartridge until I saw it chambered for short, light bolt guns. Then I started thinking I had to have one.
I do not regret that purchase at all, and look forward to field testing it on game. Planning to run the 125 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip for now, but I really would like to make a run at a 150 grainer that would feed from the magazine and expand a little at the lower velocity of the Blackout.
The 7.62x39 outruns the Blackout by a good bit and most American guns have a .308 bore, I believe. The Blackout's a neat round, but its strong points lie elsewhere, I think.
Wolf used to offer a 150 gr at a claimed 2300-2400, but I don't know if it really went that fast. A 125 TSX or other good bullet should be plenty anyway.
