Varminterror
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Admitting some boneheadery on my part last weekend, I stuck my SilencerCo Omega on my PRS match rifle for the first time in a while with intention to shoot that Regional match suppressed in preparation for the Pro Series/AG Cup match this coming weekend which is "Suppressor ONLY." Shooting predominantly with a brake, I forgot which shims I use to mount my Magnetospeed bayonet... Then I recalled that another shooter had gifted me a spare alignment rod back in Feb, after we had chatted, unrelated, that I'd lost my alignment rod nearly immediately after buying my V3 several years ago - so I slipped the rod into my can to help align the magnetospeed. Chatting with other shooters on the line as I set up my computer and loaded my magazine, I neglected to remove the rod from my suppressor, and sent a bullet right up its tail... Baffle strike with damage on almost every baffle, and cracked end cap. WAY less damage than I expected, but I wasn't terribly certain if it was still safe, and certainly didn't expect it to perform well for that match, or the upcoming big match this weekend.
Perfect timing, right? Have a completely preventable baffle strike, completely my fault, the weekend before a Suppressor ONLY pro match...
So Monday morning, I got on the horn with SilencerCo customer support and asked the cost and speed to replace my core and endcap. After speaking with the rep, I drove into town and overnighted the suppressor to them. They had my can for less than 6hrs on Tuesday before it was back on the road, and with less than 70 hours out of my possession, I received it back to my door this morning. And the best part, despite admitting my own fault in the damage, SiCo replaced the core and end cap at no cost to me!
I'd been weighing whether to buy another Omega 300 or a ThunderBeast Ultra7 recently, and was leaning towards the TBAC... But after that quick response and fantastic service, my mind is pretty well made up to bring another Omega into the trust.
Perfect timing, right? Have a completely preventable baffle strike, completely my fault, the weekend before a Suppressor ONLY pro match...
So Monday morning, I got on the horn with SilencerCo customer support and asked the cost and speed to replace my core and endcap. After speaking with the rep, I drove into town and overnighted the suppressor to them. They had my can for less than 6hrs on Tuesday before it was back on the road, and with less than 70 hours out of my possession, I received it back to my door this morning. And the best part, despite admitting my own fault in the damage, SiCo replaced the core and end cap at no cost to me!
I'd been weighing whether to buy another Omega 300 or a ThunderBeast Ultra7 recently, and was leaning towards the TBAC... But after that quick response and fantastic service, my mind is pretty well made up to bring another Omega into the trust.