Comments on: Smith & Wesson Rolls Out .300 Whisper AR-Platform Rifle

By: eugene

eugene — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:08:52 +0000

i just got my .300 whisper, luckily my ammo arrived the same day (cor-bon self defense round), couldn’t wait to shoot it, since ammo is hard to get now-a-days i was only going to fire two rounds, one for myself and i had to let my son shoot also, i shot first…jammed, not happy but i figured ok, new gun, i’ll give it some slack, my son shot…jammed!!! as i said, ammo being hard to get right now i didn’t want to empty my only box of ammo, needless to say, i’m not a happy camper, i’m going to order a couple more boxes of ammo but until they arrive i’m not going to be doing any more “testing”

By: IT_Chief

IT_Chief — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:42:24 +0000

I just got my M&P 15 .300 Whisper. I’m trying to decide on some good optics without breaking the bank. I’m in the Army and have a budget of about $250 – $300. Does anyone have a good scope they would recommend?

By: chacho

chacho — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:54:02 +0000

just bought mine today. i purchased it for my grandsons to be able to shoot whitetaliled deer. i have read up on it and feel very satisfied that it will do just fine for hunting. a true hunter stalks his prey and gets as close as possible. i believe in teaching my boys the art of stalking and shot placement instead of trying to be a long range shooter. with the minor recoil i believe that my 4 and 5yr old grandsons will have no problem taking thier 1st deer this season.

By: keith snell

keith snell — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:47:17 +0000

well you guys sound like some church ladies fightin over the baked goods,i just picked my s&w m&p 15.300 wisper today and got it way less then msrp under a grand.i want to tell ya this is one of the finest ars i have ever looked at,at 6 and a half pounds it feels great in your hands,fit and finish is flawless. i will be picking up my optics soon and will do some serious testing and report back after sence the only way to post comments about something is to have it in your hands and find out for your self.so if you dont have it keep your comments to your self and let the guys that do speak about it.that way everyone out there will get the right info instead of someones unqulified opinion

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:24:02 +0000

Not to be a dooms-dayer, but a suppressed AR with 30 rd clip would be good at tagging zombies. Most encounters (theoretically) would be within 200 yards so no worries there. Even with bullistics that are close to a 45, it catches my attention. Last i heard, the 45 is still really effective at stopping bad guys, I mean zombies. So until we get our laser blasters, I’m serously considering this one. Ammo availability will be a problem, so better have a backup, as most zombies won’t have this one on them.

By: Benny

Benny — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:39:03 +0000

From Wiki>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300_AAC_Blackout_(7.62%C3%9735mm)“Pioneering work by the USAF Armament Lab at Eglin Air Force Base in the late 1960s produced the 7.62×28 cartridge which propelled a 172gr match projectile to the 1,050 ft/s (320 m/s) range but suffered from various reliability issues””More recently, popular wildcats such the 300-221, 300 Fireball, and JD Jones’ proprietary version of them, the .300 Whisper, have furthered the concept.” I rest my case.

By: SRM

SRM — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:48:24 +0000

I was wandering who would follow AAC and the .300 BlkOut.

I`m also sure the cost is lower also.

By: Editor

Editor — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:40:10 +0000

J.D. Jones is generally crediting with developing the wildcat now known as the .300 Whisper. See: http://www.lasc.us/RangingShotlongWhisper.htm .

“The 300 Whisper was designed by the indomitable and innovative J.D. Jones, an ex-IHMSA match director and owner of SSK Industries”. Hornady likewise credits Jones as the father of the .300 Whisper.

That said, it’s entirely possible other entities may have worked with a similar cartridge much earlier. In the realm of wildcats, there is rarely a “new” innovation that hasn’t been tried by somebody else before.

By: Nat Lambeth

Nat Lambeth — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:29:55 +0000

I know nothing about J.D. Jones and the 300 Whisper. I know the 300 Whisper was developed in a joint effort by the CIA and Special Forces during the 1960s as a covert operations weapon. There have been several articles about the 300 Whisper in numerous shooting journals (NRA American Rifleman)that document this. I was a Deputy Sheriff in the 1970s and our SWAT team was looking at the whisper as an addition to their firearms. I had a Capt. who had a registered full auto 300 Whisper that was suppressed and that was between 1977 and 1979 that I loaded ammo for. RCBS and others have been makeing form dies for the whisper since the 1960s. Beleive what you may.
Nat Lambeth

By: Benny

Benny — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:50:23 +0000

You are mistaken Nat and must be thinking of some experimental ctg (7.62x28mm)because the .300 Whisper wasnt even developed until 1990’s by J.D.Jones. It was only loaded with a 172 grainer and deemed too unreliable in the functioning dept. Not sure if the 240 SMK was even around during vietnam either. The round was never “adopted”. So much for urban legends. Also not sure its legal to hunt with a supressor. I would think that for hunting, people would use the 125 grainers at 2300-2400fps that are comparable to a 7.62x39mm round. I have had no problem killing deer with a Ruger M77 all weather ultra light in 7.62x39mm ctg and with said bullet.