If the last 20 years teaches us anything, it’s that if Hornady touches a cartridge, it’s probably going to take off. When Hornady sorts through its backlog, I would expect them to begin producing 8.6 Blackout since they already do production runs for 6.5 Creedmoor brass, and I doubt they’ll miss an opportunity to play with a cartridge that opens up a completely new engineering need for unique bullet designs. Hornady manufactures a giant amount of 6.5 Creedmoor ammunition and has worked with Q to produce brass for early production. There is, however, one huge factor that may help to push 8.6 Blackout. Midwest Hunters are looking to straight-wall cartridges to follow strict state laws. It frankly isn’t that hard to kill a whitetail at short range. They want cartridges like the 6.5 Creedmoor, or even a lever action 30-30. Eastern hunters shooting whitetail aren’t exactly clamoring for more power to kill a whitetail. They want cartridges like the new 7mm PRC. I see 8.6 Blackout is a boutique cartridge.Īs a hunting cartridge, it isn’t flat shooting enough to whet the appetite of western hunters. They have their GF10 Lightweight Hunting Rifle as well as their GF Bolt Action Rifle available in very limited quantities. Gorilla Ammo also produces complete firearms. Looking through their website, the only model I could currently see being produced in 8.6 Blackout is The Fix as a 12″ SBR (meaning you’ll need a tax stamp and enough patience to wait for the ATF). Q makes high-end rifles with the “cool factor.” They have produced some very innovative suppressors, rifles like “The Fix” and now a cartridge. I personally have their Sentinel AR-10 rifle, and I can confidently say it’s the nicest AR-10 I’ve ever owned. If you already have an AR-10, you can simply screw on one of their barrels and you’re done.įor complete rifles, Faxon has two options: their bolt-action Overwatch, and the AR-10 Sentinel. They make relatively inexpensive barrels for the AR-10 platform (commissions earned). Most people looking to get an 8.6 Blackout rifle will likely end up looking at Faxon Firearms. So far, only three companies produce rifles in the 8.6 Blackout cartridge: Q, Faxon, and Gorilla. The 8.6 Blackout essentially accomplishes a similar purpose, but in a much more powerful platform. 223 case necked up for a giant bullet that allows the cartridge to shoot supersonic or subsonic with heavy-weight penetration. Not surprisingly, the most comparable cartridge to the 8.6 Blackout is its little sister–the. Notice that this Sierra 225 MatchKing bullet is even longer than the caseĥ – A completed 8.6 Blackout cartridge Comparing 8.6 Blackout to Similar Cartridges You end up with a much expanded neck to fit the large bullet, and a shoulder pushed quite a bit lowerģ – Trim the case from step 2, and you have a fully prepared 8.6 Blackout case (that might require some neck turning)Ĥ – Grab a gigantic bullet to put in your 8.6 Blackout. Pros and Cons of 8.6 Blackoutġ – A typical 6.5 Creedmoor case is the parent case for the 8.6 BlackoutĢ – Put a 6.5 Creedmoor case in an 8.6 Blackout reloading die, and drop the press. There are many advantages of the 8.6 Blackout which have never been possible with existing cartridge designs, but they only make sense if you’re willing to take a non-traditional look at what a hunting rifle could become. Kevin Brittingham from Q took a cape buffalo with a tiny 12″ barreled rifle chambered in 8.6 Blackout Wait, what? That guy killed a CAPE BUFFALO with a semi-auto rifle with a tiny 12-inch barrel? Suddenly, any hunter’s interest is piqued. Then, you see photos like one below, and you say. If you value flat-shooting traditional hunting rounds, then the above table would end your interest in 8.6 Blackout. The design allows for shorter barrels and subsonic ammunition to be used.ĭespite its uniqueness, the western hunter will struggle mightily to understand the 8.6 Blackout after seeing the following table. The cartridge is unique for its radical 1:3 twist rate which produces extreme rotational energy to aid its terminal performance and allows it to shoot accurately with subsonic ammunition. 338 caliber bullets at modest supersonic or quiet subsonic speeds for hunting or self defense. In essence, 8.6 Blackout is designed to shoot heavy. When considering the 8.6 Blackout, the wrong question to ask is “Is it better than what we already have?” The right question to ask is “Is this the coolest cartridge design on the market?” The answer to the first question is “only for specific use cases.” The answer to the second question is, unquestionably, “YES!”
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