[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Phantom failure?

Posted: 4/29/2011 5:18:36 PM EDT

Anyone ever seen a Phantom flash supressor fail on an unsupressed 5.56mm? Blossum like a Vortex?

Posted: 4/29/2011 5:24:21 PM EDT

[#1]

Not really possible due to the closed end design.

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Posted: 4/29/2011 5:24:23 PM EDT

[#2]

Pics?

Posted: 4/29/2011 5:36:04 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Not really possible due to the closed end design.

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NuCadet says his developed stress fractures and opened up like a "tulip"

Upon close inspection of mine I see that there are in fact cracks or flame eroded grooves for lack of a better term advancing from the forward edge of the slots in the flash supressor towards the front. If they continue at some point it wont be a closed end design any more.

They are about 2mm long right now. The FS has less than 8,000 rounds on it.

Posted: 4/29/2011 5:42:07 PM EDT

[#4]

I would think that 8000 rounds is pretty good for a FH. I would be happy if mine lasted that long.

Posted: 4/29/2011 5:49:37 PM EDT

[#5]

I just ordered a 5C2 for my SHTF upper,i hope i chose wisely!

Posted: 4/30/2011 2:37:16 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Not really possible due to the closed end design.

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The AAC mounts that YHM was contracted to make did.

Posted: 4/30/2011 5:10:10 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
I just ordered a 5C2 for my SHTF upper,i hope i chose wisely!

So do I, since I just installed mine this week. But then for 30 bucks.....

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