Re: Expected life of a Suppressor
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Zak Smith</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 3DHUSKER</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
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Ok, to follow up on this, I wrote that in the context of our precision rifle cans (and it says as much). I don't think we've seen a 30P-1 or 30BA with any baffle erosion, even the oldest test units.
On our F/A, SBR .223 suppressor, we have a test unit with about 15,000 rounds on a 7" M16. It does have a little bit of visible erosion but it is purely cosmetic and does not affect the function. This is about the worst case for erosion due to the extremely short barrel and F/A.
If you got a semi truck full of ammo and started shooting it through a 30P-1 24/7/365, I'm sure eventually you could get some wear and maybe even wear it out. I don't know how long that would take, but it would be many, many times more rounds than any person could reasonably fire in their lifetime.
Long story short, just like what AGBM said, "Should last forever with care!!"
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Thank you for the clarification Zak.
Most of the inconel 556 cans that I have seen with 15000 rounds on a 7.5 looked like a tunnel, cans like the KAC NT, AAC M42000.
Thanks again.