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Posted: 9/3/2015 11:30:17 AM EDT
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LaRue TranQuilo™ Sound Suppressor M308
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$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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OK, I have to reveal my ignorance. Will this work on a 5.56 rifle with the 5.56 muzzle device? or is a separate 5.56 suppressor in the works? Per the video and the last sentence in the first post right above the specs, it will work on a 5.56. Obviously you will need the correct size muzzle device/ attachment. 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 |
| I should have worded my question better. I got that it fits, and obviously a 5.56 bullet will pass through a 7.62 hole. What I'm wondering is: is the suppression quality and any other functionality the same? Would I be better off getting a dedicated 5.56 suppressor for a 5.56 rifle? There are a lot of multi-use tools out there that excel at one task, but not so much at others. I don't know enough about suppressors to make that kind of judgement without advice. |
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Quoted: I should have worded my question better. I got that it fits, and obviously a 5.56 bullet will pass through a 7.62 hole. What I'm wondering is: is the suppression quality and any other functionality the same? Would I be better off getting a dedicated 5.56 suppressor for a 5.56 rifle? There are a lot of multi-use tools out there that excel at one task, but not so much at others. I don't know enough about suppressors to make that kind of judgement without advice. A caliber dedicated can will typically be quieter. However, a larger caliber can is often larger providing more internal volume for the gas to expand. If buying your first suppressor I'd suggest getting a .30 cal to offer more flexibility. If you are like most folks you probably won't stop at 1 anyway and will get a dedicated suppressor down the road. |
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Lots of talk over back-pressure reduction. The only way I know to quantify that is measuring ROF increase over baseline. I'd LOVE! to see this done with Surefire, KAC, AAC, and this LaRue suppressor. Magnetospeed makes a chronograph for $300-ish that will measure up to I believe 1100rpm. If I had a registered lower, you bet I'd buy one, as it is, Id LOVE to see suppressor companies doing head-to-head comparo's.
How about it, Mark? Care to put the rubber to the road and compare to the other comparable cans on the market? |
We shot the 338 Torch through the TranQuilo ... 
Somebody asked if we could make it work with a 338 *... So, we slapped a TranQuilo brake on a 338 and for good measure, we heated the can up to 600+ degrees, you know, just to see if she'd blow. 
Nope, she didn't care and was surprisingly suppressed for so much powder burn ... in production we'd open the holes up a bit. * in hindsight, they probably meant 338 Federal. 
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We shot the 338 Torch through the TranQuilo ...
Somebody asked if we could make it work with a 338 *... So, we slapped a TranQuilo brake on a 338 and for good measure, we heated the can up to 600+ degrees, you know, just to see if she'd blow.
Nope, she didn't care and was surprisingly suppressed for so much powder burn ... in production we'd open the holes up a bit. * in hindsight, they probably meant 338 Federal.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/AUSTINWFT/LT%20Post/IMG_3991_zps68d09d35.jpg Excellent. Now we just need some youtube reviews 
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