NFA fail

[LigaPrivadaFanboy]

Was cleaning up my toys after a fun Independence Day at a friend's farm shredding computers and steel plates with all sorts of goodies. Then I noticed this...

Mother of all baffle strikes. 8" Piston-driven upper (registered as a pistol here in good ol' WA) with a thread-on suppressor (AAC Ranger2) that reaches 800F+ after 10rds. Mistake #1 was probably not dumping all the water out after dunking it. Mistake #2 was feeding it less than 68gr 556. Big fat keyhole through the end of the can. All the baffles are intact and the can still does its job. I'll just think of it as "air holes for speed" now I guess. :argh:

 

[CATom]

This hurts my heart

 

[Grrrrr609]

Ouch!

 

[LigaPrivadaFanboy]

All my other cans functioned flawlessly. Drown them, dump mag after mag, whatever, good to go. This one just never really mounted perfectly on that upper.

 

[checko]

Jesus did that come out sideways?

 

[Ducttapegonewild]

That makes me want to cry.

 

[LigaPrivadaFanboy]

That makes me want to cry.

It still works. I just "rubbed the 'new' off" I guess. If it we're my only can I'd be insane with rage.

 

[Big Tex]

Too bad it's not even a "pretty" keyhole.......

 

[CATom]

Side question, do you have to run a piston buffer tube? Or can you get away with a stock?

 

[LigaPrivadaFanboy]

Side question, do you have to run a piston buffer tube? Or can you get away with a stock?

You have to run a pistol buffer tube, but you can now get an adjustable/locking tube for a Sig SB15 pistol brace, which oddly enough is ATF-approved.

I checked the warranty on AAC's site, and in the time since I purchased this can (2012) they've put language up about warrantying use w/ centerfire rifle barrels only over 10" for 223/556. So I can get half my money back, credited to a replacement. That's good for starters since the can was very inexpensive. I'll give them a call and see how it goes.

 

[dharbolt]

Aaaarrrrgggggghhhhhh that sucks brother.

 

[Deadman's Point]

Short barrel, slow twist, long bullets = bad day. I'm pleasantly surprised they'll help you out at all with any warranty on it with a barrel that short...that minimum has been around for a long time. Why didn't it mount right to the upper? Misalignment on suppressors is a 100 level issue, and the results are fairly predictable. Typically, you don't see that problem with threaded cans as long as you have a quality barrel. Baffle strikes happen, it's just when and how bad.

 

[Mickeymorris626]

Damn, that really sucks! Glad they are helping out a little. But if it doesn't effect the purpose of the device, would you want to jump through all the hoops to replace it? Even if it's on the cheap.
On the same hand, I wouldn't want my can looking like that forever

Side note, you should take a trip down to WI so we can have a shooting HERF! Lol

 

[danmdevries]

Good to hear they're willing to help with a replacement.

Those pictures are painful to look at.