FOG HORN September 2019

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SIG SAUER ELITE PERFORMANCE AMMUNITION

300BLK SBR

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 SIG SAUER ELITE PERFORMANCE AMMUNITION
2019
300BLK SBR

SIG SAUER ELITE PERFORMANCE AMMUNITION 300BLK SBR

By: Sal Palma

SIG’s objective was to produce and eco-friendly

round capable of delivering a high degree of
terminal effectiveness when fired from a barrel
shorter than 9 inches.

In the 1990’s J.D. Jones, founder and C.E.O. of

SSK Industries introduced the multipurpose 300
SIG’s 300BLK SBR is loaded with a 120 grain
Whisper. J.D. used a variety of bullets yielding
jacketed hollow point monolithic copper bullet
supersonic and subsonic variants.
designed for a 1.8X controlled expansion. Sig
In 2009 Robert Silvers, AAC’s1 Director of pushes that load out of a 6 ¾ inch barrel at
Research and Development was approached by 1,897 feet per second.
military customers to develop what would
Short barrel rifles have their own peculiarities
prove to be a chambering capable of double
and it is not uncommon to encounter a failure
duty. AAC worked with Remington who
to feed or failure to chamber a round so that
subsequently commercialized the 300 BLK,
was the central focus of my evaluation.
which was ultimately approved in 2011 by the
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' The first thing I noticed was that SIG’s 300BLK is
Institute (SAAMI). Today there are over 100 a hair longer than Remington’s UMC supersonic
companies manufacturing the 300 BLK round 300 BLK.
for military and commercial use. Creating a 300
BLK round capable of a high degree of
performance in a very short barrel rifle was a
task taken by Sig Sauer who introduced its 300
BLK SBR in February of 2019.

1
In 1994 Kevin Brittingham founded Advanced
Armament Corporation (AAC), a Georgia based
suppressor manufacturer.

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300BLK SBR

One of the challenges I faced in putting this

review together was the availability of a 6 ¾ in.
barrel. The closest, I was able to get locally was
a 7 ½ inch barrel. Therefore, it’s reasonable to
expect a higher muzzle velocity.

I fired 10 rounds in the following series but

ended up deleting a shot that measured at over
Figure 1 SIG SAUER 300 BLK SBR 4,400 fps which was clearly a chronograph
error?

Series 2019-09- Shots: 9

10_13_16_46

Notes

Min 1996 Max 2044

Avg 2027 S-D 15.4

ES 48

Shot Speed
Figure 2 Remington UMC 300 BLK

So, what does the added 0.07 inches mean? 1 1996 ft/s
First and foremost, how well does the round fit
2 2015 ft/s
in the magazine. Will the added length keep the
round from feeding consistently and reliably? In 3 2026 ft/s
this review, I did not experience a single failure
to feed or difficulty in loading a magazine. 4 2037 ft/s

I did not pull a bullet to physically measure the 5 2035 ft/s

bullet length, so it’s certainly possible that the
6 2044 ft/s
added 0.07 in. comes from a shallower seating
depth, but it’s unlikely. The most probable 7 2035 ft/s
reason for the added length is a slightly longer
bullet. If that in fact is the case, SIG’s bullet will 8 2040 ft/s
have a higher ballistic coefficient (BC), and
9 2016 ft/s
bullets with higher BCs are more efficient in
flight and flatter shooting.

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The average muzzle velocity over the nine shots I have to believe that SIG had government
was 2027 fps at a standard deviation of 15.4 customers in mind when they developed their
fps. The data supports that SIG Sauer’s 300BLK 300BLK SBR, its performance was both
SBR is a quality load. impressive and flawless. If you are driving a
300BLK short barrel rifle I can think of no better
Something else worthy of mention is the choice than SIG SAUER’s 300BLK SBR. Give it a
relatively small amount of a muzzle flash. Short
try! -SP
barrel rifles are notorious for a large amount of
muzzle flash. SIG doesn’t publish their recipe for Manufacturer specifications:
its 300 BLK SBR, but I have to believe the secret
of its reduced flash signature is in the powder  AMMO TYPE: JHP
they chose to use.  CALIBER: 300 Blk
 GRAIN WEIGHT: 120 gr
 MUZZLE VELOCITY: 1897 fps
 MUZZLE ENERGY: 959 ft-lb
 QTY PER PACKAGE: 20
 MSRP: $29.95

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I ran my range session firing at a 50 yard target

from my backpack and using an EOTech
holographic sight with excellent results.

Over the 60 rounds fired, there was no obvious

indication of stringing, all shots grouped nicely.
There were no failures to chamber, extract or
eject.

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