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Posted: 9/26/2014 8:06:09 PM EDT
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Does anyone have experience with this?
looks like a nice set up but a bit of a pain to get, needing two tax stamps. Is it worth the extra money? Thanks in advance MP |
Got one in hand in 5.56 and another in transfer in .300BLK. Love them.
They are not Piston guns though. PROS: They are short (26.5" OAL), light (7 lbs 3 oz base rifle, 8 lbs 8 oz as shown), suppressed SBRs. You won't find a shorter or lighter suppressed gun. Reliability is very high and it runs all ammo that I've fed like a sewing machine. Controls are ambidextrous all the way. Craftsmanship on the rifle is very high. The can was specifically designed for the 8.1" short barrel with full warranty. CONS: Long wait time to get one. The 5.56 SBR is still much louder than longer rifle counterparts. It does make shooting the SBR very comfortable, but don't expect the same level of suppression. External ballistics on the 5.56 gives up quite a bit of velocity compared to the longer barreled guns. Some parts are proprietary - but not the BCG or any of the wearable parts. 2 stamps scares some off. The 300BLK SBR is near ideal - very quiet and still short with decent terminal ballistics. Only CON I've seen on the 300BLK is that the ammo is expensive and the wait is long to get one. Cost is $2750 |
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Got one in hand in 5.56 and another in transfer in .300BLK. Love them. http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r82/dvlray6/7a8ef120-fe5c-4dbb-ad0d-66dee0ca08ae_zpsba9f4f03.jpg They are not Piston guns though. PROS: They are short (26.5" OAL), light (7 lbs 3 oz base rifle, 8 lbs 8 oz as shown), suppressed SBRs. You won't find a shorter or lighter suppressed gun. Reliability is very high and it runs all ammo that I've fed like a sewing machine. Controls are ambidextrous all the way. Craftsmanship on the rifle is very high. The can was specifically designed for the 8.1" short barrel with full warranty. CONS: Long wait time to get one. The 5.56 SBR is still much louder than longer rifle counterparts. It does make shooting the SBR very comfortable, but don't expect the same level of suppression. External ballistics on the 5.56 gives up quite a bit of velocity compared to the longer barreled guns. Some parts are proprietary - but not the BCG or any of the wearable parts. 2 stamps scares some off. The 300BLK SBR is near ideal - very quiet and still short with decent terminal ballistics. Only CON I've seen on the 300BLK is that the ammo is expensive and the wait is long to get one. Cost is $2750 Can you define the '"long wait time". |
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Can you define the '"long wait time". The Compressor line wasn't ramped for production for awhile. I've read of wait times in excess of 12/14 months between Spike's build time - purchase - paperwork & approvals - transfer - acquisition. The Compressor recently reentered production with a new gorgeously designed and milled billet lower (which I hope Spikes decides to offer as a stand alone part). |
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Can you define the '"long wait time". I can only share my experiences. The first one (556) I stumbled on and got early as it was already in process. The one I bought directly from ST was ordered 2/13 and delivered to my dealer on 8/14 so it was a 1.5 year wait to get to my dealer. Now it will be another 6+ months to get to me. My biggest complaint with the Spikes folks is that they consistently over promised and under delivered on timing. When I placed the order it was promised to deliver in 8-12 weeks ARO. As every milestone came and went, there were excuses of suppliers not meeting commitments, delayed fabricators, ATF delays, etc. etc. It was very frustrating to not be able to get a straight story. All the while they were holding 100% of the cost upfront. They said many months over and again that production was ramping up. It just was very slow in happening. The rifle is a great package and shoots/performs very well. In the end it is a good thing. It was a wild ride. I advise future buyers to take all the delivery promises as dreams and figure on a year wait minimum. |
I was one of the first to preorder and payed in full. 20 months later still no compressor and then still have to wait for the stamps when it came. They are a little faster now. I was able to obtain one of two prototypes. Mine doesn't have the the gen2 upper. But it's amazing. I really don't think its worth the money or wait time for what you get. But I still love mine.
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What is unique about these? couldn't you build something similar w/ various components? thanks! It is a tuned SBR designed to run reliably suppressed in a crazy short, light, and ambi package. http://www.spikestactical.com/st-compressor-sbr-556-nfa-p-491.html Specifications * 7075-T6 Billet Aluminum upper receiver, Type III Hardcoat Anodized finish, Dryfilm lube on the inside. Upper receiver has integrated BAR rail mounting interface which is Radial Fluted to help dissipate heat and to help reduce front end weight. This design allows for a rigid continuous mounting platform between the rail system and the upper receiver, its also allows for the barrel to be 100% free floating. Upper receiver has index pin notches in three locations, perfect extended M4 feed ramps, charging handle notches are located on both the left and right hand side of the receiver, upper receiver has twin barrel nut locking screws, twin barrel extension locking screws, 8 BAR rail mounting screws, Mil-Spec forward assist is retained with a threaded 303 Stainless Steel pin, ejection port door rod is captured with a set screw, cam pin notch is radius'd to help eliminate cam pin drag, upper receiver is ported to help dissipate excess gas and heat. Upper receiver is pocketed for aggressive styling and to help reduce weight. End mill engraved T-markings, Spider logo, and ST Compressor side engraving. *Mil-Spec ejection port door with Made in USA engraving. *6AL4V Titanium externally threaded barrel nut w/ Battle Ship grey Anodized finish, torqued in a fixture to 65 ft lbs. Barrel nut has wrench flats on 6 sides which allows for the barrel to be removed as an entire assembly without ever removing the muzzle device, gas block, gas tube, or heat sink. * 9" Compressor BAR Rail, 6061-T6 Extruded Aluminum with Type III Hardcoat Anodized finish. Round holes in the bottom to help prevent contact with the heat shield. Large angled top vents for better air flow. QD sling sockets in 5 locations. Scalloped picitany rails. Spider logo engraved on the bottom side. 3 low profile ladder rail covers pre-installed. Aggressive styling. * 303 Stainless Steel laser cut heat shield w/ twin locking tabs in 6 locations. * MRS Suppressor, 416 Billet Stainless Steel bar stock body, Ball Dimpled to dissipate heat, reduce weight, and to increase stiffness. Baffles are machined from Billet H13 Tool Steel. Entire suppressor has Melonite finish inside and out. Integrated (machined as part of the body) Modular front end w/ aggressive striking device, threaded with the ability to accept multiple end caps and attachments, built in wrench flats allow for the suppressor to torqued on from the front, keeping the barrel in tension which increases the stiffness and increases the accuracy potential. This design also keeps the suppressor from coming loose during long firing schedules. The unique two point mounting system has minimal POI shift. Suppressor is designed to handle sustained full auto fire from an 8.1" barrel. The ST Compressor is hearing safe at the shooters ear. The ST Compressor is designed to run full time suppressed. * 8.1" FN Alloy CMV barrel, Radial Fluted to help dissipate heat and to reduce weight. Melonite finish inside and out, Nickel Boron coated M4 barrel extension has triple 416 Stainless Steel indexing pins to prevent the barrel from twisting in the upper receiver when the suppressor is being installed and removed, unlike the top mil-spec index pin the two added side pins penetrate into the barrel to prevent the barrel extension from coming loose during long firing schedules.Twist: 1/7. *416 Billet Stainless Steel Fluted Compressor gas block w/ Integrated suppressor collar, gas block is fixed and Non-Adjustable, Melonite finish inside and out. Gas block is pinned to the barrel with a 416 Stainless Steel pin and the barrel is also dimpled to retain the set screw. * Dynacomp H.V.S muzzle device machined from Billet H13 Tool Steel w/ Integrated suppressor mount threads, Melonite finish inside and out, muzzle device is installed with a Stainless Steel shim, torqued to 20 ft lbs and pinned to the barrel in two locations using 416 Stainless Steel pins to prevent the muzzle device from coming loose inside of the suppressor. * 303 Stainless Steel gas tube w/ Melonite finish inside and out, retained with 18-8 Stainless Steel Micro-Polished split pin. *Beryllium Copper gas tube heat sink with Grey Anodized 6061-T6 Billet end caps and 303 Stainless Steel spacer. Designed to help dissipate heat as well as to help prevent gas tube from bursting during long firing schedules. *Lightweight Ball Dimpled M16 bolt carrier, machined from 8620 Tool Steel, Nickel Boron coated, the carrier key is properly attached with Torx hardware and hydraulic staked in four locations. *Bolt is machined from Carpenter 158 material, each bolt is shot peened, each bolt is High Pressure tested, each bolt is MPI, Nickel Boron coated, extractor is machined from Tool Steel and utilizes the correct mil-spec extractor spring, black extractor insert, and Viton o-ring. *Ionbond coated Stainless Steel gas rings. *Mil-Spec cam pin with Nickel Boron finish. *Mil-Spec firing pin with Hard Chrome finish. *Mil-Spec firing pin retaining pin with Phosphate finish. *Gen II BCM Gunfighter Mod 4 charging handle with Type III Hardcoat Anodized finish. *7075-T6 Billet Aluminum lower receiver, Type III Hardcoat Anodized finish. Integrated oversized trigger guard, oversized flared magwell, upper to lower receiver tension screw, trigger reset adjustment screw, captured take down pin spring, bolt catch and Ambi release retained with threaded 303 Stainless Steel pins. Lower receiver has aggressive styling. *Nickel Boron coated ST Battle trigger w/ rounded hammer. *BAD-ASS safety selector w/ Dove tail locking side levers, attached with Torx hardware. Phosphate finish. *KNS Gen 2 Mod 1 Anti-Rotation pins with Black Oxide finish. *Norgon Ambi magazine release with Phosphate finish. *6061-T6 Billet Aluminum magazine release button with Type III Hardcoat Anodized finish. *Integrated Ambi bolt release with Melonite finish. *Lower utilizes mil-spec lower parts with high quality hardware. *Stippled Magpul MOE pistol grip. *Stippled Magpul AFG 2 angled fore grip. *Magpul Mil-Spec CTR stock w/ QD sling sockets in two locations. *Magpul Enhanced butt pad. *Magpul ASAP latch plate, properly staked in two locations. *ST-T3 buffer which utlizes 3 solid Tungsten weights, body is 7075-T6 Billet Aluminum with Hardcoat Anodized finish. *7075-T6 Mil-spec buffer tube, Type III Hardcoat Anodized finish, Dryfilm lube inside and out. Laser engraved position markings on top. *17-7 Micro-Polished carbine buffer spring. *Mil-Spec castle nut, properly torqued in a fixture to 38 ft lbs. *Troy folding Battle sights, M4 front. *Magpul 30 round Pmag. *Magpul MS3 sling. *ST 36" Soft rifle case. *7.3 lbs unloaded, 26.5" OAL *ST Compressor is an extremely high quality and unique weapon system utilizing the best Technology and highest quality materials available. *The ST Compressor has multiple Patents Pending (World wide) and Spike's Tactical is in the position to fully protect our Patented Technology. |
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