Hunting & Fishing Good 300 blackout hunting round, non-suppressed?

Strikerkc

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Is there a go-to, off the shelf 300 blackout round for hunting?

I'll primarily be in Florida, in environment where suppressors aren't allowed for hunting, a lighter AR style platform is preferred, and there are armor plated hogs that hunger for my soul.

Is there a go-to, off the shelf, 300 blackout round that you folks have found that brings the hurt in any special way?

The crazy wide variety of 300 blackout on the market, and emphasis on using a suppressor has me a bit lost.

[Edit] saw a post about Barnes 110 gr VOR-TX. It seems to be the go-to.
 
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My 10 year old crushed deer with Nosler 125 Ballistic Tips out of his Ruger American Rancher 300 BLK. I also have several boxes of 110 VMAXs and the 110 Barnes TAC-TX but I was so impressed with the Noslers that I haven't even loaded up the Barnes. A buddy of mine loads the 110 VMAXs for his 10 year old daughter who also shoots a Ruger American Rancher 300 BLK and they had good results too. Both bullets have been used on whitetails out to 250 yards. As always shot placement is key. My son shot his first buck this year, a decent 120" 8 pointer and he didn't make it 20 yards. Santa and the taxidermist were nice enough to get it mounted for him by Christmas.

I don't think it makes much difference in bullet performance but my buddy and I both have surpressors that our kids hunt with on their rifles.