Rare Breed FRT in .223 vs .300 Blackout: Range Test
Rare Breed FRT in .223 vs .300 Blackout: Range Test. Blue Collar Ballistics tests a Rare Breed forced-reset trigger across .223 and .300 Blackout platforms. See why the FRT performed flawlessly in one caliber but { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization", "name": "Greyhive", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://greyhive.com/static/uploads/images/ae198483-01c9-44b4-a16a-03f516ceaf66.svg", "width": 512, "height": 512 }, "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/greyhive", "https://www.instagram.com/greyhive/", "https://www.youtube.com/@Greyhive", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/greyhive/" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "name": "Greyhive", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/c/blue_collar_ballistics#person", "name": "Blue Collar Ballistics", "url": "https://greyhive.com/c/blue_collar_ballistics", "description": "Blue Collar Ballistics is a Greyhive creator producing original 2A, firearms, hunting, and outdoor content.", "image": "https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/af538af3-dd57-4482-b5ff-fc17d5144fa0.png" }, { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/rare-breed-frt-223-300-blackout-test#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/rare-breed-frt-223-300-blackout-test" }, "url": "https://greyhive.com/blog/rare-breed-frt-223-300-blackout-test", "headline": "Rare Breed FRT in .223 vs .300 Blackout: Range Test", "name": "Rare Breed FRT in .223 vs .300 Blackout: Range Test", "description": "Blue Collar Ballistics tests a Rare Breed forced-reset trigger across .223 and .300 Blackout platforms. See why the FRT performed flawlessly in one caliber but", "articleSection": "Firearm Parts & Upgrades", "articleBody": "Josh from Blue Collar Ballistics ran a Rare Breed FRT and a Super Safety across two different AR platforms — one chambered in 5.56/.223, one in .300 Blackout — and got two completely different results. The Rare Breed forced-reset trigger he could never get to cycle in any of his 5.56 rifles ran flawlessly the moment he put it behind a .300 Blackout upper. Same trigger. Same shooter. Different caliber, different outcome. That single data point answers a question builders ask constantly and rarely get a straight answer to: does caliber and chamber pressure actually change how a forced-reset trigger behaves? In Josh's hands, it did. In the same session, his Super Safety — a separate three-position device, not the FRT — refused to run in forced-reset mode on the .300 Blackout while working fine in semi. Two devices, two platforms, two failure modes worth understanding before you spend money. What follows is a breakdown of exactly what Josh observed on the range in his six-minute test, what he suspects is causing each malfunction, and what he's changing before the next round of testing. Key Takeaways Josh's Rare Breed FRT would not function in any of his ARs chambered in 5.56/.223 — but ran flawlessly in .300 Blackout. The FRT-equipped Anderson lower fired 5 rounds, then a full 10 rounds in .300 Blackout with zero jams or hang-ups. The Super Safe…