Tried this over in the NFA forums and didn't get much of a response, so trying again here.
Looking for feedback on the ACE .308 with a suppressor. I know the Galil is a member of the AK family, so I don't expect it to be perfect. I've suppressed enough AKs to know there's an upper bound on that. But I'd like it to function. Example, the Sig 556R is easy to put a suppressor on, but the back pressure makes it cycle too fast so it doesn't work without modifications. I want to avoid that.
With the ACE being $1600+, if falls into the category of "too expensive to buy for the hell of it". Random AKs under $1000 I have no problems buying to test and tinker with, but above that things need to work without extra money being thrown at it.
I've seen two factoids on the ACE and suppressors; the first being MAC's review of the 7.62x39 version with the overgassing problem, and a recent review from shwat.com where the tester used some magical prototype can on the .308 without any problems. I've tried contacting IWI directly but they haven't responded to me.
I have an AAC 762-SDN-6 for my .30 cal suppression needs and I don't want to play the crying game with another year+ ATF wait right now.
Appreciate any thoughts!