Need a little advice. I was out shooting today and when I went suppressed, I noticed my shift was a little more off than usual with the can. After initial inspection, I noticed this:
I guess my question is should I send it in or not. I can’t tell if there has been a baffle strike or not.
You should be able to look through the can and see the baffles if light is on the opposite side.
If the Cap is the only damage, I’d chalk it up to a fluke. What ammo?
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I really can’t tell mark. It looks like maybe that last baffle but I’m really not sure.
Looks like a baffle strike to me.
I’d send it in to the manufacturer for full inspection.
It looks like it could’ve hit a baffle. I’d send it back to the factory.
After looking at the first pic again. It definetely did.
You should be able to look at it closely and see if there was a strike. Are you 100% sure that the mount is on correctly? I would probably just shoot it because if it needs to replaced you will have a little wait.
I believe, at the very least, it hit the last baffle. The “little wait” is what I was afraid of. Yes, it was attached correctly. I triple check every time just to be sure.
Let me explain. I assume that it is an AAC suppressor. If the end of the barrel where the threads are is not proper then the mount will not sit right and can cause the strike.
It very well could have been the ammo. In any case only you can decide what the best course of action is.
IG, I understand what you’re asking now. However, the mount is pinned and has been perfect for the previous 2000 rounds, give or take a few with most of those rounds being suppressed. It is a quality upper,BCM, so I’m leaning more towards the ammo being the culprit.
Pinned mount may FUBAR your warranty.
That figures. That’s what I got my strike with too. Can is still going strong. Looks about like what you got.
You have some mild baffle damage in there. Less than my can… but your end cap looks a little worse than mine. Try to shake out any fragments of baffle/jacket. You’ll be able to hear them rattle if they’re in there.
I didn’t send my can back, but if you want peace of mind, it wouldn’t hurt.
Markm, I tried to shake any fragments out but nothing came out. I guess I’ll send it in just for them to look over. What ammo do you recommend, for future reference?
YMMV. Couple years back, friend inquired with AAC about warranties getting voided due to pinned mounts. Was told it will not void as long as reputable company does the pinning.
Good to know. Thanks. It was pinned by ADCO.
I’d feel better about AE223. XM is just nasty stuff… makes me nervous shooting it without my can on…
We don’t run ANYTHING but hand loads through our cans.
Unfortunately I don’t have access to any hand loads. I wish I had the time to do it myself. And I really haven’t shot much 223 but I’ll try anything to keep from tearing my suppressor apart. What about the black hills ammo? I’ve shot a few boxes but none suppressed.
Black hills ammo is terrible. We’ve measured it every way possible and haven’t found one thing those clowns do well.
Bullet runout, primer seating, brass weight, crappy brass/primer pockets, etc. Terrible. On one box of .308 168gr “match” ammo there wasn’t one round that had less than .007" runout… .003" being the generally accepted max for accuracy purposes.
The one thing those jokers do that makes their ammo so so… is they run good bullets with tangent ogives. Their bullet selection masks a lot of their sloppy work. (we’ve tested this on my own ammo… took the 6 worst runout cartriges and shot them for a group… still shot sub MOA)
You probably wouldn’t have any problems with that ammo… but there’s a saying that goes… “friends don’t let friends shoot Black Hills.”
Well thank you very much sir. I appreciate the heads up. I’m going to send in my suppressor tomorrow. Maybe it won’t be gone too long. Til then I guess I’ll try out some different ammo.