.300 AAC Blackout - 'Enabling' Thread (Mags, ammo, optics, barrels, etc.)

[Grey]

What is everyone running for a red dot? I'm tempted to just do irons...

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[fatdog]

Sig Romeo 5, it has become my favorite cheap red dot.

[Mike C]

What is everyone running for a red dot? I'm tempted to just do irons...

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I had a CompM5 on it mounted in a Scalarworks mount then switched it to a lrp mount I had sitting around. Then I saw a Sig Romeo 5 on sale for dirt cheap and figured I’d give that a try. I don’t have many rounds through it but the dot is actually a little more crisp than an Aimpoint I don’t know why but it is. It’s also a slimmer housing which I like but you could get the same in an H or T series Aimpoint.

[EPF]

Sig Romeo 5, it has become my favorite cheap red dot.

I’m interested to play with one of the romeos. Some friends have had good luck with the Vortex crossfire T-1 knockoff so I sort of consider that the best budget red dot, but I’m SIG curious these days. I definitely would not run irons on anything that had the potential to be put into service.

[archangel]

I’m interested to play with one of the romeos. Some friends have had good luck with the Vortex crossfire T-1 knockoff so I sort of consider that the best budget red dot, but I’m SIG curious these days. I definitely would not run irons on anything that had the potential to be put into service.

I have both a romeo 5 and a crossfire. Not a ton of mileage on either, but between the two I prefer the lower 1/3 mount that comes with the crossfire. The Romeo 5 comes with an absolute.

[LittleLebowski]

@LittleLebowski I have a few questions about them those projectiles if you don't mind.

How do they shoot out to 100-150? I can't answer that yet.
Are you running them with a suppressor attached? Yup, Vox S and Vox K.
Are they reasonably clean? Yup.
Does the coating cause additional smoke? Nope.

Thanks. Did these guys acquire Leather Head projectiles? I notices the name on the golden brown variant and am wondering because i couldn't find Leather Head anymore when I looked for them a bit back.

Answers inline and yes, they acquired Leatherhead. @dsa

[Grey]

Thanks for everyone's recommendations on here for mags, just snagged a bunch of lancer 20 rounders.

[mmc45414]

Sig Romeo 5, it has become my favorite cheap red dot.

I also have a couple, and need a handful more.

[RevolverRob]

Okay, I'll check out the Romeo5.

I'm still seriously considering the Primary Arms/Holosun HS503G with the ACSS reticle. - https://www.primaryarms.com/holosun-...t-acss-reticle

The fact that they have kind of figured out the BDC for a 50-yard zero with .300BLK super and subs - if my supers and subs hit close to the same at 50 - I should be able to swap ammo without needing a different zero. I can probably zero at 25 and figure out how close the BDC dots are at other distances with subs and supers. The good news is - at 25 the subs and supers shouldn't be different POI pretty much at all.

Plus the horseshoe should work nice for a hold-over at close range. Though I don't know how much hold-over will be needed with a 5.5" Rattler.

[Corse]

Okay, I'll check out the Romeo5.

I'm still seriously considering the Primary Arms/Holosun HS503G with the ACSS reticle. - https://www.primaryarms.com/holosun-...t-acss-reticle

The fact that they have kind of figured out the BDC for a 50-yard zero with .300BLK super and subs - if my supers and subs hit close to the same at 50 - I should be able to swap ammo without needing a different zero. I can probably zero at 25 and figure out how close the BDC dots are at other distances with subs and supers. The good news is - at 25 the subs and supers shouldn't be different POI pretty much at all.

Plus the horseshoe should work nice for a hold-over at close range. Though I don't know how much hold-over will be needed with a 5.5" Rattler.

With something as short as the rattler and the loss in velocity this might not work but...if you send 125s out at around 2050fps and zero at 25-27yrds that gives you a 50yrd zero with subs @~1050fps. The ~25 yrd super zero gives you a second at ~200 yrds according to jbm ballistics. I haven’t tested the second zero, but the ~25yrd super/50yrd sub checks good from my 8-9” barrels.

I’m not convinced that this is the best super zero, but with a single dot, it is the only thing I have found that works.