Re: Titanium Suppressors & Heat
<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">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Loc: Wales WI </div></div>
I grew up in Wales- walked to Wales Elementary from a few streets up the hill. LeDuc's FTW. </div></div>
I'm only home about 1/4 of the time, but if we're ever in the area at the same time, I'd buy you a beer at Waterstreet brewery in Delafield. It would be cool to meet one of the industry people.
As far as the comments from the AWC representative, I think you might have failed to notice that the wrench flats on the unpopular unit allowed the customer to achieve 2-3 times the mounting torque of comparable aesthetic gripping features more popular on the market. The unit was welded in construction, so it had fairly decent thermal transfer properties. It produced a sound reduction of about 141DB which is approximately equal to the Ops 3rd model or AAC's SDN-6. I don't feel it was clearly inferior as your paragraph of comments would seem to imply.
<span style="font-weight: bold">100RPM sustained isn't bad. What is the rapid rate of fire limitation that can be held for two minutes?</span>
I don't know what they tag the barrels for, but in firefights in 2005 my infantry comrades would commonly burn through 200-450 rounds in 1-2 minutes to achieve overwhelming fire superiority for the squad. As a separate note a machine gunner stateside running support by fire, will commonly burn through 300+ rounds before a barrel change supporting a textbook platoon assault in live fire training. I can guaranty the barrels can take it. So if the 100rd rating is tied to one minute and cannot be exceeded for 1-2 minutes at rapid ROF, it's the weakest link in the system. The guy in combat will only change a barrel when he feels it might burst, because it's dark and he's getting shot at- he might not be in an advantageous position if he's been ambushed on an urban patrol, and it's a scary thing to have the gun down for 30 seconds while he negotiates the barrel change.
I see the picture with the precision rifle, perhaps the THOR and the TBA suppressors are in the same market.
I remember once asking a buddy why he fired so much in contact. He replied, "Because I feel like maybe if I shoot enough, I might make it home to my family alive." The soldier had three young kids and was probably 25 himself. I remember thinking, "Well that's a pretty reasonable answer."
If I were to attempt to design a belt fed can, I would shoot for 400rds at rapid ROF as a minimum.
