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Suppressors TBAC 30p-1

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Dirtdigger

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Well i'm about to pull the trigger on one and before i do i want to know what the masses have to say.

Going on a 308 bolt and gas gun mostly just for shooting steel and some hunting. It may/will get used in some classes in the future too
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Is there any reason not to go this route? It sounds like one of if not thee best on the market as of right now. I know i can find cheaper but i don't do stuff that way, do it right the first time.

Did i miss anything?

Thanks guys, sorry if this horse has be beat, kicked, dragged or run over.
 
Re: TBAC 30p-1

You will be very happy with the 30P-1. Email Zak or Ray if you have any questions on adjustment of the gas gun.
 
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looks like i'll be buying my 30p-1 in the next couple weeks from hide member skinney. now i just need everything behind the can to be as nice and i'll be in good shape.
 
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If it makes you feel any better, this is exactly the way I plan on going. I'm going thread on for a bolt and precision gasser. Mine are 6.5 chambers but this seems to be the way to go. I wanted to hear one in person but haven't had that chance yet.
 
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I am still in the agonizing wait for my 30-P1 (pending 28 July 11 at ATF) from the Group buy and is being held in quarantine at my local SOT's safe. I need to go visit it again as I am sure it feels like an orphan at the moment. I did lots of research on a 308 can before I bought one. I already had a Gemtech HVT but it is 26 ounces so I wanted a Titanium can for my precision rifles. It came down to a Gemtech Sandstorm and the Thunderbeast. I chose the Thunderbeast due to several factors, one being the Group Buy, but also on how often I see Zak Smith on Sniper's Hide standing behind his product. I am sure Gemtech would do the same but Zak is very active on the boards answering questions about his suppressors. It just put me over the edge for the Thunderbeast.
 
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The only way you would be disapointed is if you were planning on using on a 240B.
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Although, I read that Zak was willing to sacrifice a 30P1 in order to test how well it would do.
Did that ever come to pass?
I would pay money to see that...

I've been fortunate enought to have been running one for well over a year now.
It is so light that I see no reason not to run it 100% of the time on my bolt gun.
 
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We tested a 30P on one of Alan's MG's a few years ago. It lasted a long time considering it was designed for a bolt gun. The 30P-1 is much stronger but we haven't destructively tested one on a MG yet. I don't really know what useful that would tell us, since if we were going to design a .30 cal MG suppressor it would look a lot more like the 223A.
 
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I agree, Zak. What data do you get from a "test" like that? It is fun to tear stuff up at times, but why ruin expensive materials and a perfectly good can?
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dirtdigger</div><div class="ubbcode-body">looks like i'll be buying my 30p-1 in the next couple weeks from hide member skinney. now i just need everything behind the can to be as nice and i'll be in good shape. </div></div>

Look at the brite side - you got 6 months to get everything up to snuff before you see the can
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Silenced America</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I agree, Zak. What data do you get from a "test" like that? It is fun to tear stuff up at times, but why ruin expensive materials and a perfectly good can? </div></div>

You never know where the failure point is until you push something past its limits.
 
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So i did something stupid yesterday and emailed a local guy that sells silencers asking for a price on the 30p-1 just for shit and giggles.

well he informed me of a site call silencerresearch.com and said they tested very load.

someone on here just say he is full of shit, i will believe you
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and i'll be happy.

now i'm sure he is just trying to sell me something with more margin and i wasn't going to buy one from him even if he was cheaper...skinney is way to big to piss off... but if someone like lowlight or zac could clear the 0.01% of doubt this made i'll be happy.
 
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SilencerResearch.com is John Titsworth's site. He tested the original 30P and it did not meter that well -- figures because it was designed before we had a milspec sound-level meter.

The 30P-1 was designed in part as a result of his test results. The SLM was integral with the development of the 30P-1 and it meters very well. We shipped him one as soon as they were in production and he sat on it for way over a year and never posted any further test results. Some might say he lost interest in silencer testing and his site IMO has become irrelevant and outdated
 
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well thank you for splaining that, will be getting with skinney in the next few days to get this slow ball rolling.

This is where i fall down the slippery slope of suppressors to never come back....
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dirtdigger</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
This is where i fall down the slippery slope of suppressors to never come back....
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@ least you are getting the ball rolling... maybe we'll have to put in a big order with TBAC... might as well fill out a couple 4's while we're doing one!!!
 
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Dirt, I can only assume I know exactly who you're talking about that is "full of it", and in my experience...he is.

Like Zak said, I think SilencerResearch has gone down hill quite a bit in the last couple years. That was one of the first places I ever found when I was trying to choose my own 3 years back.
The Major is trying to step up and fill the void, but last time I saw, he's only got data for products he carries, and that's not really very helpful for the consumer.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: skinney</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dirtdigger</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
This is where i fall down the slippery slope of suppressors to never come back....
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@ least you are getting the ball rolling... maybe we'll have to put in a big order with TBAC... might as well fill out a couple 4's while we're doing one!!! </div></div>

i'd love to get more than one but my check book thinks otherwise....unless you have a spiffy finance program
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Also "have excavator,will travel" comes to mind but i might have to work on that one a little.

if i had to guess i will have more on the way before i get my first one in hand anyways.
 
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You'll love the can as well as the company. TBAC is great and their cans are top notch. Couldn't be happier.
 
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Earlier this year I installed one for a friend that operates a training academy, which he bought straight from Ray. He said it's the best he's seen, and used to date. I've never owned a suppressor my self, only installed them for customers during my time in the business. After seeing the results first hand from my friends rifle, I ordered one for me. After my wait on the ATF, I now have it in hand. Next week I will start the build for this suppressor, and when complete, I will post pics.

BTW, Ray is a great guy to deal with if you want the truth on anything he knows about. He is very helpful.
 
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well skinney has one coming for me so its almost a done deal.

thanks alot guys for all the help, now i just have to find some patients
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> find some patients </div></div>
you're looking for people who need medical attention? Patience, grasshopper.

sorry, just had to rib you a bit! You'll like the TBAC, those guys are top notch and are local to me. I'm going to get a BA model very soon, after the holiday expenses subside of course. It's not a cheap time of year, ya know?
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bcw1284</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> find some patients </div></div>
you're looking for people who need medical attention? Patience, grasshopper.

sorry, just had to rib you a bit! You'll like the TBAC, those guys are top notch and are local to me. I'm going to get a BA model very soon, after the holiday expenses subside of course. It's not a cheap time of year, ya know? </div></div>

ya..woops in all my excitement i forgot how to spell, not that i'm that good at it in the first place.
 
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Ray is one hell of a good shot and knows more about long range shooting than most...he owns TBAC...and uses them in competition.

I bought a 30P-1 for my LWRC 20in and it is worth every penny. Every time I go to a range people stop shooting and come take a look and take off their hearing protection to hear what a suppressed piston gun sounds like. People's jaws open up real quick.

TBAC 30P-1...worth every penny. Shop around...msrp is $1050.
 
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Mine just came in a few weeks ago. Love it.

Rifle shoots great with and without it. Very consistent impact shift.
 
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since this has already gone away from the OP post some id thought id ask and not start a new topic. the 30p-1 is 300win mag. rated so will it be safe to use on a 300wbymag loaded down to a hot 300win. mag. ?? thanks
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dirtdigger</div><div class="ubbcode-body">so KYS338 its past tomorrow, do you have ur can yet so u can tease me some more </div></div>

Yes I have it..... played with it today actually.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jonaddis84</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is it just me, or do I see 6 premier boxes and two Razor boxes below your bench?! ...jealous... </div></div>


No


You see a couple Premier, S&B, and those Vortex boxes are my spotting scope and the one razor HD I have left! I like to mix it up
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MY form 3 is in process for my 30 BA and as is always my luck they have slowed to an all time slow rate of processing. KYS338 would enjoy hearing a field report. I plan on using it as a demo between my Tikka T3 Tactical and MA-TEN in 308
 
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MY form 3 is in process for my 30 BA and as is always my luck they have slowed to an all time slow rate of processing. KYS338 would enjoy hearing a field report. I plan on using it as a demo between my Tikka T3 Tactical and MA-TEN in 308
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KYS338</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jonaddis84</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is it just me, or do I see 6 premier boxes and two Razor boxes below your bench?! ...jealous... </div></div>


No


You see a couple Premier, S&B, and those Vortex boxes are my spotting scope and the one razor HD I have left! I like to mix it up
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i wonder if i'm to old to be adopted....
 
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I'm hoping to try my 30P-1 with a .284 pushing 52grs or RE15. That shouldn't be too much gas, but we'll see if gets overly hot in a 20-round competition stage.
 
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