Suppressors AAC Ti-Raid, or NexGen 2 owners?

[GTOJOSH]

As the political climate and weather here turns more cold, I'm saving up to pull the trigger on a supressor. I'm no longer sure how long any of us will have until being grandfathered in will be about the only way to ownership, and I usually have a flock of youth with me when I go shooting, and overcoming the sound and blast is actually a big part of learning to enjoy the sport.
Last year, I went to an outdoor shooting event and got hooked up with contacts from many different manufacturers, from Remington reps, Silencerco, Uintah Precision, and many more.
While there I spoke to the guys from NexGen 2 supressors, and was really impressed by their supressors and brake on display/ you could shoot. However, my Remington contact can get me a great deal on a new AAC (owned by same folks as Rem. remember) Ti-Raid if I order before Dec. 22nd.
Any real world love, lust, disgust to either of these supressors?

 

[NAS78]

Never heard of NexGen 2 suppressors and I doubt anyone has time on a Ti-raid since they've only been available less than the average 7 month NFA wait time. What's a "great deal"? AAC is in a stagnant funk right now. And I hate that because I really like Mike Smith and think he's a great guy. But there's a lot of better 30 cal cans out there. The Ti-raid is expensive and heavy. I mean heck, the rugged razor is around $600 and so is the Recce 7. The Vox is 14oz and $600.

 

[Snuby642]

Fyi on AAC customer service.
This spring I had to get my aac m-4 1000 serviced.
They sent me a shipping lable, I sent it off.

Came back in 2 weeks repaired, looking and functioning as new.

We have 4 AAC's 2 30 cal 1 223 and a 45. Happy with all of them.
Also have some sico's also happy with them in 9mm and .22rf

 

[GTOJOSH]

Never heard of NexGen 2 suppressors and I doubt anyone has time on a Ti-raid since they've only been available less than the average 7 month NFA wait time. What's a "great deal"? AAC is in a stagnant funk right now. And I hate that because I really like Mike Smith and think he's a great guy. But there's a lot of better 30 cal cans out there. The Ti-raid is expensive and heavy. I mean heck, the rugged razor is around $600 and so is the Recce 7. The Vox is 14oz and $600.

$698.40 if ordered before Dec.22nd. I do wonder why it is so heavy given its metallurgy. This would be my first can, and maybe I'm kidding myself, but I don't see the weight a huge deterrent at this point. My father in law has a bushmaster 50bmg with an aac can, and I'm pretty sure his supressor weighs as much as my whole rig. It's a "at least I'm not as fat as that guy" mentality currently.
(Because I made that comment; In a few years I'll probably be the guy who will only consider a can under 15 Oz weight as respectable. But we've all gotta start somewhere.)
NexGen had some great stuff, and could show why their product was superior- but I once again am the uninformed consumer, and their site says "not currently taking orders."

 

[Gtscotty]

I do wonder why it is so heavy given its metallurgy. This would be my first can, and maybe I'm kidding myself, but I don't see the weight a huge deterrent at this point. My father in law has a bushmaster 50bmg with an aac can, and I'm pretty sure his supressor weighs as much as my whole rig. It's a "at least I'm not as fat as that guy" mentality currently.
(Because I made that comment; In a few years I'll probably be the guy who will only consider a can under 15 Oz weight as respectable. But we've all gotta start somewhere.)

You can be that guy starting off if you listen to some folks that have been down that road before. I picked up a Saker 762 as my first .30 cal can because I wanted tough, forever, machinegun durability and the extra ounces didn't seem worth worrying about. It turns out that I don't ever shoot machineguns, many of the excellent designs out there are more than durable enough for me, and a heavy can cantilevered out on the end of your barrel gets annoying. As an aside, my old tech Saker is made of 17-4 and Stellite and is the same weight as the Ti-Raid with both in DT format....

Fast forward a few years and I was back in the market for another .30 cal can, the main criteria in descending importance were: light, multiple mounting options, short and quiet. Can #2 gets used a lot more than can #1, which is pretty much on AR Pistol duty.

If I were in the market for a first .30 cal can for general use now, I'd take a good hard look at the DA Nomad and the EA Vox. They both sport construction tough enough for the kind of uses that used to justify going to a heavier can, while being light and effective with a plethora of mounting options..... Not hard to find either under $700. If you don't need multiple mag dump capability the TBAC Ultra 7 is a really nice, very light can, albiet at a higher price. There are many other good options too, I just don't see where the Ti-Raid offers a compelling value when compared to all the shorter, lighter, quieter, tougher and cheaper options on the market today.

 

[Potss]

1.) Anything Remington should be avoided like the plague. AAC is no exception. Used to be good, hardly anyone on the original team is still there, and there are hundreds of horror stories around the net. Plus performance is sub-par.

2.) Nexgen is cool, but metering shows it is less than ideal on anything but an AK or AR18 (things that are semi-auto and have no gas adjustments).

3.) The best all around can by far ATM is the Dead Air Nomad with Keymo Mount, followed a bit distantly by the Q Trash Panda. I'd highly recommend getting the Nomad.

4.) If you think the political end of suppressors is nigh (it isn't, and won't be till 2021 at least) then make sure to get a 22lr can (dead air mask is great, but there are tons of good options here) and a .45 pistol can because it can handle just about any pistol round (SiCo Osprey .45 a good choice). Pricey, but you'd have just about everything covered except big bore at that point.

 

[Snuby642]

1.) Anything Remington should be avoided like the plague. AAC is no exception. Used to be good, hardly anyone on the original team is still there, and there are hundreds of horror stories around the net. Plus performance is sub-par.

2.) Nexgen is cool, but metering shows it is less than ideal on anything but an AK or AR18 (things that are semi-auto and have no gas adjustments).

3.) The best all around can by far ATM is the Dead Air Nomad with Keymo Mount, followed a bit distantly by the Q Trash Panda. I'd highly recommend getting the Nomad.

4.) If you think the political end of suppressors is nigh (it isn't, and won't be till 2021 at least) then make sure to get a 22lr can (dead air mask is great, but there are tons of good options here) and a .45 pistol can because it can handle just about any pistol round (SiCo Osprey .45 a good choice). Pricey, but you'd have just about everything covered except big bore at that point.

Do you own any AAC cans?
Have you sent any in for service?

My fire arms have not needed any adjustable gas blocks.

Have you ever used an AAC can?

Rem rep and AAC cs took good care of me earlier this year.
I have other cans, hope I get as good of cs on them.

I find most negative comments are from people that don't own any.

 

[GTOJOSH]

Thanks to all. I'm now looking heavily into the Vox and the Nomad after the wisdom of this thread, and other pages in this category. I'm usually someone who over researches until a deal has passed me by and got a little used car dealer "the time is now" urgency. I've taken a day to relax, reload (only 250 tounds), and just listen.
I'm good to go now, with a little more erudition at my disposal.