Considering getting a suppressor for my Yugos, looking at multi-calibers as well. I'm a newb to the suppressor world. Thanks for any help!
If the commie rifles are your main concern, just get a Dead Air Wolverine and be done with it.
If the commie rifles are your main concern, just get a Dead Air Wolverine and be done with it.
And DO NOT expect to fire in without ear protection more than a couple times ... especially at an indoor range or even when under a shelter at an outdoor range. It’s borderline line hearing safe (just over 140dB) and will still ring your ears especially in the pistol configuration.If the commie rifles are your main concern, just get a Dead Air Wolverine and be done with it.
Is that because it's piston operated?And DO NOT expect to fire in without ear protection more than a couple times ... especially at an indoor range or even when under a shelter at an outdoor range. It’s borderline line hearing safe (just over 140dB) and will still ring your ears especially in the pistol configuration.
That is a large part of it along with the sonic crack. It’s not to bad in the open for a few rounds and just simple foam plugs will tone it down nicely for more extended fun.Is that because it's piston operated?
Gotcha, I’m not familiar with AKs, I’ve a 300BLK AR SBR, other ARs and 5 cans. I haven’t shot any of them indoors or in a shelter.That is a large part of it along with the sonic crack. It’s not to bad in the open for a few rounds and just simple foam plugs will tone it down nicely for more extended fun.
ETA: touching off suppressed AR’s, especially in SBR or pistol configuration, is not much lower indoors or under a covered range line. They might be 5 or so dB lower but they will still have a fair report and the sonic crack. Running a suppressed SBR in a shoot house and having your ear protection knocked off will cause you to stop real quick.
The only suppressed SBR I’ve felt comfortable with firing in a shoot house with no hearing protection is a .300BO with subsonics and the report still did bounce around enough to be loud ... no deafening but enough to take a break regularly.Gotcha, I’m not familiar with AKs, I’ve a 300BLK AR SBR, other ARs and 5 cans. I haven’t shot any of them indoors or in a shelter.
You’re not far from Fuquay Gun. They are a class 3 dealer and can hook you up. They’ll do the paper legwork in the price of the can.Considering getting a suppressor for my Yugos, looking at multi-calibers as well. I'm a newb to the suppressor world. Thanks for any help!
The dB scale is not linear ... it’s exponential type function ... as Ikarus points out a small dB can be a huge “loudness” increase depending on where you fall on the scale ...5 dB is huge in perceived loudness above 125dB...huge! I learned that in IASCA competition many years ago. The AK is just loud af
I picked up an AA 16" 5.56 to try one of my cans on it. I need to get a TBAC barrel adapter.I'm not sure. I missed the piston AR phase but it's never apples to apples when comparing the two systems.
There are subsonic loads for the AK that will cycle the gun with no issue and will keep the perceived report as quiet as a properly suppressed AR15 in 5.56 with supersonic ammo. The 3,000fps 5.56 cracking the sound barrier is loud and suppressor can't address that issue. There is no subsonic 5.56 that can reliably cycle an AR15 in DI or piston to my knowledge.
Will a 7.62x39mm piston AR15 be as loud as an AK when using the same suppressor and ammo? Hum....
Be careful running adapters with suppressors... typically frowned upon and can lead to baffle and/or end cap strikes.I picked up an AA 16" 5.56 to try one of my cans on it. I need to get a TBAC barrel adapter.
I would highly recommend a professional cut/concentric thread job or replacing the barrel.I plan I getting the Griffin adapter to run on my 74 with the hybrid. Seems to be safe enough, baffle strike wise. Volume not expecting too much.
Basically ak barrel threading isn't exactly the most precise. Cause it doesn't have to be for a brake. So options are larger caliber suppressor, the wolverine, or if possible getting the barrel cut and rethreaded if it's a pistol, or a longer than standard ak.
Others have touched on the other issues with suppressing an ak. I've heard some that were dumb quiet, but the work involved is kinda intense, and those were so built out for subsonic they didn't run supers anymore. Not safely anyway.
Brown Bear manufactures x39 subs now that will cycle in a standard 16” AKM.
I would highly recommend a professional cut/concentric thread job or replacing the barrel.
I would highly recommend a professional cut/concentric thread job or replacing the barrel.
The KNS adjustable piston has changed the game regarding running different ammo reliably. Brown Bear manufactures x39 subs now that will cycle in a standard 16” AKM.
Piggybacking on the notion of concentricity, if anyone has looked at bore alignment rods (~$75+), a far cheaper and just as effective option IMO is a tool steel rod from McMaster-Carr or Fastenal (~$7). Also, maybe it's because I'm an AK guy and we live a bit more loosely, but it doesn't get much easier than removing a bolt, staring down the suppressor or muzzle device and looking for a perfect circle of light on the other end.
...but since I run the 74, I doubt any subsonic ammo exist.