- Jul 29, 2014
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NASA thinks a supersonic passenger jet that nearly eliminates the sonic boom can be made with the correct shape. Why not boolits?
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NASA thinks a supersonic passenger jet that nearly eliminates the sonic boom can be made with the correct shape. Why not boolits?
no. A sonic crack is a sonic crack.
Suppress it all. In rimfire, there is size/weight, FRP and cleaning/maintenence to consider. I clean cans with an ultrasonic, so Aluminum baffles are out IMO, they suck to clean, but can cut weight in 1/2 compared to steel. Have a Mask and love it, hard to find a better all around can, suppresses any barrel length well, cleans up easy, quiet, goot tone and little FRP. I do also have a Rugged Oculus, and like it also, it is modular and can be a 3" 4oz can or a 5" 6oz can depending if you add the extended section. It's awesome as it can be really short/light and hearing safe(but loud) on a handgun, but really excels on rifles where it sounds really good while just adding all of 2.5" to the length. You can get more cans, but if you snug them up well, and check every so often you can swap cans between rimfire platforms without much of an issue.
For rifle calibers, bolt actions are awesome, and can easily be hearing safe with supersonic ammo. Semi autos end up being a balance between the noise of the action and gas venting from the piston/BCG, the muzzle noise, and excess gas blowing back into the action. The more backpressure/muzzle suppression, the worse the port pop, and generally the larger the suppressor. This is where K cans or short low backpressure cans like the YHM turbo K, Sandman K or a few others are awesome, might only add 4" or so to the barrel length, can be hearing safe on a bolt action, and while the muzzle suppression can be substantial they usually have minimal port pop and backpressure. You can add adjustible gas blocks to reduce gas, some cans like OSS trade mediocre suppression for really low backpressure, and there are things like charging handles and gas deflectors that can cut down on gas to the face. Some newer modular designs like the Omega 36M(have one in NFA jail), Rugged radiant & micro30 like the Oculus rimfire can can be run as a 5" long "K" can great for semi-s or hunting or a full 7"-ish can for hearing safe use at the range. The thing with rifle cans is that they need to be torqued on with direct thread, or they come loose quickly, or you can use a QD/taper mount muzzle device, but they are proprietary, and while some can be swapped between manufacturers you usually have to pick a mounting system and stick with it to use a can with a particular host. I like the Griffin taper mount, there are a ton of brakes, comps and flash hiders, they make adapters that work with 3rd party cans, the system is reliable, adds minimal length/weight and is pretty simple.
I would suggest waiting for a month or two. ATF is supposed to be bringing the eForm4 process online in a few days. There’s going to be an initial traffic jam so expect probably 6-8 months next year, but by 2023 their goal is 30 days. So probably 2025 based on how bad their usual timelines are, but the system will absolutely be faster once they get it up and running.What are the typical wait times for getting your suppressor? I've heard 9-12months as good guideline.
I got one back a month ago that was 9 months from check cashed. Over the last 2 years I’ve seen it climb 3 months. I agree with what was stated above. If your ready do it. No guarantee what the future will bring. I definitely wouldn’t add 2 months to the process. That also assumes that some how the efiles will jump the line. I don’t see anything supporting that thought. Buy now , buy often , good luck!What are the typical wait times for getting your suppressor? I've heard 9-12months as good guideline.
What are the typical wait times for getting your suppressor? I've heard 9-12months as good guideline.
Definite torqued on for direct thread? I am not aware of any manufacturer that says you should use a wrench. In fact I think they all say not to. I’ve yet to have my rimfire or 30 cal can come loose. I do reach out there every magazine or three just to check, but I’ve never had one work loose.
IMHO you should absolutely go adjustable gas block on AR pattern rifles if suppressing. Maybe even if you aren’t. Most are over gassed without a suppressor. I know all of mine were. Hell, I had to get an AGB to get my AR-10 running right. But with it dialed down to the minimum that just barely has it running 100% reliably running a couple types of steel cased .308 ammo in the middle of winter, slapping my suppressor on means even with M80 ball and hot heavy .308 rounds gas blow back isn’t bad at all. I could definitely turn the gas down further, but it runs more like a normally gassed ar-15. With the gas turned down, steel cased ammo tends to land on the bench and not even roll off. Brass cased ammo, especially hotter stuff sometimes dribbles off the bench so I put my rifle case right there and that stops it from falling off the table.
Slap my suppressor on and it’ll eject with enough authority that none will stay on the bench without my open rifle case there to catch them. And it does catch the vast majority without them having enough energy to go bouncing away.
I stick the can on one of my AR-15s (none have AGB right now, though I need to fixed that) and the AR15 behaves like that without the can. Stick the can on and I am in danger of hitting people with injurious force if they are close by and the gas is unpleasant (it isn’t noticeable on my AR-10. That I can notice more gas coming out of the ejection port when it locks the bolt back than there is on one of my ARs with no can (even without an AGB).
Ok, I must have misunderstood. Got an email from Silencer Shop today that ATF has "cashed my check" as of 12/9/21. So the waiting game starts from today.