The monthly thread is only getting like 10-15 comments total. I'm too lazy to remember to make a new post on the first of every month, so this thread will stay up until I decide it's too old and then I'll start a new one.
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honestly, 300BO is a compromise to shoehorn a round into the AR platform that doesn't do anything particularly well. It's kind of a shitty supersonic 30cal and it's a mediocre subsonic round because no one makes a good 30cal bullet that will expand under 1100FPS.
If I'm shooting 30cal, I want it to perform well at 200+ yards. 300BO doesn't perform well at those distances. if I want an AR type rifle in 30cal, an AR10 is a better choice.
if I'm shooting subsonics, it's likely because I want something quietly dead so the bullet needs to expand at subsonic velocities. So, you either have to use defense rounds made for pistols or headshot with a 22LR. A pistol caliber carbine with rounds made for self defense is a better choice. Alternatively, a dedicated 22LR AR upper.
So, in order to change your mind, I submit that instead of using 300BO to do two different things in a mediocre way you should purchase additional guns that do the job you want. It's a win-win. You get more guns and they do the job you want for them.
All that said, many things have died through the use of my 300BO but they were all within 50 yards where I could be reasonably sure my bullet selection would perform as intended.