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7/18/2008 8:55:55 AM EDT
I just bought a AAC M42000MOD08 and the dealer told me that there will be a 4-6" POI shift. I hope he doesnt know what he is talking about and its much less than that.

What is typical for suppressors? Do they vary greatly with brand/host weapon?  It will be run on a 12.5" GTS operator(mike rock) barrel.
7/18/2008 9:20:48 AM EDT
[#1]
it is all application specific


a can might have 1-2" on one gun, 8-10" on another, or exhibit no shift at all.
7/18/2008 9:31:46 AM EDT
[#2]
why is that? I tried searching around but dont see much on POI shift.  Surefire markets their cans as little to no shift so I was curious why AAC didnt. Is it the threading of the barrel or what that can cause such a shift? Is there more of it in a general ar vs a match grade barreled ar?
7/18/2008 9:49:52 AM EDT
[#3]
Just got a email back from AAC and the guy I talked to said he runs the same barrel as me(I didnt tell him what it was going on) and he has 0 POI shift however typically he said they see under 1 MOA but it depends on barrel length, type, etc.
7/18/2008 9:52:05 AM EDT
[#4]
It changes barrel harmonics.

I have a AAC SPR/M4 and it has 5 mounting positions for a selectable POI shift.  The various points correspond to a shift between 3.5 and 1 MOA.  I use the 1 MOA setting obviously.  This is the same can/barrel/ammo/mount just at 5 different orientations on the mount.  You can accomplish the same thing by shimming your Blackout mount round and round till you get a better POI shift.  Concentricity of your threads to the bore is also of the utmost importance.  Additionally just using a different flash hider can alter your POI so a silencer is usually going to move it too as its far more invasive than a different flash hider.
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