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Quoted: Sparrow will be my first can...damn. View Quote Also, didn't do too bad here: https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/22lr-suppressor-shootout/378325 |
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Quoted: Don't let the haters get you down. It's a good can design, and is easy to clean (which matters with .22lr). It's the can that I bought my dad, and he loves it. Sometimes - a lot of times - simple is better. I think you'll love it, and you should. Shoot it and enjoy. @NoEffects6 View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Don't let the haters get you down. It's a good can design, and is easy to clean (which matters with .22lr). It's the can that I bought my dad, and he loves it. Sometimes - a lot of times - simple is better. I think you'll love it, and you should. Shoot it and enjoy. @NoEffects6 Not everything needs to be about "haters" and be all internet drama-like. It's more about understanding drawbacks and what you're getting into. It's indeed a good all around can, but just know that you can have really high FRP and be ready for it. Some of them have way more than others because of production variation, but the design allows for high FRP even under the best of conditions. It's literally a decade+ old design at this point so it is what it is. If I had to go out into my backyard and dispatch a rodent, I'd take my Mask. If I'm out plinking with buddies then the Sparrow is awesome. You can always shoot it wet, too. Whoever buys one will still have a ton of fun with it. Quoted: Mine too... all the negative comments don't make me feel great about the choice, but I'm beginning to think there are so many variables involved that liking a certain suppressor is based more on opinion than anything. For me, I still think it was a good decision (and I'm still at least 3 months out from approval). A local dealer had the Omega 36M in stock which I purchased, and they also had a Sparrow in stock so I tacked that onto the order for $299. Seems to be a solid suppressor from a company with decent support that is likely to stay in business. Maybe my opinion would be different if I weren't going to primarily use it on a rifle, but that's my use case. Also, didn't do too bad here: https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/22lr-suppressor-shootout/378325 You're going to have a ton of fun with those. Don't sweat it all--we're just splitting hairs. |
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Quoted: Just curious why. View Quote I use my Tirants on metric hosts and they're great. I actually went metric on all my 9mm pistols on purpose because I like M13.5x1LH threads better than 1/2-28. They go on/off quicker, have less of a tendency to unscrew, and the thread relief near the muzzle crown means less damage potential to threading. (Courser threads are stronger as well.) 3-Lug FTW on SMGs/PCCs |
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Quoted: Not everything needs to be about "haters" and be all internet drama-like. It's more about understanding drawbacks and what you're getting into. It's indeed a good all around can, but just know that you can have really high FRP and be ready for it. Some of them have way more than others because of production variation, but the design allows for high FRP even under the best of conditions. It's literally a decade+ old design at this point so it is what it is. If I had to go out into my backyard and dispatch a rodent, I'd take my Mask. If I'm out plinking with buddies then the Sparrow is awesome. You can always shoot it wet, too. Whoever buys one will still have a ton of fun with it. View Quote My main complaint is it’s a PIA to reassemble. If they’d have skipped the scalloped edge, I’d have a much higher opinion of it. |
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Not super regretful, but Whitt Machine & Tool Canooter Valve
It was an impulse buy, limited run "naked SS" with special serial numbers specific to my LGS. It works alright on a 14.5" to 16" or longer AR outdoors, but those I don't have anymore. It gets no use at all now, would love to use it for a trade in on another usable can if I could.. but that's not happening. Oh well, great desk ornament.. Looks kinda cool on the MarkIV, but does nothing for .22LR |
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Quoted: My first can, a YHM 7.62 Stainless Phantom I bought 10 years ago. 28 oz of pure blunt object but my LGS carried YHM and it was in the case. Its QD but I'm thinking of sending it to ECCO for 1 3/8 x 24 threads to direct thread it because it never did lock up tight and turned my Hog Hunter into a 3 inch gun. It works great for suppression but effin heavy. I guess I'll just lift more weights. View Quote Same! Got mine in a group buy for cheap. Works well but it’s definitely a heavy beast! |
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Quoted: Just curious why. So I can give Mike Smith crap. View Quote It was just because of the direction of threads on M13.5x1LH the tube comes loose when I torque it down. Then something with the rear cap or piston housing bit that would come loose when it wasn’t supposed to. That part I could’ve thread locked though. But the tube coming loose on LH threads was why I made the MOD 9 piston housing long and external so it could be grabbed onto instead of the tube and it wouldn’t matter which way the silencer is turned to install or remove nothing would come loose because the piston spokes are locked to that assembly. |
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Quoted: Not super regretful, but Whitt Machine & Tool Canooter Valve It was an impulse buy, limited run "naked SS" with special serial numbers specific to my LGS. It works alright on a 14.5" to 16" or longer AR outdoors, but those I don't have anymore. It gets no use at all now, would love to use it for a trade in on another usable can if I could.. but that's not happening. Oh well, great desk ornament.. Looks kinda cool on the MarkIV, but does nothing for .22LR https://media.fotki.com/2v2HShaCjx9T3R.jpg View Quote That looks awesome. I really want a short 5.56 can. |
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I have two tactical innovations cans (tac-16 and tac-62). The .22 was recored back when mike worked at sico so it’s basically a warlock now and nick at Ecco did a recore on my tac-16 so they are both great now. Nick did my specwar 7.62 mount conversion as well and it dropped some oz’s and is more usable too. I figure if I regret getting one, I might as well make it better so it actually gets some range time.
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Quoted: That looks awesome. I really want a short 5.56 can. View Quote It's a really small package. They mostly intended this for LE patrol rifles to "tame the beast" so to speak. It certainly does that on the 14.5"-16" guns. Haven't tried it on the 11.5", but on the 10.5's it's still quite loud. It's a niche can for sure. |
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I like my ancient AAC niche cans as well.
Attached File They are louder than my longer AAC cans, but the Tirant-9S doesn't have as much of a difference on a 9mm MP5, and still sounds amazing when run wet with subsonic ammo. That HK53 clone (C93P) isn't anywhere close to quiet nor hearing safe even with a fullsize can, so it's nice to have better handling and still less fireballing going on. |
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my AAC Prodigy, it used to throw rounds, as in keyhole with certain guns, and work kinda find with others. I sent it back for and they actually replaced the core as it was a known issue, but it was a little better, but i know i have a 22/45 that does not like the Prodigy on it. I also paid a lot for it, and it sucks that it's aluminum.
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Quoted: I like my ancient AAC niche cans as well. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/13082/0E8D46AC-5C26-40D0-9365-3B1C175DAC5C_jpe-1417183.JPG They are louder than my longer AAC cans, but the Tirant-9S doesn't have as much of a difference on a 9mm MP5, and still sounds amazing when run wet with subsonic ammo. That HK53 clone (C93P) isn't anywhere close to quiet nor hearing safe even with a fullsize can, so it's nice to have better handling and still less fireballing going on. View Quote this is so beautiful |
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Huntertown’s Kestrel 5.56 can. My first suppressor and I got it because I got a good deal on it. I run mine on an AUG and the weight kinda kills the manueverability of it. But despite it...It’s just my all around beater can now...I do like the ability to take it apart and clean it.
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Osprey 45K or Specwar556K. I rarely shoot either one. They are nice, I just don’t have a use for them. I’m thinking of selling the Osprey.
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Quoted: My Specwar 556K is one of my favorite, I have two both on SBR ARs. View Quote I have two Omega300’s, a SF SOCOM556RC1, plus the Specwar556K. I just find myself using the SF most of the time. I had the SpecWar on a Larue 12” barrel and it seemed overgassed. But my SF on the same barrel wasn’t. I’m actually building a modernized Mk12 Mod-H but installing the SpecWar on it. |
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Griffin Resistance 9, and to a lesser extent most of my other pistol cans. They just don't get used all that often, if I could go back, I would have bought another rifle can instead.
I also wish I had bought something else besides a Sparrow for rimfire. |
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Quoted: It was just because of the direction of threads on M13.5x1LH the tube comes loose when I torque it down. Then something with the rear cap or piston housing bit that would come loose when it wasn’t supposed to. That part I could’ve thread locked though. But the tube coming loose on LH threads was why I made the MOD 9 piston housing long and external so it could be grabbed onto instead of the tube and it wouldn’t matter which way the silencer is turned to install or remove nothing would come loose because the piston spokes are locked to that assembly. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Just curious why. So I can give Mike Smith crap. It was just because of the direction of threads on M13.5x1LH the tube comes loose when I torque it down. Then something with the rear cap or piston housing bit that would come loose when it wasn’t supposed to. That part I could’ve thread locked though. But the tube coming loose on LH threads was why I made the MOD 9 piston housing long and external so it could be grabbed onto instead of the tube and it wouldn’t matter which way the silencer is turned to install or remove nothing would come loose because the piston spokes are locked to that assembly. That part that comes loose with metric pistons, it's supposed to be loc-tited in. Re-loc-tite it. Problem solved. SilentMike |
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Quoted: I have two Omega300’s, a SF SOCOM556RC1, plus the Specwar556K. I just find myself using the SF most of the time. I had the SpecWar on a Larue 12” barrel and it seemed overgassed. But my SF on the same barrel wasn’t. I’m actually building a modernized Mk12 Mod-H but installing the SpecWar on it. View Quote My ARs have adjustable gas. I have a Omega 300, great can. I only bought it for the BOGO but really like it. It's on a bolt gun right now. |
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Huntertown 5.56 and .308 cans. Newb and dealer pushed them hard. Also didn’t help that MAC pushed them too. Worse cans ever made.
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AAC Aviator 2, but not because it doesn’t sound good (it does) — I just don’t like or shoot .22s.
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I would rather have one Optimus than 2 Revolution/Resistance cans, just to have the steel body for knocking around on a PCC. Not a knock on the pistol cans, so much as I didn't have a PCC when I got them and didn't expect to have one, either.
But by far the purchase I regret is the Omega 300. It's a can that seems to have a different business model; you're not buying $900 worth of can (retail), you're buying $500 worth with high expectations for customer service. |
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Well I got a AAC sr7, and now with them gone, no service and no more mounts. Now I'm afraid to get another can and doing way more research into what companies are stable. My initial plan was a hybrid 46 and while its not the best at anything, seeing as how often I move my sr7 around the modularity would have paid off.
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Quoted: I would rather have one Optimus than 2 Revolution/Resistance cans, just to have the steel body for knocking around on a PCC. Not a knock on the pistol cans, so much as I didn't have a PCC when I got them and didn't expect to have one, either. But by far the purchase I regret is the Omega 300. It's a can that seems to have a different business model; you're not buying $900 worth of can (retail), you're buying $500 worth with high expectations for customer service. View Quote I love my Omega300. |
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Quoted: I love my Omega300. View Quote It is light and quiet; it's also annoying as all getout when the outer sleeve un-threads from the core - and at the price point, for almost any use I'd rather have something a little heavier, louder at the muzzle with less backpressure, and more stout. |
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Looking back, I would’ve got a Rugged Radiant instead of my SOCOM556RC. I got the SF can with the Geissele URG-I coupon. Other than sticking to the muzzle device, the SF can is alright. My Rugged Razor can match its performance for the same size/weight and shoot .30cal. Radiant came out shortly after ordering the SOCOM.
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Quoted: Well I got a AAC sr7, and now with them gone, no service and no more mounts. Now I'm afraid to get another can and doing way more research into what companies are stable. My initial plan was a hybrid 46 and while its not the best at anything, seeing as how often I move my sr7 around the modularity would have paid off. View Quote Buy what you see that you like. Only a 50% chance that the company will go under . With places like Ecco that can fix or upgrade your can, you’ll be fine. |
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I kind of regret my 1st gen HALO. It wasn't as quiet at I hoped it would have been, was heavy as hell, and it only lined up with about 1/2 of my A2 hiders even after I changed them over to shims. I sold it to a buddy for a couple hundred bucks and he eventually had ECCO convert it to Keymo and recore it.
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All of this is giving me hope that my future purchase of 3 yhm turbo2s will be a very excellent purchase.
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Saker 7.62, Tirant 45, Surefire RC2 and Mini. Although I can't be too mad about the Surefires when I got them for 700 and 500 respectively.
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Quoted: It it light and quiet; it's also annoying as all getout when the outer sleeve un-threads from the core - and at the price point, for almost any use I'd rather have something a little heavier, louder at the muzzle with less backpressure, and more stout. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I love my Omega300. It it light and quiet; it's also annoying as all getout when the outer sleeve un-threads from the core - and at the price point, for almost any use I'd rather have something a little heavier, louder at the muzzle with less backpressure, and more stout. I know several people that have them and none have had a problem. How many times has yours come apart? |
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Quoted: Well I got a AAC sr7, and now with them gone, no service and no more mounts. Now I'm afraid to get another can and doing way more research into what companies are stable. My initial plan was a hybrid 46 and while its not the best at anything, seeing as how often I move my sr7 around the modularity would have paid off. View Quote Hybrid 46 is a decent can. Mine has a 9mm cap and goes on a pcc and a 308 bolt gun. I would look at the 36m if I was buying today |
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My second Bowers CAC22.
Although technically I didn't buy it (long story) I do have the cost of a stamp in it. |
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AAC 762SD
It's heavy to the point of being completely impractical. Not to mention the mounts are terrible. On the plus side it would make a great impact weapon. It's a massive chunk of steel. |
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Quoted: It it light and quiet; it's also annoying as all getout when the outer sleeve un-threads from the core - and at the price point, for almost any use I'd rather have something a little heavier, louder at the muzzle with less backpressure, and more stout. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I love my Omega300. It it light and quiet; it's also annoying as all getout when the outer sleeve un-threads from the core - and at the price point, for almost any use I'd rather have something a little heavier, louder at the muzzle with less backpressure, and more stout. My Omega is great! I'm not saying somebody should take the serialized sleeve off before running it really hard or doing childish mag dumps. But they could |
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Quoted: How come you don't like the Saker 7.62? View Quote I value length and weight rather than pure sound and the saker loses in all of them. |
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Quoted: Long and heavy as hell, pretty high pitch so not even pleasing to the ear. I remember buying it as my first because I listened to everyone on Arf rave about them. Original trifecta mount sucked, sico swapped me out to asr and those sucked too. And then the Omega came out a month later it's one of my loaner cans, I don't shoot it ever. I value length and weight rather than pure sound and the saker loses in all of them. View Quote Gotcha, thank you. I have one in jail that I’m going to use the Area 419 Hellfire system on. I’ve read many mixed reviews, but thinking I should have went with the Nomad L instead...oh well I guess that’s how the NFA game goes. |
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Quoted: oh well I guess that’s how the NFA game goes. View Quote That's no shit. I've come to the conclusion for the $$$, YHM Turbo-K / Resonator-K are hard to beat. With 1.375x24 "Omega" style threading they've nailed it. Use whatever MD/mounting style you desire. Not that I truly need another can... but I still want a Resonator-K. |
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Quoted: Long and heavy as hell, pretty high pitch so not even pleasing to the ear. I remember buying it as my first because I listened to everyone on Arf rave about them. Original trifecta mount sucked, sico swapped me out to asr and those sucked too. And then the Omega came out a month later it's one of my loaner cans, I don't shoot it ever. I value length and weight rather than pure sound and the saker loses in all of them. View Quote Pretty much my exact story and thoughts on my Saker 762. It had good reviews at the time, but the Omega came out during my wait and was better in every way I cared about, and cans have progressed further since then. It is what it is though, I'm probably going to pick up a GA Saker adapter so that I can use it on some of the rifles I have set up for my Nomads with minimalist brakes. The Saker does sound pretty decent on sub-caliber rounds, so I'm going to break it out for the first time in a while this weekend to try on my 6mm ARC, since it's a heavy pig anyway. |
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hmm. paying full price for an OG trek as my first can and then seeing them blown out at 299. Its a tank otherwise. but still works great on my 11.5 SBR and was my intro to silencers. Maybe getting a Griffin taper mount as my first can, but this was in stock at a local store before silencershop was really popular.
attempting to get centerfire pistol cans for pistols. Luckily my MM9 sits on an AR9 now and my octane 45k (freebie with maxim 9 purchase) sits on a 22 pistol. Maxim9 solved that itch and is great with a red dot. the Non nfa maxim might be great too. |
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Quoted: Pretty much my exact story and thoughts on my Saker 762. It had good reviews at the time, but the Omega came out during my wait and was better in every way I cared about, and cans have progressed further since then. It is what it is though, I'm probably going to pick up a GA Saker adapter so that I can use it on some of the rifles I have set up for my Nomads with minimalist brakes. The Saker does sound pretty decent on sub-caliber rounds, so I'm going to break it out for the first time in a while this weekend to try on my 6mm ARC, since it's a heavy pig anyway. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Long and heavy as hell, pretty high pitch so not even pleasing to the ear. I remember buying it as my first because I listened to everyone on Arf rave about them. Original trifecta mount sucked, sico swapped me out to asr and those sucked too. And then the Omega came out a month later it's one of my loaner cans, I don't shoot it ever. I value length and weight rather than pure sound and the saker loses in all of them. Pretty much my exact story and thoughts on my Saker 762. It had good reviews at the time, but the Omega came out during my wait and was better in every way I cared about, and cans have progressed further since then. It is what it is though, I'm probably going to pick up a GA Saker adapter so that I can use it on some of the rifles I have set up for my Nomads with minimalist brakes. The Saker does sound pretty decent on sub-caliber rounds, so I'm going to break it out for the first time in a while this weekend to try on my 6mm ARC, since it's a heavy pig anyway. Same but love the sound on it. I also like the fact IDGAF about it either anymore. I abuse the shit out of that can. 556 mag dumps and its had a lot of FA fire through it. Arfcom loves to say get this or that and in the end they are usually wrong. I've learned my lessons. But i prefer my Omega in everyway other than the shit mounts that come with it. |
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Tirant 45. Enormous, floppy as hell, and loud!
Best can ever is my Element 2. Tiny, solid, and insanely quiet! |
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Honestly my rugged obsidian 9. Doesn’t sound any better then my GT lunar 45. And there is always jacket fragments inside the can when I’m done shooting it. I try different hosts and different ammo. Same result. My lunar45 and wolfman does not do this with same ammo and hosts. So I hardly shoot it anymore. Only take it out for a few mags or a photo opp.
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