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I am finishing up a build on a 10.5" pistol. I didn't build it with the intentions of hunting, but I like the look of it I thought why not. I will be in WV in a few weeks and there are a few places I hunt there with my 44 mag pistol and I see no reason why a 300 blackout pistol couldnt hunt the same areas.

What bullets would you use out of a pistol given its ballistics? I obviously will lean on the lighter side (110 barnes, 110 hornady). My biggest question is would the 110 gr VMAX work on deer from a pistol? Given it will be slower so it may not "explode" as much?

They'll work if you put it in the right place. Think archery type shots. Behind the shoulder or quartering away.

Perfect. I do a little archery hunting up there too and that is usually the mental approach I take when hunting with a handgun anyway. Thanks

few years back my son shot several there with a 300 black out one year. I have to send him a message and ask him just what bullet he was using..

Hard to beat the 125gr Sierra Prohunter.

If I were doing that, I’d at least take a look at one of the copper bullet loads designed for that cartridge, like Lehigh Defense etc. They should work at BO velocity and offer fragmenting and penetration. You might not get the perfect angle.

Good luck. Sounds like fun (for you!)

boy said he used factory Winchester ammo. deer season XP 150 grain..

I'm not at all familiar with that I haven't used factory ammo in many years and the only reason he did there was he was kind of last minute that year...

Yeah that is kind of how this one is going to wind up being. I hadnt planned on taking it but I just like it so much I hate to not use it this year. I appreciate the info those factory loads are pretty easy to find in a pinch

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I think these would work well, supposed to be good, though I have personally not tried them yet...Joe

I've got a couple 300BO's but haven't hunted with them. But anyhoo, this Barnes 110gr TAC-TX always gets solid reviews. The bullet is available for handloading as well.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1001895644?pid=430384

Unless you're shooting them out of the 300 HAM'R.

bill wilson had this to say about the 125 pro hunter in the 300 hamr. safe to assume even less expansion in a blackout.

"The current production Sierra 125gr SBT PHs are pretty tough, don't expect a lot of expansion like the original gave. BUT, they are super accurate."

I just picked up 4 boxes of the Barnes 110s and will hunt deer later this year with them from a 10.5” barrel. I’m going to check my scope on Thanksgiving and see how they work out 200 yards. Thinking about having them a tad high at 100 but will see how they are on paper.

I bought the 110 vmax bullets loaded by AAC. FYI for all you guys Palmetto State armory has them on their webssite for $11.99 for 20. Pretty solid bullet all around for that price.

hmm. What have I done wrong all these years. Thats the way we try to place shots with any weapon. Well except the black bear I shot with my sig 365. Did feel that the 9mm might work best through the skull.

All I've ever used has been subs 194/198 lehigh. They kill quickly. A buddy used one of mine for his daughter. All they ran were 110/115 Barnes supersonic factory ammo. Caveat this was in 16 inch barrels. I suspect both types ammo would be fine with a few inches less barrel.

I have three of the 300 Blackouts. One rifle with 16 inch barrel and two pistols with the 10.5 inch barrels. I shoot Sierra 110 gr HP and its unreal how well they shoot. I tried the Hornady 110 gr Vmax and they shot like crap.

Sierra's are hard to beat.

I shot several pigs with my .300 Ham'r last year, using Speer 130gr HC FN and 130gr HPs. They both worked great!

My 13yo son is going with me, this year, and I loaded some Speer 125gr TNTs for my .300 Blk for him to use. Guys seem to love that bullet in the .300 Ham'r, so I'm betting they'll do just fine in the Blackout.

Just for grins, I'm going to try some Hornady 135gr FTX bullets in my .300 Ham'r. I always gotta tinker with something...

as the deer where I live are more impressed with velocity than bullet mass, and the subsonic BO is about a 45 ACP in all but width, I would be reluctant to poke holes in a deer with it anywhere there was a good brush cover that would aid in the deer running off to die unfound. Then I was less than impressed with a supersonic 110 grain tsx shot through a small buck right behind the shoulder at about 20 yards. Made a hole going in and about a 25 cent piece going out. Deer ran off, and I had to look for it the next morning, it had run about 95 or so yards, and actually doubled back on itself... Someone will always point out "well it worked" but my intuition more than science tells me based on results from everything 300WSM, down to 5.56 that the BO while it will work, is not optimum in my opinion for certain situations, its a cartridge designed to be suppressed and the supersonic version is just OK. A 62 grain tsx from a 16 inch carbine, has a more noticeable and immediate effect and on bigger deer than the bo. Just my opinion, for what its worth all of this at 200 yards or under.

I’ll probably end up with another one, just because. However, I have a 10.5” 7.62x39 and a 13.5” 5.56, that’ll both likely do the same job and maybe do it better. I’d definitely shoot whatever gave me the highest velocity and good exits. The hammer is probably the better mousetrap, and I’m stocked with 6.8, so I should probably just jump a 12.5” in that, and get out of other stuff save the 5.56….for hunting.