Deregulating Suppressors?

[hunts_with_stick]

Seem expensive, but if they last forever….or just about

 

[Telemark]

There can be fouling issues where the suppressor joins to the barrel.

Never store your gun with the silencer attached.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Never store your gun with the silencer attached.

Color me skeptical of that being an issue. I do keep em muzzle down though.

There can be fouling issues where the suppressor joins to the barrel. It's more common in military scenarios. Sig Sauer and the Army are looking into odd wear patterns with the new M7.

The m7 just seems like a lousy idea in general beyond specific use cases. 80k psi in a suppressed gas gun burning over 40 grains of powder. Throw a vortex smart scope on it and it would take a lot for me to trust that for an important hunt much less war. Were such issues present on mk18s or mk12s? Sounds like sig issues..

 

[Catscratch]

Never store your gun with the silencer attached.

Why?

 

[birdog]

It's not a silencer. There is no such thing

 

[Telemark]

Why?

Something about moisture moving ions between the different metals and causing pitting in the bore. Can't remember exactly. It was explained to me in Norwegian when I bought it.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

I only clean my bores every 200-500 rounds, store with cans attached, never seen any issues.

Edit after thinking about it more: I have had condensation seemingly form in the bore more when shooting suppressed in the winter so it would make sense that there could be something to it. I just don’t think it’s something that is important in many uses.

 

[bigboreblr]

The metal that can corrode easier will loose materal, while the other will be more or less not harmed. Sounds like suppressors are not steel. IF they are made of aluminum, the suppressor threads loose. If it is made out of titanium, the barrel threads loose.

Combustion byproducts are carbon dioxide and water. Need water to rust, acids from carbon dioxide and others materials just act like an accelerant for corrosion. Alot of nitrogen in gun powder, so nitric acid is probably being made too.

In aluminum outboards, they put a zinc anode on for freshwater and a pure aluminum anode for saltwater. Saltwater conducts electricity alot better.

 

[MN Slick]

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I agree. It’s coming. Lots of companies have hopped in and are bringing lots of innovation.

A short little suppressed 6.5 creed is just about a perfect deer rifle. Be sure and post pics when you get it all set up, and let me know if you have any questions about what suppressor to buy.

What suppresser do you recommend for a 350 legend. It's a Savage Trail Hunter Lite, 18" barrel. Thank You

 

[Foggy47]

The metal that can corrode easier will loose materal, while the other will be more or less not harmed. Sounds like suppressors are not steel. IF they are made of aluminum, the suppressor threads loose. If it is made out of titanium, the barrel threads loose.

Combustion byproducts are carbon dioxide and water. Need water to rust, acids from carbon dioxide and others materials just act like an accelerant for corrosion. Alot of nitrogen in gun powder, so nitric acid is probably being made too.

In aluminum outboards, they put a zinc anode on for freshwater and a pure aluminum anode for saltwater. Saltwater conducts electricity alot better.

I gotta wonder about 7075 Aluminum and a hard coat anodizing. I think that could hold up under most hunting gun situations....still providing light weight and that hard-coat "should" withstand most acids and such. Tho....zinc is what makes this alloy stronger than the 6000 alloys. Alas, I am not a metallurgist.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

What suppresser do you recommend for a 350 legend. It's a Savage Trail Hunter Lite, 18" barrel. Thank You

I don’t own a rifle larger than 30 cal so haven’t looked into that application much but I know there is a AB raptors in .375 bore and otter creek labs has made runs of hydrogen cans with a larger bore that would work with 350 legend. Just based off either’s 30 cal bore performance id think they’d be good options.

@omicron1792 might even have one of those 375 raptors?