I'm going to lock this thread. Dogtown Tom if you want to edit your stickied thread, let me know. Otherwise I'll assume the info is still valid and we can all just read that.
Yep, in the cases I have seen, you cannot even see where the bullet has touched the baffle. Even in circumstances where you can take the can apart and scrub each individual baffle. That has been the case even with aluminium baffles.
There was one incident at the range where a can had been...
You have baffle strikes, is my guess. If it was me I would check that the suppressor "shoulders" cleanly to your barrel. That means no dirt in the threads of the suppressor, and it needs to tighten up snug to your barrel with no slop. Stuff I have seen happen at the range where I shoot:
1) Slop...
If that was me I would test it in ballistic gel:
1. Find a cartridge with a bullet that has a loose steel insert
2. Draw a line from the tip of the insert to the cannellure with a Sharpie
3. Carefully single-load that cartridge into the chamber of the gun
4. Fire in gel and retrieve the bullet...
That is probably the best course of action.
I hope you guys don't mind if I reach across the Atlantic with my fat stubby finger and hit the lock button now.
Our shooting range is in a residential area. We have a rule that if anyone shoots before 09:30 they must shoot suppressed. Same applies to after dusk shooting. Nicer for the neighbours.
Over here they are called "sound moderators"
We currently have a government consultation started, looking to...
Strap wrench works well, I had to disassemble 11 segmented cans at our range that were really hard to undo. Used two of these:
You might get away with one, as yours is stuck on a rifle.
I thought I would provide an update: after many thousands of rounds, this buffer is going strong! This is the buffer from the other R55, installed at the same time.
All that has happened is a colour change to a deep amber:
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