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Very happy with my new YHM SS Phantom QD
4/29/2012 12:36:33 PM
I finally got to shoot my YHM SS Phantom (I went offshore right after I got it) and I am extremely pleased. In fact, it suppresses better than I had expected. I used it at an outdoor range with some friends so I could hear it close up and from a distance.
Unsuppressed the noise from my 11.5" barrel is slightly irritating even with earplugs AND electronic outer ear protection. Suppressed I could stand 10 ft behind the shooter with no ear protection with no problem at all. The difference was extreme. I was told not to expect too much from suppressed 5.56/223 and it seems my expectations were very low.
I know this isn't very scientific and I'm not saying there is anything wrong with others and that the YHM is the best of them all, but I am very pleased with it and will probably end up getting a second one in the future.
ETA: the reason for the electronic outer ear protection is to be able to listen to Rush Limbaugh while shooting. They have a "line in" that can be hooked up to a portable radio or player.
Unsuppressed the noise from my 11.5" barrel is slightly irritating even with earplugs AND electronic outer ear protection. Suppressed I could stand 10 ft behind the shooter with no ear protection with no problem at all. The difference was extreme. I was told not to expect too much from suppressed 5.56/223 and it seems my expectations were very low.
I know this isn't very scientific and I'm not saying there is anything wrong with others and that the YHM is the best of them all, but I am very pleased with it and will probably end up getting a second one in the future.
ETA: the reason for the electronic outer ear protection is to be able to listen to Rush Limbaugh while shooting. They have a "line in" that can be hooked up to a portable radio or player.
4/29/2012 1:39:15 PM
Did you get the 5.56 or 7.62 can? How is the weight?
4/29/2012 5:46:52 PM
I got the 5.56 can. It's certainly not light but not terrible. It might get too heavy if I had to carry it around for several miles.
4/29/2012 5:49:47 PM
Originally Posted By DJTeancum
ETA: the reason for the electronic outer ear protection is to be able to listen to Rush Limbaugh while shooting. They have a "line in" that can be hooked up to a portable radio or player.
ETA: the reason for the electronic outer ear protection is to be able to listen to Rush Limbaugh while shooting. They have a "line in" that can be hooked up to a portable radio or player.
That's pretty cool. Multi-tasking is certainly important as busy as life keeps us today.
4/29/2012 7:20:39 PM
Are you using a flash hider or a comp? I am going to order an AAC can either this week or next. I keep seeing where people suggest brakes for a suppressor, but when I shot my 10.5" with a BattleComp, the concussion was no fun at all. With a Vortex, it's not an issue.
4/29/2012 9:40:34 PM
Originally Posted By Poppy83:
Are you using a flash hider or a comp? I am going to order an AAC can either this week or next. I keep seeing where people suggest brakes for a suppressor, but when I shot my 10.5" with a BattleComp, the concussion was no fun at all. With a Vortex, it's not an issue.
Are you using a flash hider or a comp? I am going to order an AAC can either this week or next. I keep seeing where people suggest brakes for a suppressor, but when I shot my 10.5" with a BattleComp, the concussion was no fun at all. With a Vortex, it's not an issue.
Flash hider. I'm not aware of the benefits of the comp/brake.
4/29/2012 10:22:36 PM
I run the FH on some guns, but the break on my SBR. The break will help protect the first baffle of the can from the blast / gas cutting erosion of a SBR sized barrel.
The Phantom is a great can!
Phantom on my stuff:
The Phantom is a great can!
Phantom on my stuff:
4/30/2012 11:56:11 AM
Welcome to the club. I think everyone with a YHM can loves it....except for the Mite 
~WTS
~WTS
4/30/2012 1:18:03 PM
Very cool, I got my 7.62 QD on Friday and tried it Saturday. It made me very happy 
