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300 Blackout Ammo 2026: Hunting, Subsonic and Range Loads From the Makers

By Cole Harlan, EditorUpdated Nov 4, 2026How we verifyEditorial standards

We checked 40 current 300 AAC Blackout loads from Federal, Remington, Hornady, Barnes, Nosler, SIG Sauer and Sellier & Bellot on their own product pages on November 4, 2026. The bullet weights, velocities, energy figures, test barrels and statuses below are copied from the maker pages. Black Hills publishes its figures on one category page without item numbers, so we list it separately. The Cartridge column shows the name the maker page uses. We don't use retailer prices or third-party ballistics. This is a comparison of popular loads, not every 300 Blackout load sold.

Grouping follows each maker's own usage label and the listed velocity. Every load at or under about 1,100 fps is in the subsonic group, whatever its label.

Supersonic hunting loads

Federal and Remington label these "Big Game." Barnes lists "Hunting" and "Hunting / Medium Game." Nosler labels its Varmageddon "Varmint," and SIG Sauer lists its SBR Solid Copper as "Defensive, Hunting" and its 110 gr TAC-TX as "Defensive, Rifle." Hornady prints no usage label on our capture, so we placed its FTX and CX loads here by bullet type. Federal's 190 gr Fusion Tipped, also labeled "Big Game," is a subsonic load and sits in the next group.

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Load	Cartridge	Item #	Bullet	Muzzle velocity	Muzzle energy	Test barrel	Box	Maker status (Nov. 4)
Federal Fusion MSR	300 Blackout	F300BMSR2	150 gr Fusion Soft Point (Fusion MSR)	1,900 fps	1,202 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	Available
Federal Power-Shok Copper	300 Blackout	300BLK120LFA	120 gr Copper HP (Power-Shok Copper)	2,100 fps	1,175 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	Available
Federal Power-Shok	300 Blackout	300BLKB	150 gr Soft Point (Power-Shok)	1,900 fps	1,202 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	Available
Remington Core-Lokt Copper	300 Blackout	R27857	120 gr Copper HP (Core-Lokt Copper)	2,100 fps	1,175 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	Available
Hornady Custom	300 Blackout	80881	135 gr FTX (Custom)	2,085 fps	1,303 ft-lb	16 in	20	No status shown on maker page
Hornady Custom	300 Blackout	808794	110 gr CX (Custom)	2,285 fps	1,275 ft-lb	16 in	20	No status shown on maker page
Barnes VOR-TX	300 AAC BLK	21548	110 gr TAC-TX FB, 100% copper (VOR-TX)	2,350 fps	1,349 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	No status shown on maker page
Barnes VOR-TX	300 AAC BLK	30827	120 gr TAC-TX BT (VOR-TX)	2,100 fps	1,175 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	No status shown on maker page
Nosler Varmageddon	300 AAC Blackout	40127	110 gr FB Tipped Varmageddon	2,200 fps	1,182 ft-lb	16 in	20	In stock (Nosler store)
SIG Sauer SBR Solid Copper	300 AAC Blackout	E300H1-SBR-20	120 gr SBR Solid Copper	1,897 fps	959 ft-lb	6.75 ± 1/16 in	20	In Stock
SIG Sauer TAC-TX	300 AAC Blackout	C300D1-20	110 gr TAC-TX	2,100 fps	1,077 ft-lb	9.0 ± 1/16 in	20	In Stock

Subsonic and suppressed loads

These are all the loads in our set listed at 1,060 fps or less. Federal's American Eagle Suppressor is labeled "Competition, Target Shooting," Remington's two subsonic loads "Target Shooting," and Federal's Subsonic 190 gr "Big Game." Barnes lists its Suppressor Series as "Match/Target," and the 205 gr GameKing as "Match/Target, Hunting (Medium Game)." Nosler labels the 220 gr Ballistic Tip Round Nose "Deer Sized Game" and the 220 gr HPBT "Target/Match." SIG Sauer lists the 194 gr as "Defensive, Rifle" and the 220 gr as "Match Grade." Sellier & Bellot's subsonic load is labeled "Range, Match/Competition." Hornady prints no usage label on our capture.

Load	Cartridge	Item #	Bullet	Muzzle velocity	Muzzle energy	Test barrel	Box	Maker status (Nov. 4)
Federal American Eagle Suppressor	300 Blackout	AE300BLKSUP2	220 gr Open Tip Match (American Eagle Suppressor)	1,000 fps	488 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	Available
Federal Subsonic	300 Blackout	F300BMSR3	190 gr Fusion Tipped (Federal Subsonic)	1,000 fps	422 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	Available
Remington Subsonic	300 Blackout	28430	220 gr Open Tip Flat Base (Remington Subsonic)	940 fps	432 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	Available
Remington UMC	300 Blackout	21422	220 gr OTFB (UMC)	940 fps	432 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	Available
Hornady BLACK	300 Blackout	80891	208 gr ELD Match (Hornady BLACK)	1,020 fps	480 ft-lb	16 in	20	No status shown on maker page
Hornady Subsonic	300 Blackout	80877	190 gr Sub-X (Subsonic)	1,050 fps	465 ft-lb	16 in	20	No status shown on maker page
Hornady Frontier Subsonic	300 Blackout (Subsonic)	FR410	208 gr FMJ (Frontier Subsonic)	1,025 fps	485 ft-lb	24 in (as listed by Hornady)	20	No status shown on maker page
Barnes Suppressor Series	300 AAC BLK	32518	220 gr Sierra MatchKing (Suppressor Series)	1,060 fps	549 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	No status shown on maker page
Barnes Suppressor Series	300 AAC BLK	32519	205 gr Sierra GameKing (Suppressor Series)	1,060 fps	512 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	No status shown on maker page
Nosler Ballistic Tip Hunting	300 AAC Blackout	61050	220 gr Ballistic Tip Round Nose (subsonic)	1,020 fps	508 ft-lb	24 in	20	In stock (Nosler store)
Nosler Match Grade	300 AAC Blackout	51275	220 gr HPBT Custom Competition (Match Grade)	1,020 fps	508 ft-lb	24 in	20	In stock (Nosler store)
SIG Sauer Max Expansion	300 AAC Blackout	C300D2-20	194 gr Max Expansion subsonic	1,000 fps	430 ft-lb	9.0 ± 1/16 in	20	Out of stock
SIG Sauer Match Subsonic	300 AAC Blackout	C300A2-20	220 gr OTM subsonic (Match Grade)	1,000 fps	488 ft-lb	16.0 ± 1/16 in	20	Out of stock
Sellier & Bellot FMJ Subsonic	300 AAC BLACKOUT	SB300BLKSUBA	200 gr FMJ Subsonic	1,060 fps	499 ft-lb	16¼ in	20	No status shown on maker page

Range, match and target loads

Federal and Remington label these "Competition, Target Shooting" or "Target Shooting." Barnes lists "Match/Target," Sellier & Bellot "Range, Match/Competition," and SIG Sauer "Practice" or "Match Grade." Hornady prints no usage label on our capture. We placed its V-MAX and NTX loads here, and Hornady markets them under its BLACK line without a hunting label on our capture. Its 178 gr ELD Match SBR Suppressed Supersonic load is supersonic at 1,650 fps from an 8-inch barrel, and the name says it is built for suppressed SBRs.

Load	Cartridge	Item #	Bullet	Muzzle velocity	Muzzle energy	Test barrel	Box	Maker status (Nov. 4)
Federal American Eagle	300 Blackout	AE300BLK1	150 gr FMJ Boat-Tail (American Eagle)	1,900 fps	1,202 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	Available
Remington Premier Match	300 Blackout	21503	125 gr MatchKing OTM (Premier Match)	2,215 fps	1,362 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	Available
Remington UMC	300 Blackout	26854	150 gr FMJ (UMC)	1,905 fps	1,209 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	Available
Hornady BLACK	300 Blackout	80873	110 gr V-MAX (Hornady BLACK)	2,375 fps	1,378 ft-lb	16 in	20	No status shown on maker page
Hornady BLACK	300 Blackout	80862	110 gr NTX (Hornady BLACK)	2,070 fps	1,047 ft-lb	16 in	20	No status shown on maker page
Hornady SBR Suppressed Supersonic	300 Blackout	81013	178 gr ELD Match (SBR Suppressed Supersonic)	1,650 fps	1,076 ft-lb	8 in	20	No status shown on maker page
Hornady American Gunner	300 Blackout	80897	125 gr HP (American Gunner)	2,175 fps	1,313 ft-lb	16 in	50	No status shown on maker page
Hornady Frontier	300 Blackout	FR400	125 gr FMJ (Frontier)	2,175 fps	1,313 ft-lb	16 in	20	No status shown on maker page
Barnes Precision Match	300 AAC BLK	30737	125 gr OTM (Precision Match)	2,175 fps	1,313 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	No status shown on maker page
Barnes Multi-Purpose	300 AAC BLK	32004	120 gr JHP (Multi-Purpose)	2,100 fps	1,175 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	No status shown on maker page
SIG Sauer CTT	300 AAC Blackout	C300B1-20	125 gr FMJ CTT (Practice)	2,145 fps	1,277 ft-lb	16.0 ± 1/16 in	20	In Stock
SIG Sauer Match	300 AAC Blackout	C300A1-20	125 gr OTM (Match Grade)	2,200 fps	1,343 ft-lb	16.0 ± 1/16 in	20	In Stock
SIG Sauer Elite Match (staked and sealed)	300 AAC Blackout	E300A1SW-DTY-20	125 gr OTM (Match Grade, staked and sealed, "contract overrun")	2,200 fps	1,343 ft-lb	Not listed on maker page	20	In Stock
Sellier & Bellot FMJ	300 AAC BLACKOUT	SB300BLKA	124 gr FMJ	2,165 fps	1,291 ft-lb	16 in	20	No status shown on maker page
Sellier & Bellot FMJ	300 AAC BLACKOUT	SB300BLKB	147 gr FMJ	2,077 fps	1,408 ft-lb	16 in	20	No status shown on maker page

Some Remington items list other box sizes. UMC 150 gr FMJ (26854) also lists 26855 (50 rounds), 26857 (160) and 20107 (200). UMC 220 gr OTFB (21422) also lists 24026 (50) and 20111 (160), and 20109 (200) shows "Currently Unavailable." Barnes Multi-Purpose 32004 also lists item 32250 in a 125-count box. The Box column shows the base item.

Black Hills (item numbers not listed on maker page)

Black Hills shows these 300 Blackout figures on one category page, with a 16-inch test barrel and no item numbers or status, so we kept them out of the main tables. Figures are copied from the Black Hills category page.

Load	Muzzle velocity	Muzzle energy	Test barrel
110 gr Barnes TAC-TX	2,250 fps	1,237 ft-lb	16 in
115 gr Dual Performance	2,240 fps	1,281 ft-lb	16 in
125 gr OTM	2,100 fps	1,224 ft-lb	16 in
125 gr Sierra TMK	2,100 fps	1,224 ft-lb	16 in
198 gr Dual Performance	1,050 fps	485 ft-lb	16 in
220 gr OTM	1,050 fps	539 ft-lb	16 in

Supersonic vs subsonic: what the table figures show

The subsonic loads in our tables run 940 to 1,060 fps and use bullets from 190 to 220 gr. The supersonic loads run 1,650 to 2,375 fps and use bullets from 110 to 178 gr. The listed muzzle energy follows the same split: 422 to 549 ft-lb for the subsonic loads, and 959 to 1,408 ft-lb for the supersonic ones. Black Hills' figures fall in the same ranges. Those are the makers' numbers on their own test barrels, not a ranking.

Barrel length matters: the test barrels

Muzzle velocity depends on barrel length, so compare loads tested on the same barrel. Hornady lists 16 inches for most of its loads, 8 inches for the 178 gr SBR Suppressed Supersonic (81013) and 24 inches for the Frontier subsonic 208 gr (FR410, "as listed by Hornady"). Nosler lists 16 inches for the Varmageddon and 24 inches for both 220 gr subsonic loads, with a 1-in-8-inch twist. SIG Sauer lists 6.75 inches for the SBR Solid Copper, 9 inches for the 110 gr TAC-TX and 194 gr Max Expansion, and 16 inches for its other tested loads. Sellier & Bellot lists 16 inches, and 16¼ inches for the subsonic. Federal, Remington and Barnes pages don't list a test barrel. A rifle with a shorter or longer barrel than the one listed will likely give different velocities than the box.

300 AAC Blackout basics: SAAMI specs

SAAMI lists the cartridge as "300 AAC BLACKOUT [300 BLK]" in ANSI/SAAMI Z299.4, its centerfire rifle standard. The drawing was issued 01/17/2011 and revised 05/20/2022. SAAMI lists a maximum average pressure of 55,000 psi, measured by transducer (the table shows 550 in psi/100). It has not established crusher pressures. Cartridge overall length runs from 1.780 in minimum to 2.260 in maximum. Case length is 1.368 in (−.020), and bullet diameter is .309 in (−.003). Bore is .300 in and groove is .308 in, with 5 grooves and a twist of 1 in 8 in, right-hand (marked optional).

SAAMI's velocity and pressure test barrel for 300 AAC Blackout is 16.000 in, an exception to the 24 in standard. That is why maker figures from 6.75 to 9 inch barrels (Hornady 81013, SIG Sauer's SBR loads) or 24 inch barrels (Nosler's subsonics, Hornady FR410) aren't directly comparable to the 16 inch figures. Read the standard at the SAAMI Z299.4 PDF.

Not yet verified

These makers and loads are not in the tables.

Winchester: the product pages for USA300BLK (125 gr), SUP300BLK (200 gr Super Suppressed), X300BLKDS (150 gr Deer Season XP) and USA300BLKX (200 gr) say "There is no ballistics data available at this time." Winchester's Power-Point X300BLKPP page returned 404. See the Winchester pages for USA300BLK, SUP300BLK, X300BLKDS and USA300BLKX.
SIG Sauer: a 220 gr Tactical Rifle OTM subsonic load (staked, sealed) appears on SIG's 300 BLK category page. We did not open its product page.
Barnes: the Precision Match page also lists item 32134 at 995 fps and 484 ft-lb. We didn't capture its bullet name or box size.
Black Hills: the figures are shown above, but the maker page lists no item numbers.

Rifles, suppressors and SBRs for 300 Blackout

Several loads in our tables are named for suppressed use, such as Federal's American Eagle Suppressor, Barnes' Suppressor Series and Hornady's SBR Suppressed Supersonic, and some makers list test barrels as short as 6.75 inches. For the rules, see how to buy a suppressor in 2026, new suppressors of 2026, SBR rules in 2026 and NFA updates. For rifles, see new AR-15s of 2026.

For more ammo, see 6.8 SPC ammo, .350 Legend ammo, .450 Bushmaster ammo, 6.5 Creedmoor hunting and match loads, 9mm ammo, every 22 Creedmoor factory load and 22 ARC ammo. Also see new ammo of 2026 and all ammo releases.

Compare: 300 Blackout vs 5.56 NATO · 300 Blackout barrel length vs velocity · 300 BLK vs .308 Win · 7.62x39 vs 300 BLK.

Where to buy

We link only to maker pages, listed in the sources below. Federal and Remington show availability on their own product pages. Nosler shows it in its online store, and SIG Sauer shows "In Stock" or "Out of stock." Hornady, Barnes and Sellier & Bellot pages don't. We don't track retailer stock or prices. Before you order, check your state's ammunition rules, because some states require a background check or restrict shipping.

Frequently asked questions

Is 300 Blackout subsonic?

It can be either. The makers list both. In our tables the subsonic loads run 940 to 1,060 fps and the supersonic loads run 1,650 to 2,375 fps. Check the velocity on the box or the maker page.

What grain is subsonic 300 Blackout?

In our tables the subsonic loads use 190 to 220 gr bullets, plus Barnes' 205 gr GameKing and SIG Sauer's 194 gr Max Expansion. Federal lists 190 gr and 220 gr, Remington 220 gr, Hornady 190 gr and 208 gr, Nosler 220 gr, and Sellier & Bellot 200 gr.

Is 300 BLK the same as 300 AAC Blackout?

Yes. SAAMI lists the cartridge as "300 AAC BLACKOUT [300 BLK]" in its Z299.4 standard, so both names are the same cartridge.

What barrel length do 300 Blackout maker figures use?

It varies by maker. SAAMI's velocity and pressure test barrel is 16.000 in. Hornady and Nosler's Varmageddon list 16 inches, but Hornady's 81013 lists 8 inches, Hornady's FR410 and Nosler's subsonics list 24 inches, and SIG Sauer lists 6.75 to 16 inches. Federal, Remington and Barnes pages list none.

Can I hunt deer with 300 BLK?

We only report what the makers label. Federal lists its Fusion MSR, Power-Shok, Power-Shok Copper and Federal Subsonic loads under "Big Game," and Nosler lists its 220 gr Ballistic Tip Round Nose subsonic as "Deer Sized Game." Check your state's hunting regulations before you hunt.

Do I need a suppressor for subsonic 300 Blackout?

The makers list subsonic loads as ordinary rifle ammunition, with the bullet, velocity and energy figures shown in our tables. Whether to shoot them suppressed is a separate question. Our <a href="/nfa-updates/">NFA updates</a> cover the federal rules on suppressors, dated.

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