300 Blackout Hunting with John Farnam

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By John Farnam

Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- Hunting in OH!

Yesterday, Vicki and I were in the middle of our annual hunting adventure at Shawnee Ridge in OH (www.shawneehunting.com)

Using her Robar Polymar AR (“VF” model), equipped with an Aimpoint T1, and 53gr Cor-Bon DPX ammunition (5.56×45), Vicki brought down a mature Painted Desert Sheep with a single shot! Range was 75m, and he went down in his tracks. Never took another step! Weight was 80lbs.

The single bullet hit high on the shoulder and went through and through. On-the-spot autopsy revealed no damage to the animal’s heart, but he was completely paralyzed!

Once again, 5.56×45, with high-performance, DPX ammunition proves more than a match for animals this size!

When we approached, the animal was still kicking, but death followed in less than a minute!

An hour later, I had the opportunity to engage a 540lb pig with my Robinson Arms XCR/L in 300Blk, also equipped with an Aimpoint T1. I was using Cor-Bon 123gr MPR (“cup and core”), supersonic. My preference is DPX, with its solid-copper bullets, but it is not available …Read the Rest

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