Is anyone here running the AAC Mini4, specifically on anything shorter than 14.5? I am about to order a SCAR CQC for use as a quick-access patrol rifle for felony stops and and other 10-0 calls. I know AAC says it will not be hearing safe at that barrel length, but can any of you see major benefits with a larger (M42k) can on a setup like this.
This rifle is secondary to a current AR rifle and will simply serve as a far superior option than a duty handgun in an emergency.
-Weight is an issue, and this thing needs to be able to be swung around in the front seat of a crown vic in a hurry.
As stated, I don’t really need “hearing-safe” (if there is such a thing in 5.56 cans) but I also don’t want to be flashbanging myself everytime I pull the trigger. God forbit if It ever had to be fired from inside the vehicle. :fie:
I don’t have that can but I have experience with other mini cans. I’m definitely a fan. From the shooters ear there isn’t a great difference between them, and you have reduced blowback and action noise from the little cans.
I have an AAC Mini4 that I use mostly on my 14.5". I have used it on my 12.5 and it works without hearing Pro. Is it safe? Not sure but I do not get the ringing in my ears like when I have not can or hearing pro. I have a 10.5 but I have never used it with the Mini 4.
I run a Mini4 on my 12.5 M16. When I first got the Mini4 I only ran it on my 10.3. It was too loud for no hearing protection but obviously a lot better than a 10.3 with no can at all! Since I have been using it, the can seems to be getting quieter. The 12.5 is quiet enough to run it without ears. Even quieter if you shoot at shorter distances that you don’t hear the bullet break the sound barrier. I can now shoot the 10.3 without ears but it is still much louder than the 12.5. The Mini4 is a cap gun on my 16 inch middy.
Anyone get to compare a 12.5" with a Mini-4 and a 10.5" with an M4-2000?
The two combinations should be within 1-2 oz and half an inch of each other.
If the performance is close, the 12.5" with the Mini seems like the obvious choice due to the added dwell time, improved external ballistics, and decreased abuse on the suppressor baffles.
