Out of the blue yesterday my dealer called and said the paperwork came through and my Octane 9 was ready to pick up. It has been 10 months but I have been hearing about longer waits so I was not expecting the call. I rushed over and picked it up wondering if it was a cruel April Fools day joke, but I got it and hope to be out on the range today. I have a couple of questions and could not get in touch with Silencerco to ask.
First, I will be shooting 9mm with some Sigs (P239, P229, P226). I plan to mostly use the P229 because the balance feels great. However, I also have a 226 conversion kit and a Ruger Mk 111. I purchased a mount for the 22LR for this. It is an end cap that fits to the Octane on one side and the host on the other. There is no piston or spring. From what I have read this is correct for a fixed barrel which I assume is the Ruger. Is this also correct for the conversion kit? I am not sure what fixed barrel means so I want to make sure I don't use it wrong.
Second, the dealer really tried to convince me to not use the Octane 9 on 22LR. I do have a Kestrel 22 which hopefully will be released next month, because of the 22LR reputation for being dirty. Since I have already purchased the Kestrel, he doesn't have any reason to push me to not use the Octane. He said that the 22LR had more of a possibility of damaging a baffle and that would be catastrophic to the Octane. It seems that most of what I have read indicates that many people use the Octane 9 with a 22 host with no problem, so I just wanted to get your opinions.
I would appreciate feedback on both of these questions. Thank you all!!
First, I will be shooting 9mm with some Sigs (P239, P229, P226). I plan to mostly use the P229 because the balance feels great. However, I also have a 226 conversion kit and a Ruger Mk 111. I purchased a mount for the 22LR for this. It is an end cap that fits to the Octane on one side and the host on the other. There is no piston or spring. From what I have read this is correct for a fixed barrel which I assume is the Ruger. Is this also correct for the conversion kit? I am not sure what fixed barrel means so I want to make sure I don't use it wrong.
Second, the dealer really tried to convince me to not use the Octane 9 on 22LR. I do have a Kestrel 22 which hopefully will be released next month, because of the 22LR reputation for being dirty. Since I have already purchased the Kestrel, he doesn't have any reason to push me to not use the Octane. He said that the 22LR had more of a possibility of damaging a baffle and that would be catastrophic to the Octane. It seems that most of what I have read indicates that many people use the Octane 9 with a 22 host with no problem, so I just wanted to get your opinions.
I would appreciate feedback on both of these questions. Thank you all!!