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Posted: 11/7/2014 2:01:13 PM EDT
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Looking for purchase advice for a rimfire can. Realistically, it will see only .22 LR, so I don't need a can to handle .22 mag or .17HMR, for example.
My brother has the Warlock II, and I absolutely love the light weight. It virtually disappears on a pistol. However, with the trend toward more threadless, monocore designs, are cans with threaded tubes such as the Warlock or Spectre problematic after years and years of use? I know that in the NFA world the "buy once, cry once" mantra rings particularly true, but with regard to suppressors, I sure do like lightweight, and that seems somewhat contrary to threadless, monocore designs. Am I worrying about nothing, or is it worth it to pony up for a Sparrow or an Essence? |
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Be careful because a budget suppressor may not come with the best customer service. Most name brand companies like SIlencerCo and AAC will warranty their products against anything but blatant stupidity and a quality built product will last for many years with proper care.
As for choosing which one it is a matter of what you intend to do with it and what you want out of it. If keeping it light weight is the primary concern then aluminum with baffles will be where you want to look. If you are more focused on something that is easy to disassemble or easy to cleaning it changes the parameters a bit. |
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Perhaps "trend" was the wrong word to use. Mea culpa.
However, I'm still curious how threaded tubes hold up over time vs a monocore that could, ostensibly, be repaired or replaced by the manufacturer. Again, please let me know if I'm asking a question along the lines of "how many rounds can I shoot through my barrel before I wear it out" to which the answer is "if you can afford to buy the ammo to wear out your barrel you needn't be concerned." |
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Quoted: Perhaps "trend" was the wrong word to use. Mea culpa. However, I'm still curious how threaded tubes hold up over time vs a monocore that could, ostensibly, be repaired or replaced by the manufacturer. Again, please let me know if I'm asking a question along the lines of "how many rounds can I shoot through my barrel before I wear it out" to which the answer is "if you can afford to buy the ammo to wear out your barrel you needn't be concerned." I have no explicit data for durability over time, but my experiences have been that cleaning the threads on a tube during a routine maintenance schedule will allow the endcaps to go on easily and smoothly. I don't believe the question is analogous to wearing out a barrel as you could take apart your suppressor on Day 1 and then cross thread the endcaps during reassembly and bugger things up. But by being careful and routinely cleaning the threads, I don't see one wearing out the threads on a tube over time. |
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I have no explicit data for durability over time, but my experiences have been that cleaning the threads on a tube during a routine maintenance schedule will allow the endcaps to go on easily and smoothly. ...t by being careful and routinely cleaning the threads, I don't see one wearing out the threads on a tube over time. Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for the input, E. |
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