Direct thread vs taper Mount for a bolt gun.

[SG55xdude]

Ive got a AAC Cyclone that is direct thread and a YHM QD Titanium Phantom. 308 i sent to be converted to Hub. I am converting it to get away from YHM qd mounts which i find to negatively affect accuracy.

Im going to have 2 seekins hit pro m3 rifles. I have one right now. I use Griffin Taper mount adapters on my semi auto guns. If I go plan a I can use it as a secondary can on my semi autos and have one Seekins hit pro set up for plan A.

The main drawback I can see is it being extremely difficult to remove when hot. Is there any other drawback vs sticking with direct thread?

I prefer to rocksett my hub adapter into the can i dont like switching them out really.

 

[waveslayer]

Are you running covers? I hate having to check my direct threads once in awhile to see if they are still threaded on. They tend to walk... if that isn't an issue and you dont mind direct thread, why change what isn't broken for you?

 

[SG55xdude]

Are you running covers? I hate having to check my direct threads once in awhile to see if they are still threaded on. They tend to walk... if that isn't an issue and you dont mind direct thread, why change what isn't broken for you?

The change would be to make it a more versatile can vs married to the one Seekins Hit Pro M3.
The Cyclone will likely be married to the 6.5cm rifle is backordered. If i go direct thread the yhm will be married to the one that is .308 that I also will have a .223 barrel for threaded 5/8x24.

I crank the Cyclone on hard and I have to brace the gun between my knees to break it free when done shooting but ive never done a match knocking it around.

Im just having a hard time deciding which way to go.

 

[Mr. F]

I read the whole thing and im still not fully tracking on the question

get a break if you are changing stuff on the range or whatever.

Which you can also do with hub cans just dont go crazy torque on em, put witness marks on the barrel and check em from time to time

Ive got a AAC Cyclone that is direct thread and a YHM Titanium Phantom. 308 i sent to be converted to Hub.

Im going to have 2 seekins hit pro m3 rifles. I have one right now. I use Griffin Taper mount adapters on my semi auto guns. If I go plan a I can use it as a secondary can on my semi autos and have one Seekins hit pro set up for plan A.

The main drawback I can see is it being extremely difficult to remove when hot. Is there any other drawback vs sticking with direct thread?

I prefer to rocksett my hub adapter into the can i dont like switching them out really.

 

[SG55xdude]

I read the whole thing and im still not fully tracking on the question

get a break if you are changing stuff on the range or whatever.

Which you can also do with hub cans just dont go crazy torque on em, put witness marks on the barrel and check em from time to time

Just trying to decide whether im making the yhm can direct thread by buying a direct thread adapter and marrying it to a bolt gun, or making it "plan a/Griffin taper mount" and to be a 2nd can i can use on my semi auto rifles (mostly .223). If I go "plan a" I would put a plan a muzzle device on one of my bolt guns.

I just don't know if there is much drawback to that over direct thread for a precision rifle. That is using a taper mount instead of direct thread.

 

[spife7980]

Easy: use the adaptors and use all your cans on all your rifles

 

[SG55xdude]

Easy: use the adaptors and use all your cans on all your rifles

No thanks. I like that hub allows you to use what you want but I prefer not changing the hub adapter itself. I like to rocksett them in personally. I don't want more than one component that can possibly unthread.

 

[roostercogburn98]

No thanks. I like that hub allows you to use what you want but I prefer not changing the hub adapter itself. I like to rocksett them in personally. I don't want more than one component that can possibly unthread.

Then why other having one sent off to have a hub installed? If your gonna try to make it permanent, then leave it like it was from YHM and just get QDs that fit your YHM.

Seems you want to have a hub, but don’t like the idea of having “one more moving piece” in the system. Doesn’t make sense to me

 

[SG55xdude]

Then why other having one sent off to have a hub installed? If your gonna try to make it permanent, then leave it like it was from YHM and just get QDs that fit your YHM.

Seems you want to have a hub, but don’t like the idea of having “one more moving piece” in the system. Doesn’t make sense to me

To get rid of the YHM QD mounts. It always slightly reduced accuracy for me on my .308 rifles. I asked about converting it to direct thread and the guy from Scott's silencer service said to get a direct thread adapter. So while I wait on the conversion I have these thoughts about this stuff trying to figure out if i want to stick with direct thread like my original plan or use plan a/Griffin taper.

I updated my original post to clarify it was a qd ti phantom.