Federal Fusion MSR 300 Blackout 150gr

Federal Fusion MSR 300 Blackout 150gr is the load that turns a 300 Blackout into a serious close-range hog gun. The Fusion bullet is electrochemically bonded, welding a pure copper jacket to the lead core so the bullet stays intact and drives straight through the tough gristle shield an old boar carries over the shoulder. Light 110-125gr varmint tips that fly apart on hide are the wrong answer on hogs; the 150gr Fusion is built for exactly this job.

Federal lists 1,900 fps muzzle velocity and 1,202 ft-lbs of energy from the MSR-optimized load, tuned to cycle 16-inch carbines and shorter suppressor hosts reliably. That is a supersonic load, so it pairs with an unsuppressed or lightly suppressed rifle for daytime and thermal night work inside 150 yards, where 300 Blackout does its best terminal work. Weight retention runs high, producing deep wound channels and honest blood trails on a running sounder.

This is not a subsonic suppressor round. If your priority is the quietest possible suppressed shot, a heavy 190-220gr subsonic loading is quieter, but it trades away the terminal energy that anchors a hog. For a hunter who wants one 300 Blackout load that reliably kills feral pigs, the 150gr Fusion supersonic is the pick.