

The 350 Legend isn’t bad on recoil, coming in at less than half the recoil of a. The 300 Blackout has noticeably less recoil than a 350 Legend. That’s a pretty big point too if you want a tactical firearm. Then there’s the 30 percent more magazine capacity. Basically, its biggest advantage is that it was designed from the ground up for good performance as a subsonic round and to function well with subsonic in shorter barreled AR pistols. So, that is the advantage of the 300 Blackout. Subsonics often use small amounts of pistol powder which can burn inconsistently in the larger 350 Legend case. With subsonic ammo, it tends to be more accurate than 350 Legend. Most magazines for the 300 Blackout are 30 rounds, but the largest magazine for the 350 Legend holds 20 rounds. The 300 Blackout has a higher magazine capacity. Why the 300 Blackout May be a Better Tactical Cartridge My basic home defense and hunting setup is a 350 Legend AR with a low variable power scope. The effective range of the 300 Blackout can be longer depending on ammo type, but it can be risky at 200+ yards. Mainly because it usually has a bit further effective range, and because the wider, heavier bullet tends to create a significantly wider wound channel. I’m going to say that the 350 Legend is a bit better for hunting than the 300 Blackout.

We commonly use it for Whitetail Deer and Black Bear at 200 to 250-yards. This cartridge has exploded in popularity over here, even in the non-restricted part of the state. In Michigan, we have rules like that in the southern part f the state. Being a mid-length straight-wall cartridge, it’s also allowed in states with certain cartridge restrictions. In fact, it was designed from the ground up to maximize the hunting potential of a low-recoil AR cartridge. The 350 Legend is available in Both bolt-actions and in the AR-15 platform. The bullet has a much wider surface area and performs well at lower velocities than 300 Blackout does. It creates a wider wound channel and expands to a much wider diameter than a 300 Blackout. The 350 legend has 10 percent more bullet energy and has 66 percent more effective range than the 300 Blackout. The 350 Legend is Better Than 300 Blackout for Hunting
