HALL said:
So even with a can, I'm going to need ears?
That's up to you. A silencer greatly reduces the sound of the shot, but it will still be well above the threshold for permanent hearing loss due to prolonged exposure, especially with a rifle silencer shooting supersonic ammo (subsonic .223 is pointless and won't cycle the action so almost nobody uses it). Many people don't bother using ear protection when shooting their suppressed .223s outdoors, but those people are still permanently damaging their hearing over time.
HALL said:
And by class 3 holder i meant I do not have a license to deal in class 3 items.
Yeah, but your original quote seemed to imply that because you weren't a Class 3 you couldn't get a machine gun. But buying a machine gun is still an option even for non-dealers, it's just like buying a silencer only much more expensive because you can't buy a new one.
HALL said:
I'm looking more and more into direct thread.
The advantages of direct thread are that the cans are a little shorter and lighter, and also that they tend to affect your point-of-impact less. The disadvantages are that you have to run your AR without a muzzle device when the can isn't on (or at least without a muzzle device that's properly attached), and also that it takes forever to attach the can (it will also take forever to take it off, but considering it will be too hot to touch when you're finished shooting, you'll probably be letting it cool anyway so that's less of an issue). Also, it's possible for the silencer to loosen under recoil, and if it loosens just a little you can get baffle strikes.
If you plan to always keep the silencer mounted on the rifle, direct-thread is fine, and it will carbon-lock to the barrel pretty quickly and won't loosen after that. But if you're like me and you want to be able to easily attach and remove the silencer and you don't want bare threads on your rifle, a quick-attach silencer is the way to go. Also, I've become a huge fan of 14.5" barrels with pinned-and-welded muzzle devices for use with silencers due to the overall length and weight reduction, and you can't do that with a direct-thread silencer.
HALL said:
My local shop is saying to buy a 7.62 can so that I'll have more versatility out of a single can but my only threaded rifles are 5.56s, any input from those who have been there and done that?
Just like Sharkbite, my first rifle can was an AAC 7.62 SDN-6. I almost never used it on anything but 5.56, but it was nice to have the option (I'll also be getting a 300 Blackout SBR soon). The issue for me was that it added quite a bit of length and weight when put on a 16" AR-15.
So I built a pinned-and-welded 14.5" upper and bought a SilencerCo Saker 5.56. With the shorter barrel and shorter can I dropped about 2.5" and several ounces off my previous setup. That doesn't sound like much, but when it's out on the end of a barrel you definitely notice the difference. That said, I probably wouldn't have bought a 5.56 can if I hadn't got a screaming deal on an industry-priced one directly from SilencerCo (I work at a dealer).
And, like Sharkbite said, they're addictive. I'm waiting for the stamp for my 4th can at the moment, and he's way ahead of me.
HALL said:
Ps to the 0331 thats a great sig, accuracy by volume. Made me smile
Semper Fi, my friend
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