I've shot a lot of critters with a lot of the blk out bullets out of my AR-15 and 2- Rem bolt guns. I've also spoken to a lot of customers who have taken a lot more animals. Here's my take on what I've seen and talked to with customers on the different bullet options for the blk out.

The 110 Barnes will give you deep penetration and a pass through in most critters. Since it is a copper bullet, it lacks the hydrostatic shock of the lead bullets. It's a good bullet for expansion and penetration. It will also penetrate kevlar.

The 110 V-max is a varmint bullet and will work well on softer animals, like deer. But shoot a big pig, and you will not get very deep penetration. Head shots work well with this bullet, though. This makes a great self defense round, though.

The 115 Berger I have shot a few deer and coyotes with. Everything was DRT, but with the thick target jacket on the bullet, there was little expansion. Everything had a pass through, and never took a step.

All of the 125 bullets (125 Nolser Ballistic Tip, 125 SST, 125 Sierra SP) I've shot performed similarly to each other. They give you text book mushroom shaped expansion with deep penetration. Several customers have sent me pictures of a recovered bullet from the off side of a big pig with a perfect mushroom shaped bullet. This bullet weight gives the best expansion and penetration for the blk out, IMO. I shoot the 125 BT and 125 SST in my rifles.

The 150 Nosler BT was a very accurate bullet and hits steel hard. But if you shoot something, you will get straight line penetration and an exit wound smaller than a dime. This bullet in the blk out is not expanding. I took a large 200+ lb pig with this bullet. He ran only 30-40 yards. Bullet went straight in and straight out. One customer reported a double kill with one shot with this bullet on pigs. I like this bullet since it shoots very good, but I like more expansion.

The 180 Sierra SP is one of the most accurate loads I used to shoot in my bolt guns. But same story as the 150, no expansion.

Of all the bullet options, the 125 weights are my preferred bullet for the blk out for hunting.

I would not expect the 223 game king or sst to penetrate as well as the barnes.

Why didn't I use the hog for bullet testing?

I like the 125 sst much better than the 110 Barnes. My Noveske for some reason hates 110 gr bullets. It's an sbr.

Interesting.......I have a Noveske 300 Blackout SBR with the 12.2 inch Barrel. Very accurate with 110 gr Barnes, max load of H110.

We are planning a hunt in a few days and I was going to hunt with my new 300 Blk Out with suppressor using the Gemtech 187 grain polymer tip. With the slower speed (1050 fps) will I have enough penetration for a knock down or am I going to chasing a bleeding out hog???