Gettin’ a Can!

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Well I was offered a deal I couldn’t refuse on a Aero Precision Lahar 30L suppressor. I couldn’t pass it up. So I guess I’m getting a suppressor for the Remington model 7 300 blackout. The cool thing is the Lahar 30L has removable end caps on both ends, it’s a direct thread can, but rated for 300 win with no barrel length restriction. It should be a ton of fun. I fill out my paperwork on Tuesday.
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Sweet!!!! If you get it by June I want to play with it!
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300 BOs are STUPID FUN with subs and a can.

Set up some steel at 100 and see if you can get 2 rounds in the air at the same time.
Nevermind, I see you're using a bolt gun. I'm willing to bet you can't work the bolt that fast ;)

FYI, IMO the Hornady 190gr Sub-X work nicely and MidwayUSA frequently has "factory seconds" of them for a better price. I've seen no difference in their performance and normally buy 2-300 of the seconds when I find them
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If you cast your own, I recommend the Lee .230 grain .330 BO mold. Those and a little trail boss are an awesome combo.
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CPJ 2.0 wrote: Mon Apr 28, 2025 6:10 am If you cast your own, I recommend the Lee .230 grain .330 BO mold. Those and a little trail boss are an awesome combo.
I don’t cast. But Berrys makes a dang nice 220 grain blackout Bullet. Well, 24 hours and counting on my wait for the alphabet boys. We shall see.
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They are my favorite load.

“Pfffft, whack.”


Or at 300 yards “pffft………………………..wack. “


😬
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CPJ 2.0 wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 9:13 pm They are my favorite load.

“Pfffft, whack.”


Or at 300 yards “pffft………………………..wack. “


😬
Can’t wait!
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Elk Creek wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 9:40 pm
CPJ 2.0 wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 9:13 pm They are my favorite load.

“Pfffft, whack.”


Or at 300 yards “pffft………………………..wack. “


😬
Can’t wait!


Here’s a teaser.

https://youtu.be/iiXIeBUsvFk?si=bRNYxNjn-hFETSWs
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Ooo it makes me giddy!
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Well I got my approval today! I’m picking up my can this afternoon!! Wow 5 business days.
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Holy cow, I think the fastest of my 4 was 5 or 6 months (2x form 1 and 2x form 4)
Enjoy :D
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GrapeApe wrote: Mon May 05, 2025 6:48 pm Holy cow, I think the fastest of my 4 was 5 or 6 months (2x form 1 and 2x form 4)
Enjoy :D
Should be a ton of fun!!
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Ok, now I have to get one too… 🤬
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Wambli Ska wrote: Mon May 05, 2025 8:39 pm Ok, now I have to get one too… 🤬
Less than a week with an efile…….yeah you do!
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Ya know I always thought that this little rifle was off balance. Now that it has the can installed it balances perfectly, who knew! I bet the guys at AAC did!🤣
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One piece of safety advice...
Where you're probably used to to "working up" loads, with subsonics, the safe thing to do is work DOWN. It's easy to have a load you want sub to be a little super, and most of the time you're well below "max". So you work down until you get to your target velocity. Trying to "work up" makes it a LOT easier to accidentally start too low and stick a bullet.

Nice looking rifle too

Edited to add: One other one, When trying a new bullet, firing the first round in "LOUD" mode to make sure that that particular bullet is stable in your load/barrel greatly reduces the chance of a baffle strike.
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GrapeApe wrote: Tue May 06, 2025 12:05 am One piece of safety advice...
Where you're probably used to to "working up" loads, with subsonics, the safe thing to do is work DOWN. It's easy to have a load you want sub to be a little super, and most of the time you're well below "max". So you work down until you get to your target velocity. Trying to "work up" makes it a LOT easier to accidentally start too low and stick a bullet.

Nice looking rifle too

Edited to add: One other one, When trying a new bullet, firing the first round in "LOUD" mode to make sure that that particular bullet is stable in your load/barrel greatly reduces the chance of a baffle strike.
Good tips! I have a bunch of super loads, never really had a reason to shoot subs
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I actually have subsonic loads for both my 16 and my 8.5" They're within 15 fps of each other from their respective barrels, and not worth old dog turds switched. I load the pistol's in some black nickeled cases and the rifle's in Norma brass cases, so I can pick up a loaded mag and immediately know which load it is.
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Between you and CPJ you guy are going to cost me money…
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Wambli Ska wrote: Tue May 06, 2025 11:46 pm Between you and CPJ you guy are going to cost me money…


Pst, I have been for years already!🤣
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Range day!!!
Sako and I hit the range today! Shot my suppressed 300 today! Awesome just awesome! The guy 2 benches down from me said “who brings a pellet gun to a rifle range?” He thought I was shooting an air gun! The guys at the other end of the range didn’t know I was shooting they thought the guy next to me was shooting a “super quiet 22 rifle” the suppressed subs are stupid quiet!!!
My load sub load was right on the ragged edge of super sonic, I’ll be backing off just a shade. Even the supers sounds great. They sound like a quiet 22lr. Suppressors are just giggle machines. Shoot giggle shoot giggle.🤣
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They're like potato chips, you can't have just one
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Elk Creek wrote: Sat May 10, 2025 12:25 am Range day!!!
Sako and I hit the range today! Shot my suppressed 300 today! Awesome just awesome! The guy 2 benches down from me said “who brings a pellet gun to a rifle range?” He thought I was shooting an air gun! The guys at the other end of the range didn’t know I was shooting they thought the guy next to me was shooting a “super quiet 22 rifle” the suppressed subs are stupid quiet!!!
My load sub load was right on the ragged edge of super sonic, I’ll be backing off just a shade. Even the supers sounds great. They sound like a quiet 22lr. Suppressors are just giggle machines. Shoot giggle shoot giggle.🤣
Stop it, dammit!!!!! 🤬
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Yep, giggled with each shot :lol: Great range day. Took my youngest daughter along who I haven't shot with in the last 5 years.We both had a great time.
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sakodude wrote: Sat May 10, 2025 12:44 am Yep, giggled with each shot :lol: Great range day. Took my youngest daughter along who I haven't shot with in the last 5 years.We both had a great time.
My AR was another suprise. It has a 1:7 twist and hates 55 grain bullets but 69 and 75 grain bullets ahoot great!!! But LOUD with the strike industries JComp break. Did I mention loud?
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