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Nice, Muffin!

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Design your own bullet -- with a pretty sophisticated web end.

A couple of friends dealt with this company several years ago and had a great time deciding on every detail. The results were great.

I'll probably get back into cast bullets when I retire, and this company will do some molds for me.

Even if an off-the-shelf Lee mold would do fine, as an old retired fart, I'd want the satisfaction of shooting an accurate load with a bullet that I designed!

John

I was faced with similar concerns. If you have a 300 bo I would use the hornady subsonic for hunting, or the Maker subsonic ammo. Both have been very accurate in my Ruger. I would prefer a 450 bushmaster or a 45-70, though. Just helps to have a bigger bullet. I do shoot subsonic slugs that I roll myself through a 28” barrel 12 ga with a rifled choke. Not suppressor quiet, but people who have been outside and 2-300 yards away in a light rain were surprised to hear I shot a deer. Saved me the cost and hassle of a suppressor and is effective out to 75 yards+.

Then again, modern crossbows will do a lot of what you’re looking for too.

Handloading would open a lot of possibilities. The 350L blows the 300 BO away in my opinion. A YHM R9 you can handle 350 Legend, 308 win, or other non-magnum cartridges.

Factory loads, I'd go 44 Mag/Special

As to Crossbows. My Excalibur Xbow s considerably louder than my Suppressed Subsonic 350L.

I wouldn't worry too much about nearby people when shooting suppressed, even with supersonics. Most "normies" wouldn't know the crack of a bullet breaking the sound barrier without the accompanying "boom" from the muzzle blast.

Last year, when hunting our property, I was in an orchard and one of the other landowners was on a ridge above me, maybe 300 yards, as the crow flies. I was using a suppressed TC Encore in 308 (17" barrel). I shot a deer and when I went to pick him up to help me load it onto the UTV, he was surprised that he didn't hear me shoot. So, unless you are literally shooting in your backyard with neighbors right there, I doubt it will even be an issue. Use supers.

If you just have to shoot subs, then I would recommend a big flat bullet, or one that is specially designed for subsonic use. Don't expect pass-throughs and don't expect good blood trails.