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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