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Posted: 1/10/2011 4:28:22 AM EDT
| The Mite or the Outback II ? Which of those 2 would you choose if price was the same ? |
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Neither. Get a quieter 22LR can that's stainless steel/titanium. Stainless/Titanium allows you to dip/bead blast off the lead deposits. Lots of them of these are available.
Like a: Libery Kodiak LIberty Kodiak TL Silencerco Sparrow SS SWR Spectre And like the Major says, I can't image getting a 22LR can that isn't a takedown unit. 22LR builds up a lot of crud. With a sealed can like an Outback II, you have to send it to the factory to get it opened up and cleaned out. -David Edgewood, NM |
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There is very little information provided to really help the OP best way possible.
Regarding take apart designs, they don't just allow the user to take the product apart they REQUIRE it. Some users won't want the hassle. A .22lr suppressor will fill up with lead. There is no way to avoid it. However, how quickly the product fills up depends on use, ammo type, etc. For example, a guy wanting to suppress only a bolt-action rifle will get LONG LIFE out of a sealed suppressor. Thus, I believe sealed suppressors do still have their place. I personally prefer take apart designs and that is all I use these days. There was a time when I didn't like many of the take apart designs because the designs just were not the good. That is no longer the case. Quality designs like the 22Sparrow, Element and Spectre (my three favorites) are easy to maintain and perform (in most cases) better than sealed units. I tried the Mite and was never impressed with it. It is a low priced, poor performer. The Outback II is a fine unit but is sealed and not as quiet as some alternatives that also allow for easy cleaning (take apart design). Again, it might be fine for the bolt-action guy but one handguns with shorter barrels the user (IMHO) is better off with something different. If the OP would offer some more information on WHY he narrowed his choices to those two products, his budget concerns, his intended host weapons, his intended use, etc., we could better help him. 
Mark |
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I would like to have a can that I could take apart but, a dealer has an Outback 2 for $250. At that price it's hard to pass up.
The Thompson and Liberty cans were at the top of the list until I found this deal. He is also a YHM dealer. That is why I considered the Mite. |
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I would like to have a can that I could take apart but, a dealer has an Outback 2 for $250. At that price it's hard to pass up. The Thompson and Liberty cans were at the top of the list until I found this deal. He is also a YHM dealer. That is why I considered the Mite. I see what you mean by a $250 can being hard to pass up. And Outbacks are quiet, until they fill up with gunk. But the base price on a 22LR can is really only a small part of the equation. You can get several of the best cans for around $450 to $500. That extra $200 is not much in the scope of things considering the $200 tax, the $100+ it costs to get a barrel threaded + thread protector, and all the new 22LR guns you'll buy as hosts. Example: I bought a Liberty Kodiak TL last year. $525 for the can. $200 for the tax. $50 for the dealer fee. $20 shipping. $7 fingerprints. $30 gas and half day's vaction to get to the state police for Form 4 signature/prints. Then $125 to have a 10/22 barrel chopped, recrowned, threaded, and muzzle cap. $135 to have the same done to a 22/45. Then $425 on a CZ452 American 16". And $45 for an adapter. And now i'm looking into getting a P22 for it...another $325 + $30 for an adapter. See....that $200 bucks disappears pretty quickly with all the other crap you'll end up with. Since it's such a PITA to get a can, get one that is stainless and/or titanium and take apart. You'll have it forever or until you replace it with some better technology. The Outback II is all aluminum. It isn't dippable or take apart. The YHM Mite is loud. Get something better. -David Edgewood, NM |
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I have both, 2 Outback II's and 2 Mites. The outbacks get used much more than the SS Mites because they perform much better & are lighter. I also clean the Outback II though - no locktight on the endcap, unscrew it & push the internals out. Bead blast, re-assemble and good to go. I filled one up in about 1.5 years (15,000 rounds or so).
I also have an SWR Spectre and Silencerco Sparrow. If I'm going to do high volume fire I use the Sparrow since it's so much easier to disassemble and clean. The Spectre sees the most use on a 17HMR & Sig Mosquito. Hope this helps |
| I wont side track ya and tell ya to get something else. So go for the Outback at that price. If your handy burn off the locktite to convert it to cleanable as I did. The Outback is a great can as its very light, small and has great suppression at its size. At just $250 I could justify sending it back to Gemtech for $150 after you fill it up to replace the baffles and cleaning. I dont think the Outback is worth more than $250 though. |
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