I've been using a 2008 model 762SD for about a year and a half on an 18" Noveske N6 with AAC blackout, Steyr tactical with 24" barrel and AAC blackout, Colt 7.62x39 16" with AAC blackout, and Rem 700p .300WM 26" and AAC brake. I really like it.
Before I tried it on the .300WM, I called Mike Mers and asked him about it. He said that with my barrel length it should be OK, but that they had experienced some bulged tubes with shorter barrel magnums.
So 3-400 rounds through the .300WM later, the tube is visibly bulged right where the ports are on the AAC brake. I wonder if it might not have happened with the blackout instead of the brake. But the brake works great on the .300WM.
I called Mike and told him about it. He offered to replace my 3-year-old 762SD with a brand new 762-SDN-6 which is a more expensive can, and also to replace all of my old 18t mounts with new 51t mounts, FREE OF CHARGE!! The newer model is a little shorter, but weighs the same and offers the same level of suppression. Also, it has thicker tube walls and will not distort with the additional pressure of the .300WM. Same weight, same suppression, and smaller package = winner to me.
As ATF ruled a while back that manufacturers cannot replace a defective suppressor with a new unit with the same serial number, they must use a new serial number. Consequently, I must pay another $200 tax for the new can.
But the upgrade to the newer, more expensive model offsets my second tax stamp. And I am told the 51t mounts will NOT shoot loose.
Now I know they have a 'lifetime warranty', <span style="font-weight: bold">but this is really pretty good customer service.</span> I have 4 AAC cans now and one pending, and will most likely look at their products in the future. For me, they have always provided the right mix of size, weight, suppression level, and cost.
Before I tried it on the .300WM, I called Mike Mers and asked him about it. He said that with my barrel length it should be OK, but that they had experienced some bulged tubes with shorter barrel magnums.
So 3-400 rounds through the .300WM later, the tube is visibly bulged right where the ports are on the AAC brake. I wonder if it might not have happened with the blackout instead of the brake. But the brake works great on the .300WM.
I called Mike and told him about it. He offered to replace my 3-year-old 762SD with a brand new 762-SDN-6 which is a more expensive can, and also to replace all of my old 18t mounts with new 51t mounts, FREE OF CHARGE!! The newer model is a little shorter, but weighs the same and offers the same level of suppression. Also, it has thicker tube walls and will not distort with the additional pressure of the .300WM. Same weight, same suppression, and smaller package = winner to me.
As ATF ruled a while back that manufacturers cannot replace a defective suppressor with a new unit with the same serial number, they must use a new serial number. Consequently, I must pay another $200 tax for the new can.
But the upgrade to the newer, more expensive model offsets my second tax stamp. And I am told the 51t mounts will NOT shoot loose.
Now I know they have a 'lifetime warranty', <span style="font-weight: bold">but this is really pretty good customer service.</span> I have 4 AAC cans now and one pending, and will most likely look at their products in the future. For me, they have always provided the right mix of size, weight, suppression level, and cost.
