MachIVshooter
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When I developed the TLX, durability wasn't the primary design parameter. Including mount, this is a can that weighs just 4.3 ounces in 9mm, 4.1 ounces in .45 cal, light enough to be used without a booster on most hosts. That was the objective.
Before we put it out there, though, we did our usual testing to make sure it was tough enough. That consisted of 3x 72 round drum mag dumps on our Suomi submachine gun (900-1,000 RPM), immediately followed by some shots on our 18" RFB .308. Took it like a champ. But ever since then, I've been beating the crap out of that same 9mm one and a .45 version. The .45 cal went on our .45-70 and took loads with a 405 gr. bullet being pushed by 60.0 grs. H335. The 9mm one, the same can we got scorching hot on the Suomi, we got even hotter with mag dumps on a 10.5" 5.56 AR, and repeated mag dumps on our 16" full auto AK47. Today I thought for sure I'd kill it on a 22" .300 winchester magnum bolt rifle. But no. Not terribly quiet on that host, but it didn't disassemble like I expected. Doesn't even show signs of wanting to let go. Short of melting it, I'm not sure what it's gonna take to actually kill these things!
And no, we don't rate this little 1.3x6.5" suppressor for the things we do to torture test it, but it is rated for some high velocity rifle rounds and all pistol cartridges that will fit through the respective bores.
Without the 1/2 ounce aluminum mount:
On a S&W 4566
LAR GRizzly .45 win mag
Remington R51
10.5" XM177 facsimile
PSA 7.62x39 machine gun
She got hot!
And the Mossberg Patriot 22" .300 win mag
On the rifles, you see a couple shiny pieces at the rear. The gold colored 17-4 stainless piece is our Alpha Gyrex adapter, and the titanium piece between that and the can is our Alpha extension, as there's not enough room in the blast chamber for the muzzle brakes on these rifles with the adapter alone. TLX was never meant to accommodate such things!
I'm probably going to throw it on the .375 RUM next, most likely the .45 cal one, since .375 cal is getting pretty big to put through a 9mm bore.
Before we put it out there, though, we did our usual testing to make sure it was tough enough. That consisted of 3x 72 round drum mag dumps on our Suomi submachine gun (900-1,000 RPM), immediately followed by some shots on our 18" RFB .308. Took it like a champ. But ever since then, I've been beating the crap out of that same 9mm one and a .45 version. The .45 cal went on our .45-70 and took loads with a 405 gr. bullet being pushed by 60.0 grs. H335. The 9mm one, the same can we got scorching hot on the Suomi, we got even hotter with mag dumps on a 10.5" 5.56 AR, and repeated mag dumps on our 16" full auto AK47. Today I thought for sure I'd kill it on a 22" .300 winchester magnum bolt rifle. But no. Not terribly quiet on that host, but it didn't disassemble like I expected. Doesn't even show signs of wanting to let go. Short of melting it, I'm not sure what it's gonna take to actually kill these things!
And no, we don't rate this little 1.3x6.5" suppressor for the things we do to torture test it, but it is rated for some high velocity rifle rounds and all pistol cartridges that will fit through the respective bores.
Without the 1/2 ounce aluminum mount:
On a S&W 4566
LAR GRizzly .45 win mag
Remington R51
10.5" XM177 facsimile
PSA 7.62x39 machine gun
She got hot!
And the Mossberg Patriot 22" .300 win mag
On the rifles, you see a couple shiny pieces at the rear. The gold colored 17-4 stainless piece is our Alpha Gyrex adapter, and the titanium piece between that and the can is our Alpha extension, as there's not enough room in the blast chamber for the muzzle brakes on these rifles with the adapter alone. TLX was never meant to accommodate such things!
I'm probably going to throw it on the .375 RUM next, most likely the .45 cal one, since .375 cal is getting pretty big to put through a 9mm bore.
