Darth_DMack
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I'm very fortunate to have a Wife that loves the same things I love. Well, every rifle I build, I must build her one exactly like it. So, blessing and a curse? She can definitely run her rifle well!
I was given access to a 148 acre tree farm a few years back. Land owner wanted assurances that bullets would not leave his property so he limited me to Muzzle loader or archery. I made a case that the 300 Blackout suppressed had similar ballistics to a ML so he let me use it.Honestly, from what I remember, you weren't to far off from me. One reason why I gave up on the 300 for hunting 4 legged animals using subsonic ammo.
Been hankering for a .45 ACP carbine to plunk with a can on it, and what do you know, Ruger has the LC .45 carbine out. At first, thought I might have my first impulse buy in more than a couple of years. Bad thing is, one of my last impulse buys was a ruger American rife in 300 black out. Turns out they had a issue on CRAPPY rotorary mags, and my impluse buy got me a rifle stuck with those CRAPPY magazines.
LC looks like it could be a propriatry mag for the carbine.
Might have to wait a couple of years to see the reviews with the magazines.
HMMM... I see where it can take a G21 mag.
That is a very good fix. I like index points on my frames as well. I have not had much time with the newer striker fired SIGs... but I definitely want to give them a run!I'm liking this Sig P365 so far, but one thing it needs (for me at least) is a support hand thumb landing pad. My thumb slips off with every shot, requiring repositioning of my support hand grip. No bueno.
Sooo...$2 solution, a rubberized strip from Talon Grips. Works awesome!
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LeHigh Defense makes some VERY good rounds. The Max Expansion projectiles are devastating on soft tissue. I have several boxes of them in .300 BLK, .223, .308 and 9mm. Devastating.I was given access to a 148 acre tree farm a few years back. Land owner wanted assurances that bullets would not leave his property so he limited me to Muzzle loader or archery. I made a case that the 300 Blackout suppressed had similar ballistics to a ML so he let me use it.
I only shot one deer on his place with my blackout, but even subsonic it dropped like a sack of potatoes at 80 yards. I was using the Lehigh Maximum expansion bullets that were supposed to expand at subsonic speeds. The bullet exited and I was not able to recover it but based on the wound channel it definitely expanded.
In terms of accuracy, I have a couple groups recorded in my tracking spreadsheet for this bullet. 3 shot groups, one was 1.49 and the other 2.51 inches at 100 yards.
Based on the ballistics tables I ran, I felt this was probably a 100 yard or less gun. Here were the notes I took
• Zero is at about 85 yds
• +/-2 inches to 100 yards
• 130 yards: Holding top of deer at (8 inches of drop from POA)
• 150 yards: Hold 6 inches over deer (14 inches of drop from POA)
• 175 yards: Hold 15 inches over deer (approx.. One body height-brisket to shoulder) (23 inches of drop from POA)
• 200 yards: hold 26 inches over deer (34 inches of drop)
• 220 yard: hold one full body height (hoof to shoulder) over deer (44 inches of drop)
Yeh, I don't blame you. I looked into this pistol, the Shield Plus, Glock, Ruger Max 9...but ultimately, the P365 and it's variants is the pistol to beat for a micro 9mm ccw. I will say only the Ruger LCP Max (.380) carries better while still rocking a capable caliber.That is a very good fix. I like index points on my frames as well. I have not had much time with the newer striker fired SIGs... but I definitely want to give them a run!
I'm a Glock guy, through and through. Carried them in some VERY bad places. My current every day carry is either my G43X, or my G48. They are like my cell phone, flashlight and keys.. I never go anywhere without one of them.Yeh, I don't blame you. I looked into this pistol, the Shield Plus, Glock, Ruger Max 9...but ultimately, the P365 and it's variants is the pistol to beat for a micro 9mm ccw. I will say only the Ruger LCP Max (.380) carries better while still rocking a capable caliber.
And speaking of Lehigh Defense, the bullets they build for Underwood (Xtreme Defense), that's one awesome .380 round!