COSMETIC BLEMISHED Pork Shredder, 8.6 Blackout, 342gr Expanding Subsonic Hunting Ammunition, Punisher Series, 500 Rounds Box

This 500 round bulk box of cosmetic blemished Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr Punisher Series subsonic ammunition is the lowest price per round we offer on the heaviest 8.6 Blackout hunting load. At $350.99 it works out to about $0.70 a round, against $3.00 for a first quality retail box. The brass shows waterspots and fingerprints. The performance does not change.

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Why buy the 342 grain load in bulk

Most Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr shooters start with a 20 round box, confirm zero, and then discover how quickly a season of hog control eats through ammunition. Twenty rounds is one evening at the range. Five hundred rounds is a zero, a summer of practice and a full season in the field with plenty in reserve.

The Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr load is the round most people settle on for hunting because it carries the most mass the cartridge can push at subsonic speed. Once you have chosen it, buying by the 500 is simply the sensible way to feed the rifle. The blemished bulk box exists so that decision costs a quarter of the retail price.

Every round in this carton is the same Punisher Series load listed in the 8.6 Blackout ammo category. Same projectile, same charge, same brass, same overall length. The only reason it is boxed in bulk and sold at this number is cosmetic.

What cosmetic blemished means on this batch

Seconds are rounds that failed the visual finish check and nothing else. On this Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr batch the marks are waterspots left by the case wash and fingerprints picked up during handling. They sit on the outside of the brass. The projectile, primer and case mouth are clean and the crimp is intact.

Across 500 rounds you will see variation. A handful will look showroom fresh. Others will have obvious cloudy patches. If you tumble them for ten minutes in dry media most of it disappears, though there is no need. The first shot’s worth of carbon covers a waterspot anyway.

We do not accept dented cases, pitted brass or scarred projectiles into blemished stock. Those are not seconds, they are rejects, and they go back. Read the 20 round blemished box listing for a close description of the condition if you want to try a single box first.

Cost per round compared

Put another way, this carton holds 25 boxes’ worth of Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr ammunition for less than the price of six first quality boxes. Bulk seconds are how serious hog hunters shoot a premium solid copper load without treating every trigger pull as a three dollar decision.

Compare that with what a 300 Blackout subsonic costs in bulk and the gap narrows further, while the 8.6 Blackout delivers a bullet 120 grains heavier. Our 8.6 Blackout versus 300 Blackout article works through the trade offs if you are choosing between the two cartridges.

How the Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr round performs

The Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr projectile is a CNC Swiss turned solid copper hollow point. It leaves a 12 inch barrel at roughly 1,000 feet per second and stays subsonic from 8 inch and 16 inch barrels as well. The Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr bullet is long for its diameter, which is why the cartridge uses a 1:3 twist, and that spin is part of the terminal effect.

Those figures are rounded from our 8.6 Blackout ballistics chart. Inside 150 yards the round is a hammer. Past 200 the drop becomes steep, as it does with every subsonic, so treat this as a close to medium range hunting load rather than a long range one. The 8.6 Blackout ballistics guide goes deeper on trajectory.

On impact the deep cavity opens the copper into a wide, rotating star. Because the bullet loses almost no weight it keeps penetrating after expansion, which matters on a mature boar’s shoulder shield. Hunters report animals dropping on the spot with vital hits. That reputation is the reason the load carries the Pork Shredder name.

Running it suppressed

Subsonic 8.6 Blackout through a rifle suppressor is about as quiet as a centrefire rifle gets. There is no supersonic crack, only the action noise and the muffled report. NIOSH puts the threshold for hearing damage from impulse noise at 140 decibels, and a suppressed subsonic rifle sits comfortably below what an unsuppressed rifle produces.

The Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr load is gentle on a can. Low pressure means low carbon and low heat, so a suppressor rated for 308 Winchester handles it without complaint. Confirm your zero with the can fitted, because point of impact often shifts slightly when a suppressor is added. Browse our subsonic ammo and suppressor category for compatible cans.

Planning a hunting season supply

A practical split for 500 rounds of Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr looks like this. Forty to sixty rounds to zero the rifle and the suppressor and to learn the drop at 100, 150 and 200 yards. A hundred rounds of practice from field positions over the summer. The rest goes in the truck for the season, and a box or two stays behind for next year’s zero check.

Feral hog numbers keep climbing across the southern states. USDA APHIS estimates the national population at over six million animals causing more than a billion dollars of damage a year, and landowners increasingly want night control work done with quiet rifles. Bulk Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr ammunition is what makes that kind of season affordable.

Read our field guide to the best 8.6 Blackout subsonic ammo for hunting for shot placement notes and real world results with the 342 grain load.

Storing 500 rounds properly

Brass with waterspots is no more prone to corrosion than bright brass, but 500 rounds of Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr ammunition deserves proper storage regardless. Keep the ammunition in sealed cans with a desiccant pack, out of direct sun and away from temperature swings. A cool closet or a safe is ideal. Stored that way, modern factory ammunition remains reliable for decades.

Do not store loose rounds in the rifle’s magazine for months on end. Spring set is not the problem people think it is, but repeated chambering of the top round is, as explained below. Keep the carton sealed until you need to load.

Label the can with the lot and the date it arrived. If you ever mix batches, shoot the older one first. A quick wipe with a dry cloth before loading a magazine is all the preparation blemished brass needs, and even that is optional. Humidity is the only real enemy, and a desiccant pack handles it.

Rifle and barrel requirements

The load requires a 1:3 twist barrel in 8, 12 or 16 inches. Slower twists will not stabilise a 342 grain solid, and accuracy will collapse. See the twist rate guide for the reasoning and the 8.6 Blackout barrels we stock. The cartridge fits a standard 308 bolt face and AR10 magazine, so most conversions are a barrel swap.

If you are choosing a host, our 8.6 Blackout rifles page covers complete options in both bolt and gas configurations, and the ballistics calculator will show what each barrel length does to velocity with this bullet.

Delivery, tax and the law

Ships to your home address in all 50 states. No tax stamp, no NFA paperwork, no dealer transfer and no tax added at checkout. Orders over $300 ship free. Ammunition is regulated as an ordinary consumer product, not as an NFA item, so it moves by ground carrier direct to your door. Under federal law at 18 U.S.C. 922 no federal licence is required to buy or possess ammunition. You must be 21 or older to purchase rifle ammunition and an adult signature is required at delivery.

The carton weighs roughly 30 pounds and ships in one piece. See the shipping and delivery page for carrier details and transit times, and the FAQ for anything else. Ammunition cannot be returned once shipped, which is why the condition of this batch is described so plainly above.

Blemished bulk stock comes and goes with what the line produces. When this batch of Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr ammunition sells out, the next one may be months away. If the per round price makes sense for your season, order while it is here.

Frequently asked questions

How is the 500 round box packed?

The rounds arrive in a bulk carton with dividers, not in 25 individual 20 round boxes. They are loose in trays, which is the normal presentation for factory seconds bought in volume. Store them in ammo cans with desiccant and they will last for decades.

Why is bulk Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr so much cheaper per round?

Two reasons. The rounds carry cosmetic waterspots and fingerprints on the brass, so they sell as seconds. And bulk packing removes the cost of 25 retail boxes and trays. You pay about $0.70 per round instead of $3.00 for the first quality retail box.

Does the blemish vary across 500 rounds of Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr?

Yes, a little. Some cases will look almost perfect and some will show obvious spotting. All of them passed the function inspection. None have dents, corrosion or damaged projectiles.

Can ammunition really ship to a home address in every state?

Ships to your home address in all 50 states. No tax stamp, no NFA paperwork, no dealer transfer and no tax added at checkout. Orders over $300 ship free. Ammunition is not an NFA item so there is no dealer transfer involved. An adult signature is required at the door.

Is there any tax or federal stamp on this order?

No. There is no tax stamp, no Form 4 and no tax added at checkout. A tax stamp applies to suppressors and other NFA items, never to ammunition.

How heavy is the shipment?

About 30 pounds packed. The order ships by ground service in a single carton and qualifies for free shipping because it is over $300.

Will 500 rounds of subsonic ammo damage my suppressor?

No. Subsonic 8.6 Blackout is gentle on a properly rated rifle suppressor. Carbon build up is minimal at these pressures, and the round produces far less blast than a supersonic load.

Can I mix this with first quality boxes for a hunt?

Absolutely. Point of impact and velocity are the same because the Pork Shredder 8.6 Blackout 342gr load is the same. Many customers zero and practice on the blemished bulk box and carry a few bright rounds from a retail box in the field, though there is no performance reason to do so.

You must be 21 or older to purchase rifle ammunition. Always use the correct ammunition in a firearm in good working condition. It is the buyer’s responsibility to know and comply with federal, state and local laws regarding the purchase and possession of ammunition.