Dead air nomad L
6.5CM with 140 eldm 41.5g h4350
Bighorn and pva 26”
Suppressors End Cap Strike
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Dead air nomad L
6.5CM with 140 eldm 41.5g h4350
Bighorn and pva 26”
What is your mounting method?
Did you get a baffle strike?
If you shake the can does it rattle at all? Wondering if was the jacket separation.
Did you hit your target?
Yeah the keys don’t look like they’ve got any chunks missing so should be able to swap out the end cap and be good. Just has me a little puzzled
Possible the bullet came apart. Was there anything foreign that could have possibly been in the ammo? Tumbling pins?
Did the rounds hit the point of aim. That would tell you wether the bullet blew apart or not.
Did the rounds hit the point of aim. That would tell you wether the bullet blew apart or not.
Sounds stupid but,
Is the failure in line with the keys? Maybe possible the end cap failed?
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41.5g h4350 shouldn’t have done that to 140’s though. Everything I’ve heard has been 147’s
Direct thread
Not that I can see
There are some pieces floating around in there. I shook em out so what’s in the pic is all that’s loose inside the can.
Didn’t see impact but it was at 1K with a soft berm
I dry tumble with corn cobb media and I make sure I get it all out.
I have no clue where that last one went
1:8 twist
Just cleaned that largest piece of “debris” in the pic and it’s copper jacket.
No
Just cleaned that largest piece of “debris” in the pic and it’s copper jacket.
Ejector mark and it flattened the primer.
No I usually go bout half grunt tight
No
Stupid question; but I assume this can has been on this rifle before?
What goes on the threads when its not the can? Another device being screwed on and off? Possible debris/interference at the barrel shoulder, causing misalignment?
Definitely could've just loosened after the first string. I dont think direct thread is the next greatest thing, myself. All I can offer though, I'm not familiar with the particular bullet in question
What goes on the threads when its not the can? Another device being screwed on and off? Possible debris/interference at the barrel shoulder, causing misalignment?
Definitely could've just loosened after the first string. I dont think direct thread is the next greatest thing, myself. All I can offer though, I'm not familiar with the particular bullet in question
Looks like a bullet failure to me. Don't sweat it. Da will get you taken care of
Yes
It gets a can put on it anytime it leaves the safe
It definitely could have just never had a problem with that so I usually don’t check mid string but going to spot check from now on just to make sure
Looks like you might have gotten a small baffle strike in the upper-right hemisphere of the keyway in your picture, but I don't think that will cause any issues. Might just be able to replace the end cap with a new one, and you'll be good to go.
I would check with @Mageever and the guys at Dead Air first. They'll be able to tell you a more accurate recommendation as to what your next steps should be.
Also, make sure your KeyMo didn't come loose. One time, my KeyMo DID come loose while shooting, and I got a few baffle strikes on a nearly brand new Sandman-S MIL Contract can. Luckily it was just soft-jacketed .300 BLK subsonics, so it didn't do any damage to anything, just shaved a few slivers off the bullet. I didn't even notice until I shot and it sounded weird...Like a weird ricochet/cable-snapping sound, and the bullet hit the ground WAY in front of the target, like 125 yards in front of the target (I saw the dust). So I stopped and checked the can, and it was loose! Never had it happen before, and never had it happen since on a gun. And I know I tightened it down 100% on the gun. Don't know what happened, but sometimes fluke things like that happen. Luckily I didn't have any damage at all, just had to knock the can on the bench a few times and let the lead shavings and chunks drop out the bottom.
It's been good to go ever since. 
If your first 10 shots were fine and the 11th wasn't, then it was likely a jacket separation or the can loosened during the first string. If it was the latter, it should have obvious immediately upon removing the can, and since the OP didn't mention that in his post, I'm assuming it wasn't something that was observed.
I'd still recommend checking the bore alignment after the can is repaired, but I'm skeptical that this was a factor (particularly with ~0.050" nominal radial clearance).
I'd still recommend checking the bore alignment after the can is repaired, but I'm skeptical that this was a factor (particularly with ~0.050" nominal radial clearance).
Is this just something I should expect at some point? I'm closing in on 13k rounds through my first form 4 and not had it happen yet.....just inevitable? Shoot Berger and Barnes.Jacket separation is more so like this from my experience.
I don't know if you should expect it but its always possible. When I had a jacket separate my shot was so ridiculously off target I immediately stopped.
The can also made noise when handling it. Took it off, shook the shit out, inspected it, put it back on and was good to go. No damage.
Not really related but do you know the original weight of your silencer? I would weigh it and see how much it currently weighs. Might be time to clean it.
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