So I’m sure it’s been asked but these two in specific I’m curious of. I know they aren’t super quite but I’m disabled so I can’t go with too much longer. I also know that there are lighter cans like Q but I honestly want a tank because this is more of a go to setup that I don’t want to switch out. So the question, how do these two stack up to each other?
cant go wrong with the sandman. tough as nails built with stelite and the mounting system is rock solid and idiot proof. short cans arent the quietest but out of those 2, id go with the k
I know KAC makes top notch stuff… but for the price, you can get two sandmans. Id also loom at the vox K (not out yet- this year iirc).
No experience with either- so not a suggestion, just keep price and use in mind.
sandman x2
I really like my sandman k great little can takes the sting off my 11.5” ar, still loud though, really impressed how well it works on my 26” 6.5 creedmoor bolt gun. No experience with KAC, but like others have said the price of the sandman k is very appealing and they do have a great mount system in the key-mo mounts, good repeatability in my experience.
I am going to go the other direction, I really really enjoy my kac qdc cqb. It is my favorite can I own due to its size, weight, mounting system, and sound tone. Its expensive as hell, but man do I love that can.
Yeah I played with one the other day and I’ll be honest I’m in love over the deadair. It’s like but a fricken tank!
Awesome! My Sandman will clear any day now, should see some time on an SR25 and my CQB. I’ll be sure to post when I get to use it as well.
If this is going on your KAC 11.5 CQB with the MAMS on it already, from your other thread… Go with the KAC as you already have the MAMS. I run the qdc cqb on my 11.5s and it is also my favorite mini style can. Price hurts, but its worth it IMO.
I’m putting it on the KAC and if I can finally get my hands on one to finish my build off an Au Mod2 12.5
If money wasn’t an issue I would get the KAC, especially if I was putting it on a KAC gun. However, I do have the sandman K and I love it, no regrets at all.
I have the 762 QDC CQB and it’s my favorite rifle can. For all the reasons listed, it’s completely awesome. That being said, the prices on Sandman Ks were too good to be true, so I’ve ordered one. It’s going to be probably the end of the year before I before I can compare the two.
You aren’t really comparing apples to apples. While they are similar products, that’s where it stops. I’d opt for a KAC can on a KAC rifle as they’re going to work without issue. That MAY not be the same with other cans. KAC makes the best mounts in the business, in my opinion. The mount is really what matters these days. You don’t hear about them getting stuck and having to be shot off or launching downrange when not intended. That said, they are almost 3x what the Sandman K is.
The Sandman S is fantastic. I use it on my Mod1, the Mod2 still has the KAC FH, thinking of getting a KAC suppressor just for this rifle and for a future KAC SBR.