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What I hate about the BO is that it steals good .221 brass, (that I could really use for my .221, but can't find very easily) and diverts those cases to a cartridge I don't GAS about and don't want.
I love my .221 Fireball, but I can't easily find cases when I need them, because they are shuffled off to make cases for the B-O.

If I was running a military black-ops team and needed the suppressive goodness, yeah, I'd be happy with one, but they don't work for where I hunt deer, and the trajectory ain't much good on a groundhog, either, so I just think of anything I'd want or need one for..

Nobody said it was a great deer rifle cartridge. The adjective used was "cool".

Like you, I also have opinions on cartridges that I find useless. Like anything that starts with a .17 or .25 for starters. Doesn't mean there isn't a use for, or following for them.
Hell, I still like and use the .308Win which is archaic and not cool anymore.
Like you, I give no phuucks either way.

GFY

So how flat is the pistol cartridge round? To 200?

194 lehigh, DESIGNED to expand down to 750 fps IIRC, and BC of .638 IIRC...

Thats the only reason I didn't go 44 mag first round, I did not want to be short changed into a 100 yard or less round. I did not do that math though, went the other route... swag...

RE range and dial.. hmm I do that to my other rounds too... can get from 50 to 200 with less than a full turn... thats no big deal..

Why isn't there more 7.62x39 bolt rifles?

It's going to work well with a suppressor on it and over a bait station this spring. Might even put a red dot on it to see WTF. Bait will be about 20-30 yards and the area is open to both grizzly and black bear.

You'll probably dial... what? 17 MOA or so?

Let's do a price comparison on Lehigh's vs. some XTP's or HAP's.

You have to dial a full 15MOA to get to the 2 with your other rounds as well? You must have a stable full of dog schit.

But I still want to hear what makes the BO a cool deer round so keep the input coming.



Travis

What I hate about the BO is that it steals good .221 brass, (that I could really use for my .221, but can't find very easily) and diverts those cases to a cartridge I don't GAS about and don't want.
I love my .221 Fireball, but I can't easily find cases when I need them, because they are shuffled off to make cases for the B-O.

If I was running a military black-ops team and needed the suppressive goodness, yeah, I'd be happy with one, but they don't work for where I hunt deer, and the trajectory ain't much good on a groundhog, either, so I just think of anything I'd want or need one for..

So if you want to shoot stuff with 200gr + bullet weights at subsonic speeds, why not use a pistol cartridge?

Because they cannot use them in an AR15 platform. That is the sole selling point of the BO.

If'n one launches a 150 from a .30-30 that is in a single shot or bolt gun it will be doing quite a bit better. Everyone seems to think the .30-30 is confined solely to leverguns. Been blowing 150 grain Pro Hunters and other pointy bullets from my Contender for near two decades. Haven't killed anything more than 30 yards away however...cause I can't see thru trees.

The BO is a purpose driven design. Loading it to best velocity with lighter bullets is fine if that's what floats your boat. Shooting critters at subsonic velocities is fine if you can put the bullet where it counts. It is a tool best employed with great precision and forethought....and a can. Otherwise one can do more with other cartridges.

Take the .22 CB short for example...



...it doesn't need a muffler.

Unlike some I prefer to babble endlessly and without aim. I don't do that with rifles.

More recently I have become a disciple of soft lead and low velocity, muffled and precise in the form of a .30-357.

'Xcuse please, I have to sneeze...