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Posted: 10/8/2012 10:11:18 PM EDT
I dont know about you but imo a well worn "Been there done that!" lightly browned & discolored can is hot (No pun intended)
EDIT, Here is my Phantom. It only has around 3K rounds through it. Its built like a freakin tank. I even dropped it on concrete. barely even scratched the finish. Yes I learned the hard way that you dont use a nylon oven mit to take a hot can off the barrel.  
Wow looks like I need to order a break/mount 
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Posted: 10/9/2012 1:56:27 AM EDT
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Always love these threads
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Posted: 10/9/2012 4:35:30 AM EDT
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Tag.
Dont have one to submit just yet. |
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Posted: 10/9/2012 6:31:02 AM EDT
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Sadly, I don't get to use mine enough to wear them out right now.
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Posted: 10/9/2012 6:35:25 AM EDT
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Tag for when I get home, my oldest can is a 2007 AAC M4-2000. At least 25-30k rounds through it, finish burnt off years ago and its been painted about 5 times
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Posted: 10/9/2012 8:35:23 AM EDT
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Tag
Looking forward to seeing these! 
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Posted: 10/9/2012 3:11:46 PM EDT
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Tagging to post here in a few years
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Posted: 10/9/2012 3:19:33 PM EDT
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My can is still in jail
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Posted: 10/9/2012 4:15:46 PM EDT
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My son needed to finish off a hog but didn't hold off. A contact shot near the ear sent bloody pieces and dirt everywhere and is not recommended unless you need a cool pix.
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Posted: 10/9/2012 4:54:01 PM EDT
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Where's all the damn pictures!!!!
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Posted: 10/9/2012 8:12:30 PM EDT
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Where's all the damn pictures!!!! Right here, I think I have the winners so far but i'm sure these will be topped.
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Posted: 10/9/2012 8:23:51 PM EDT
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Where's all the damn pictures!!!! Right here, I think I have the winners so far but i'm sure these will be topped.
http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/pp80/trn_photobucket/DSC00417.jpg http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/pp80/trn_photobucket/IMG_0901.jpg Why is the 2nd one purple???? |
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Posted: 10/9/2012 8:42:07 PM EDT
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Looks like he put a lot of ammo through it quickly
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Posted: 10/10/2012 1:44:06 AM EDT
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Bump for more.
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Posted: 10/10/2012 3:19:36 PM EDT
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Quoted:
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Where's all the damn pictures!!!! Right here, I think I have the winners so far but i'm sure these will be topped.
http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/pp80/trn_photobucket/DSC00417.jpg http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/pp80/trn_photobucket/IMG_0901.jpg Why is the 2nd one purple???? Heat. Probably from dumping mags and/or a drum! |
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Posted: 10/10/2012 4:47:15 PM EDT
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Where's all the damn pictures!!!! Right here, I think I have the winners so far but i'm sure these will be topped.
http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/pp80/trn_photobucket/DSC00417.jpg http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/pp80/trn_photobucket/IMG_0901.jpg Why is the 2nd one purple???? 3 mags dumped through a can = improvised marshmallow roaster
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Posted: 10/11/2012 10:49:38 AM EDT
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The Grunt suppressor after Chris Costa's advanced carbine class, 2,600 rounds in three days.
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Posted: 10/11/2012 11:27:02 AM EDT
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Excellent photo! Thanks for posting.
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Posted: 10/11/2012 12:10:04 PM EDT
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XXX warrior.
We've lit cigars and cooked fajitas on it at the Hun Farm. TXL |
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Posted: 10/17/2012 5:05:11 PM EDT
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Ttt, lets see more!
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Posted: 10/18/2012 12:26:42 PM EDT
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The day picked it up.
First 500 rounds on a 10.5" barrel, 3-prong blackout mount. 
Burned the finish off shortly there after dumping mags. 
Not much changed after I got the brake mount. 
But the brake started to suffer. 
Can was heated up more and more. 
Brake suffered more. 
Brake wearing. 
Can surviving. 
Rifle shot like a dream. 
Brake wearing more. 
And more. 
Mag dumps will accelerate wear... 
Was fun shooting though. 
Heat taking its toll on the finish. 
Smoking hot at times. 
Brake sucking up the erosion. 
Can surviving pretty good. 
Brake wearing away. 
Can still going strong. 
Brake doing its job. 
First end cap kiss. 
Can still holding up well. 
Second hit. 
Brake worth every penny. 
And even went to SD with me. 
Latch showing its wear. 
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Posted: 10/18/2012 4:17:52 PM EDT
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Quoted:
 wow!!!
Wish I could afford to shoot that much. How many rounds you got through it so far? Just shy of 8,000 rounds, majority of it was XM193. Almost all on the 10.5" barrels, but about 750 were on my 20" Remington. |
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Posted: 10/18/2012 5:34:19 PM EDT
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wow!!!
Wish I could afford to shoot that much. How many rounds you got through it so far? Just shy of 8,000 rounds, majority of it was XM193. Almost all on the 10.5" barrels, but about 750 were on my 20" Remington. Nice time to send to AAC to get it make up put on! I'm getting my M4-2000 soon! Next month hopefully! What ammo grain did you use? I know 223 is hard to find subsonic so should we use regular ammo? |
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Posted: 10/18/2012 6:58:23 PM EDT
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only pic i have on here now of my SBR set up. maybe 1,000 out of it but 2 60rd SF mag dump and a few mags in say 6min or less gave it a nice color.
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Posted: 10/19/2012 6:57:26 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/19/2012 7:36:52 AM EDT
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Anyone burn the finish off a .22 can?
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Posted: 10/19/2012 4:33:24 PM EDT
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Nice colors! What can is that.. Liberty Torch? |
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Posted: 10/19/2012 10:54:05 PM EDT
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Looks like he put a lot of ammo through it quickly
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Posted: 10/20/2012 6:26:20 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/20/2012 6:40:16 PM EDT
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Can someone explain this? How is the brake taking load off of the can? |
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Posted: 10/20/2012 7:01:59 PM EDT
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Can someone explain this? How is the brake taking load off of the can? I'd assume that the break is taking the brunt of the flame cutting coming out of the muzzle. And the diversion/swirling of the hot gas is just enough to keep it from eroding the can. |
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Posted: 10/21/2012 10:51:16 AM EDT
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Can someone explain this? How is the brake taking load off of the can? Flame cutting as mentioned and unburnt powder "sandblasting" or eroding the baffle stack. Without a brake the blast baffle takes the brunt of the erosion, but it also travels down the inside of the suppressor eroding the inside of the suppressor. With a brake the chambers of a brake act as a sacrificial blast baffle preventing damage to the suppressor. The more erosion, the larger the hole, the louder the suppressor becomes. Even was effecting the inside of the endcap: 
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Posted: 10/21/2012 12:57:18 PM EDT
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Cool, thanks!
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Posted: 10/22/2012 8:16:25 PM EDT
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Cool thread.
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Posted: 10/23/2012 5:45:01 AM EDT
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Cool pics. Anybody know when it's a good time to replace a muzzle brake? I've got a M42K coming soon and just curious for the future.
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Posted: 10/23/2012 6:00:17 PM EDT
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Cool pics. Anybody know when it's a good time to replace a muzzle brake? I've got a M42K coming soon and just curious for the future. You'll know. Just look at it and decide you don't like the way it looks. Maybe 20k rounds downrange to replace the $150 brake. Also depends on what length barrel and what kind of ammo. |
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Posted: 10/23/2012 6:43:37 PM EDT
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Thanks. My SBR loves M855 so that's what I stick with. Probably going to take me a while to get to 20K.
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Posted: 10/23/2012 10:02:56 PM EDT
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Cool pics. Anybody know when it's a good time to replace a muzzle brake? I've got a M42K coming soon and just curious for the future. You'll know. Just look at it and decide you don't like the way it looks. Maybe 20k rounds downrange to replace the $150 brake. Also depends on what length barrel and what kind of ammo. Brakes from AAC/Surefire are made from high-quality stainless steel. Their suppressors are made from high quality 7xx series Inconel. If the brake will last around 20K rounds, doesn't it stand to reason that the blast-baffle of the suppressor would, too? I see a lot of to do over using a brake as a sacrificial component, but shouldn't a quality suppressor out-last the barrel even with a FH on a 10.5"? |
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Posted: 10/23/2012 10:15:20 PM EDT
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Cool pics. Anybody know when it's a good time to replace a muzzle brake? I've got a M42K coming soon and just curious for the future. You'll know. Just look at it and decide you don't like the way it looks. Maybe 20k rounds downrange to replace the $150 brake. Also depends on what length barrel and what kind of ammo. Brakes from AAC/Surefire are made from high-quality stainless steel. Their suppressors are made from high quality 7xx series Inconel. If the brake will last around 20K rounds, doesn't it stand to reason that the blast-baffle of the suppressor would, too? I see a lot of to do over using a brake as a sacrificial component, but shouldn't a quality suppressor out-last the barrel even with a FH on a 10.5"? Easier and cheaper to replace a brake mount than a can. |
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Posted: 10/23/2012 11:55:14 PM EDT
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Cool pics. Anybody know when it's a good time to replace a muzzle brake? I've got a M42K coming soon and just curious for the future. You'll know. Just look at it and decide you don't like the way it looks. Maybe 20k rounds downrange to replace the $150 brake. Also depends on what length barrel and what kind of ammo. Brakes from AAC/Surefire are made from high-quality stainless steel. Their suppressors are made from high quality 7xx series Inconel. If the brake will last around 20K rounds, doesn't it stand to reason that the blast-baffle of the suppressor would, too? I see a lot of to do over using a brake as a sacrificial component, but shouldn't a quality suppressor out-last the barrel even with a FH on a 10.5"? Easier and cheaper to replace a brake mount than a can. Yes, I agree, but the can should still give @ 20K rounds of service easily, unless you just try to tear it up, no? |
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Posted: 10/24/2012 3:18:56 AM EDT
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I'd rather wear out a $140 unregistered item that I can pick up any day of the week, over an $800+ registered item that took 6 months to get. The amount of abuse the suppressor can or should be able to handle is kind of irrelevant, don't you think?
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Posted: 10/24/2012 6:08:37 AM EDT
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I'd rather wear out a $140 unregistered item that I can pick up any day of the week, over an $800+ registered item that took 6 months to get. The amount of abuse the suppressor can or should be able to handle is kind of irrelevant, don't you think? Not really irrelevant, I hate brakes, and if there is even the slightest chance I will fire the weapon unsuppressed, I don't want a braked 10.5" gun. If you are a high-volume shooter, then I can see it, but I just bought two 556-212's and they should last me a lifetime of shooting unless a baffle-strike occurs. Suppressors are wear items like a barrel, in my way of thinking. I for one do not want to take my suppressors to a class where I will be shooting the cheapest reliable ammunition I can get hold of, getting the barrel hot, etc. and I also don't want to be "that guy" who brings a braked rifle to class, either. |
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Posted: 10/24/2012 9:14:25 AM EDT
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Quoted: Thanks. My SBR loves M855 so that's what I stick with. Probably going to take me a while to get to 20K. This is my thinking, as well. I don't want to burn out my can, but the limited amount that I shoot (time and money for ammo) means it is going to be years and years before there is any possibility of eroding my can significantly. Changing jobs and having a baby in the last 6 months has allowed me to order ammo and not shoot it!
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Posted: 10/24/2012 10:01:08 AM EDT
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FA556AR it's spent a lot of time on both my 11.5" AR (pictured) and my 16" AR.
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Posted: 10/24/2012 11:29:53 AM EDT
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Not really irrelevant, I hate brakes, and if there is even the slightest chance I will fire the weapon unsuppressed, I don't want a braked 10.5" gun. If you are a high-volume shooter, then I can see it, but I just bought two 556-212's and they should last me a lifetime of shooting unless a baffle-strike occurs. Suppressors are wear items like a barrel, in my way of thinking. I for one do not want to take my suppressors to a class where I will be shooting the cheapest reliable ammunition I can get hold of, getting the barrel hot, etc. and I also don't want to be "that guy" who brings a braked rifle to class, either. Quoted:
This is my thinking, as well. I don't want to burn out my can, but the limited amount that I shoot (time and money for ammo) means it is going to be years and years before there is any possibility of eroding my can significantly. [div] I do understand your comments on shooting the brake unsuppressed, I was next to a braked/unsuppressed .308 a few days ago at an indoor. My thought's on a suppressed SBR have always been to never take the suppressor off, so the brake wouldn't matter to me or anyone that shot with me. I also understand the low round counts that alot of people shoot (myself included), but then I look at the blast cone on the M42K on the first page of this thread. After just 500 rounds on an SBR without a break it looks bad. I think you'd all agree that 500 rounds is nothing for even the most reserved shooter. Just my .02, a differance of opinion is all. I bought my can to use it, and have only fired 5 shots with it off since I got it. When my form 1 comes back I'll be switching from my FH to a brake to avoid the inevitable wear. I'd like it to last a lifetime, not simply x-amount of rounds. 
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Posted: 10/24/2012 1:13:49 PM EDT
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There is a substantial difference in erosion between a 10.5" barrel and 11.5" barrel. Look at the blast baffle on my can above. I haven't tracked my shooting but that's seen over 500 rounds from my 11.5" and that's not counting at least as much from my 16" and the fact that I got used it in a private transfer.
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Posted: 10/24/2012 8:45:01 PM EDT
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would tjis fall under AAC warrenty? would the rework the insides if tne baffelswas super erodef?
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Posted: 10/24/2012 9:04:29 PM EDT
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would tjis fall under AAC warrenty? would the rework the insides if tne baffelswas super erodef? Ok you really need to work on your typing skills. I think this is what you were trying to say. Would this fall under AAC's warranty? Would they rework the insides if the baffles was to erode? Anyways. Im not sure about ACC's warranty. But YHM's warranty covers cleaning & replacing worn out baffles free of charge. Unless your host firearm has an incorrectly threaded barrel or you dont install the QD mount correctly... (They actually want you to have a licensed gunsmith install the mount) Or you just do something really stupid like not threading the can on completely. |
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Posted: 10/24/2012 9:26:49 PM EDT
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Thanks man, I'm on my phone and the toilet-
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