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Posted: 9/3/2015 11:34:27 AM EDT
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LaRue TranQuilo™ Sound Suppressor M308
LINK $699 INTRODUCTORY PRICE (Limit 2 Per Customer) We received word that our warfighters need a suppressor with less back pressure ... the thinking is our Special Forces, the tips of our spear, are eating too much gun smoke over the course of their careers. The TranQuilo is our solution to this issue. Buy with confidence. Mark LaRue The LaRue TranQuilo was designed and engineered for the LaRue 7.62x51 family of rifles, but it’s right at-home on any precision .308 with a 5/8-24 threaded muzzle (1/2-28 threaded adapters also available). The TranQuilo is 100% CNC machined from stainless steels, reduces sound to hearing-safe levels and flash signature to almost zero. CNC machining of all components results in near zero point-of-impact shift when comparing on/off repeatability. This is critical for the majority of users who remove and attach their suppressor between shooting sessions. The TranQuilo’s reduced-blowback is what sets it apart. The design approach implemented what LaRue calls “SOT” (Safer Operator Technology). With mitigation of gas blow-back in mind, LEPE (Lower Ejection Port Emissions) reduces dangerous materials and contaminants that typically encounter the user's face. LEPE is an internal design that allows a percentage of pressure to bypass the main flow-path, resulting in extremely low gas blow-back and soft recoil with the benefit of optimum noise and flash reduction. All components manufactured from a combination of 17-4 PH Stainless Steel and Incoloy A-286. 17-4 PH (Precipitation Hardening) Stainless Steel is a robust chromium-nickel grade of stainless, hardened by a precipitation-hardening treatment. Incoloy A-286 is an age hardenable, Iron-Nickel-Chromium alloy designed for applications requiring high-strength and excellent corrosion resistance. All components are precisely engineered to fit together solidly and perfectly. There are no welds to fail, or dimensionally migrate as heat builds up (shifting your bore centerline). There is no need to “fix” crooked bore centerlines with wire EDM. All parts are in perfect alignment when assembled. Accuracy is what LaRue is about, and we do it right the first time. To ensure the suppressor remains locked when attached, a captive locking-ring securely grips the suppressor to the adapter. Along the tube, knurled bands provide structural robustness as well as added grip for installation and removal. This profile also helps keep mirage covers from slipping forward during extended periods of use. On the endcap, an open, angled, four-prong flash-reducing tip reduces the small residual muzzle flash. The Muzzle-Brake Adapter is also precision-machined from 17-4 PH Stainless Steel. Even though the TranQuilo was designed as a .308 suppressor, it also works well on .223 rifles. Adapters are available in both 5/8-24 and 1/2-28 threads. The Adapter’s patented dual-shouldered design seats the suppressor in perfect alignment to the bore, and eliminates gas from escaping to the rear of the suppressor, keeping attachment threads clean and free of carbon. The TranQuilo Adapter comes with a theta shim kit. Weight: 23 oz Length: 8” Diameter: 1.50-1.75” Finish: 17-4 PH Stainless Steel Adapter: LaRue Muzzle Brake, 17-4 PH, 5/8-24 thread. Attachment Method: Fast-Attach thread-on, with captive locking nut. Texan Valet Service (TEXAS RESIDENTS ONLY) The “Texan Valet” service gives Texas residents the option to bypass the additional transfer to a FFL/S.O.T. dealer and pick-up their suppressor(s) by appointment here at LaRue Tactical once their transfer paperwork has been approved by the ATF. This option will cut the additional wait time of transferring to a FFL/S.O.T. dealer and is an all-inclusive service that covers the entire transfer process (payment of the $200 tax and the filing of the required ATF form). *Due to ATF regulations, this pick-up option is only available to Texas residents. Out-of-state residents must provide an FFL/S.O.T. for NFA firearm and suppressor transfers. |
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Originally Posted By LaRue_Tactical:
^^^ That's awesome !! If you know someone with another TranQuilo, swap some day for a few shots and note how your zero doesn't move. View Quote |
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D3, thanks for posting in the 1 MOA thread
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I have been asked to point out that I am LaRue Tactical's owner.
My work has been used by tens of thousands of US Military personnel, and tens of thousands of civilian shooters - ML |
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Originally Posted By Defender3:
FWIW Mark - I have two TQs and switching between the two produced only a difference of 1/4MOA in windage between them. I also verified zero this year, using last year's DOPE, and the TQ was spot on = repeatability. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Defender3:
Originally Posted By LaRue_Tactical:
^^^ That's awesome !! If you know someone with another TranQuilo, swap some day for a few shots and note how your zero doesn't move. Congratulations on the awesome shooting by the way. That three shot group is amazing. Nothing wrong with the other ones either. |
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Anybody gotten a Tranquilo recently?
Either out of NFA jail or just shipped from Larue to your FFL/SOT? I’m 3 months into waiting on mine, and when I called this morning was told to expect another few months at least. This is just to make it at Larue and ship to my FFL/SOT on a Form 3 - then I have to submit my Form 4 to ATF and wait another 6-12 months. I was hoping for being able to shoot some long range matches with it next year, but that’s not looking good. |
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Just had a set of twins mailed to me. The trust seems to slow things down a bit but now all I'm waiting on is my suurg.
Pete |
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Thanks! How long did it take after your order was in until they shipped?
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My form 4 check cashed 12-21-17. I'm still waiting on ATF
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Thanks, guess I’m looking for a watermark on how long for the can to ship from Larue to a FFL/SOT.
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Just got a can in that was ordered late Jan or Feb. others I ordered shortly before came in months ago
Shipping seems to vary on when you hit the production cycle |
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So Jan or Feb order date and you just now got to FFL to start your Form 4 ATF wait?
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Yeah sort of I have an SOT.
But I got others sooner so it's hit and miss I wouldn't try to apply much logic to the shipping order. |
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Yea, my January 29 2018 TQ order arrived to my FFL on July 12 2018. You have to be in the cue for their production cycle but expect 6 months or more on step one. For step two, I got my Form into the ATF immediately in July, they cashed my check on August 7th so the wait is on. Assume maybe Q1 2019 to get out of jail.
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Just curious if anyone knows the wait time from order to LaRue shipping the TranQuilo to your FFL/SOT?
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I ordered mine on March 17th, 2018 I believe was the day. The charge just showed up on my card today, November 16th. 8 months. I assume that means they shipped it to my FFL. Once they contact me and I do my form 4, then my 6-8 month wait begins.
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Originally Posted By Little_Scrapper:
I ordered mine on March 17th, 2018 I believe was the day. The charge just showed up on my card today, November 16th. 8 months. I assume that means they shipped it to my FFL. Once they contact me and I do my form 4, then my 6-8 month wait begins. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Little_Scrapper:
I ordered mine on March 17th, 2018 I believe was the day. The charge just showed up on my card today, November 16th. 8 months. I assume that means they shipped it to my FFL. Once they contact me and I do my form 4, then my 6-8 month wait begins. View Quote |
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I gave up waiting on mine. I was told 10-12 weeks and waited that long, and then was told “no estimate” on wait time because it was so far down the list, but to expect months at least.
I bought a Sandman-S the next day and got my Form 4 on its way to ATF. No hard feelings, would have liked the TQ, but just couldn’t dig the wait. Now I have this pile of TQ brake adapters I no longer need. (Onto EE I guess!). |
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I've transferred 6 or 8 of these (I'm an SOT).
Shipping times from Larue varied WILDLY. I couldn't come to any conclusion wether it was production/revenue cycles or just total randomness. |
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Originally Posted By Eyegun:
I've transferred 6 or 8 of these (I'm an SOT). Shipping times from Larue varied WILDLY. I couldn't come to any conclusion wether it was production/revenue cycles or just total randomness. View Quote Hope the production has caught up to demand. |
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One was 6 months, a couple were about 6 weeks or less.
The lag is all over the place. |
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
Experience is what you got when you didn't get what you wanted. |
Has anybody seen any meter data for this product yet? I'm having a hard time finding anything...
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Originally Posted By mikesmith13807:
Has anybody seen any meter data for this product yet? I'm having a hard time finding anything... View Quote SOCOM vs TQ |
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Originally Posted By mikesmith13807:
Has anybody seen any meter data for this product yet? I'm having a hard time finding anything... View Quote Also, a low tone will sound quieter and a high tone louder even though they may 'meter' the same pressures. So if you're a bean counter, good luck but you are counting the wrong beans when trying to find the 'quietest' suppressor. |
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
Experience is what you got when you didn't get what you wanted. |
For all intents and purposes, MOST quality silencers will fit into a bracket where the numbers will be quite similar.
Having said that, perception of tone and other qualities is purely subjective. The supersonic crack will be the same for each suppressor if the ammo is loaded identically. I bought a Rugged Surge for my 716 and it overgassed the rifle no matter what setting on the gas block I used. So I bought a TQ, installed it on the 716 and the difference in PERFORMANCE was noticeable. The rifle ejected at 4:30 and the brass landed in a nice neat pile. There was also less smoke in my face, did not get that gritty taste in my mouth after firing a mag. The Surge now resides on a 516 and is performing great there. Awesome tone and great accuracy. I never hear anyone discuss how it performs on a rifle. People just fixate on sound. |
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Originally Posted By Eyegun: Meter data is often not standardized or measured in the same way for every can, so it's frequently apples:oranges type of thing. Also, a low tone will sound quieter and a high tone louder even though they may 'meter' the same pressures. So if you're a bean counter, good luck but you are counting the wrong beans when trying to find the 'quietest' suppressor. View Quote I'm a bit obsessed with the backpressure issue, so the Tranquilo has been on my radar for a while. It's just that so far it seems that low-backpressure designs pay a penalty with higher muzzle numbers (I'm the resident OSS fanboy so I hear about it every time they're discussed), so I'm really curious to see how it worked out with this design. I'd also like to know how low the numbers are at the ear for .308. (regarding the protocol question, people seem to be standardizing on "6" directly out from the shooter's right ear" for the testing location) I have had a hard time finding much data at the ear for .308, and other than with OSS what I have seen is significantly over 140. I'm curious to see how this compares--user reports sound positive, but it would be nice to see some hard numbers to quantify it. |
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Originally Posted By jeep450:
My wait was one week shy of a year as well. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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Just got my shipping notice yesterday. Let the wait begin!
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Still like beer
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I finally picked mine up and went shooting. Larueallthethings
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F4 sent to the new Portland Oregon address last week for my Tranquilo...
Took them 2 whole days to cash my check... Hope I see it in less than a year... |
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Originally Posted By akethan: @AZSahara When did you order it? I ordered one the other day and another a few weeks ago and was told 6 months on that one. View Quote Arrived at SOT 2-27-19 Form 4 and check mailed 3-1-19 That was six months from order to SOT Hopefully will have the stamp by end of year. |
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Order placed yesterday 4-8-19... from the looks of things, I had better get comfortable. lol
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That’s just dumb. They were like a week out when I got mine.
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Order placed 1/9/19
Arrived at dealer 4/25/19 Check cashed 4/30/19 Delay from LT to dealer was partially due to the government shutdown. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By esa17:
Order placed 1/9/19 Arrived at dealer 4/25/19 Check cashed 4/30/19 Delay from LT to dealer was partially due to the government shutdown. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/232306/6C888EF6-0076-4D01-8ED0-CCD7715824FA_jpeg-936644.JPG View Quote |
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FWIW, it’s worth the wait, IMHO. I’m no expert, just an average Joe with a few different cans and the TQ is really my favorite. The muzzle device and locking mechanism is exceptional and the performance is outstanding.
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I placed my order 4/1/19, Card charged 5/14, shipped 5/15! Never got a shipped notice but found the tracking number on the LaRue website under my orders. Stage one complete, time for a six month wait to begin!
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Originally Posted By TacticalMachinist:
I placed my order 4/1/19, Card charged 5/14, shipped 5/15! Never got a shipped notice but found the tracking number on the LaRue website under my orders. Stage one complete, time for a six month wait to begin! View Quote |
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