Otherwise, you'll never understand the pros & cons, applications and advantages. You really need to read the info about the 300 Whisper. How much does that accuracy (of the whisper over the EBR Jackhammer) and super BC of the pointed 240 grainer (over the EBR 220 grain SP) really matter? How much $$$ are you willing to spend? then there's the question of whether or not you can seat the longer spitzer bullets in the x39 case and still get the cartridges into the AK magazine. 308 AK barrel you are only going to be able to stabilize the short blunt 220 grain round nose bullets of the Jackhammer and not the longer 220 and 240 grain spitzers of the whisper. 311 and milspec chamber in your typical AK) 308 barrel and one would assume has a fairly tight chamber compared to the. The 300 whisper barrel from ssk* has a 1 in 8" barrel vs the AK's 1 in 9.45" 240mm) (*Thompson Contenders in 300 whisper are 1 in 10) You cant get this to a platform independent discussion, because there is a huge difference in the barrels on the two platforms 300 such a good cartridge? Couldn't the 7.62 be made to match its performance with the same amount of attention that the. To my thinking, the two cartridges should be nearly identical, save the case taper and rim. My question was intended to be platform independent. If you are not comparing 300 whisper against 762x39 it is a pretty awesome capability if you are willing to make the commitment. (Easy availability of Guns and Ammo without having to re-load or find a specialized weapons platform to whack stuff quietly) My comments would fall into the "Pro" category for the 762x39 and more of the "Con" category for 300 Whisper, at least for the stuff I am enthusiastic about. While I would agree that 300 Whisper is more versatile and capable, it is still an "Enthusiast" round. To say that "It's Available" is not the same as 100+ Million Units sold.ĭont believe me? Look at a major firearms distributors catalog or big name retailer. Rifles of various platforms, ammo, brass, reloading supplies & platforms are widely available - no it's not available or like an AK47 and it does cost more than 7.62. Sure, you can get a subsonic 7.62 & suppress an AK, but it's not even close to the 300. Think super quiet sniping out to 600+ yards and upclose CQB in an M4 sized rifle - only a lot more powerful. The 300 is a super accurate & deadly quite round - that can be loaded SUPERSONIC for all those times when you don't need to be quiet. The 300 Whisper is far more versatile, accurate and can do everything the 7.62X39 can and most things it cannot.
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