I would cherish the opportunity to own and evaluate a Salvo 12 suppressor. I currently shoot on a skeet team, competing in NSSA registered skeet. The firearm of choice is a 12 gauge over/under that is tubed to accept 20, 28, and 410ga shells as well. However, like many competitive skeet shooters, I often shoot the 12 gauge and skeet doubles events with a 12 gauge Beretta autoloader, in order to reduce the amount of wear and tear on the shoulder. An average tournament is 500 rounds over the course of a weekend and it takes a toll both on the shoulder and on the ears. With a Salvo 12, I would be very interested to see how much additional recoil reduction and how much quieter it is compared to an unsuppressed shotgun.
Another key aspect of my interest in the Salvo 12 is that additional heft added to the end of the muzzle. In American Skeet, most competition over/unders are now running upwards of 11-12 pounds, while the autoloaders are several pounds lighter. For years, shooters have added barrel weights, endcap weights, and done all sorts of crazy things to try to add weight to the gun. By adding a pound or so of weight to the muzzle, it allows the gun to swing better, follow through better, and makes it more closely match the over/under we shoot in the other three events during each tournament. I would be very interested in seeing whether the Salvo 12, with its variable weight and length, would also serve as an effective barrel weight for a skeet gun. Adding 2 pounds to a 8 1/2 pound Beretta A400 or A391 would make it very close to my 11 lb over/under.
Finally, I'm interested in the performance and durability of the Salvo 12. Because I shoot competitively, I demand complete consistency in my patterns and I would be very interested to shoot the Salvo 12 over a long period of time to see how consistent those patterns remain. As someone who puts tens of thousands of shotgun shells through his shotguns on an annual basis, it would also be very interesting to see how the Salvo 12 would hold up to a heavy workload, probably heavier than most end-users of the Salvo 12 will generally put theirs through. I shoot some 3-gun as well, so having a Salvo 12 for that sport would be a plus.
I believe these are sound reasons for wanting to be considered. Thank you for running this promotion and I hope you consider my thoughts when making your decision.