I have an m4-2000 that apparently had a baffle strike, as it sent the suppressor flying out about 30 yards or so. I sent it back to AAC(great customer service and extremely fast turnaround time by the way) and they said they repaired it and sent it back. The can was refinished, however, it doesn’t appear the baffles were repaired(I’m not sure they can be). They sent it back so I guess it’s good to go? Just a little cautious I guess from a safety point of view. Any thoughts/comments?
Did AAC say it is safe to shoot? If so, then I’d trust them after they checked it and repaired it over anyone on the internet.
Well…it makes sense. But they really didn’t say anything. There was no note or anything. I assume its gtg but after watching it fly off the end of my gun and having absolutely no clue where that bullet went, I’m just kinda cautious.
Then the first thing you should be doing is calling AAC. That’s too big an investment (on many levels) not to call and double check something like that out.
When I called, all he said was it had been repaired:confused:Guess I’ll try it out
What model of the M4-2000? 51-tooth, mod '08 or newer?
First, what happened to it in the first place to have it fly off?
for that to have happened, either the threads in the back of the can, or on the mount would have had to have sheared off… or, the can wasn’t screwed on completely.
Was there visible damage to the endcap?
That said, if it came back to you, then it was repaired. Looking through the bore on an M4-2000, the baffles other than the initial blast baffle do not have round bore holes. this can look like they are damaged if you don’t know what you are seeing.
just trying to get more info…
Yes is it a 51t mod 08 i believe. On my second outing with it, after 2 mags, the 5th bullet of the 3rd mag sent the suppressor flying off. No damage to the endcap. The threads do not appear to be damaged. The initial baffle is not round nor are any of the other baffles. This is my first suppressor so my ignorance may come into play. It looks like the bullet hit the first baffle and went all the way down before coming out. I’m sure the can was on tight. Having “fondled” several times before and after shooting with it, I’m certain I got that much right. I’m not knocking aac at all. Great products. But you can understand my concern.
You still didn’t answer the question as to how the suppressor “flew off”. It doesn’t just happen. I have an M4-2000 18T and I know others with the 51T models as well.
I am also pretty sure that AAC wouldn’t have sent it back to you (assuming they were told the story of what happened) if it wasn’t safe to shoot. If you were truly concerned I would have called or otherwise contacted AAC first raether than posting your concerns here.
I honestly dont know how it “flew off”. and i did contact aac first before posting here.
Understand. But, you sent them the suppressor, they made xxxx repairs and sent it back to you. So it would stand to reason that if it wasn’t safe, they would have notified you.
So I guess my question is what else do you want? An AAC rep has offered his thoughts as well. If you don’t feel comfortable or you want to be cautious send it back and ask for something in writing.
Thanks for the info.
And let me say first- I am not being a dick, just trying to figure this out.
Second, does your blast baffle look like this:
or like this:
I ask because there were some transitional models in between “mods”.
Also, like iG said, if the can is threaded all the way on and the ratchet teeth are engaged, there is no physical way for it to fly downrange.
I have seen something similar happen when someone tightened it down just to the point of the first ratchet click and thought it was good.
When you mount it, there should be around a full rotation AFTER the teeth start to engage.
can you take a pic of your blast baffle?
That all said… diagnosing over the internet is tough to impossible. To be SURE, you could always send your can AND upper in to AAC for confirmation.
I was thinking something similar. That the ratchet possibly didn’t engage correctly or something and it flew off when the rounds went through. It couldn’t have been seated properly as you observed or else there would have been some serious damage.
Mine looks like the first pic. Or used to before. I do trust aac and their repairs. Sorry if I came off as anything other than that. That one bullet just scared me a little. Didnt mean to cross anyone or doubt aac or their products. The customer service was fantastic. And it very well could have been my fault but I figured it would have came off during the first two mags. I apologize for any confusion and appreciate all replies and jason from aac responding.
Don’t worry about the baffle damage. My M4-1000 07 had a baffle strike from some shit XM193 ammo.
The baffles are a little messed up, but the can works fine.