MachIVshooter
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that well inside hearing safe was possible with a can only 4.3" long and weighing just 3.2 ounces on a 9mm?
I only had one 9mm pistol model, Phoenix IX, which is a great performer and pretty light at 9 ounces with booster piston. It's also slender at 1.25" OD. But it's 8" long. K cans are all the rage these days, and they certainly do have a place, so I set out to do one better than the other minis like the Thompson Poseidon, a monocore design (I hate monocores, they suck.....even the ones I did)
This new prototype exceeded my most optimistic projection for SPL reduction, really surprised me. It's 100% 7075-T651, anodized black. Just 5 baffles. It can accept a front wipe and is meant to be run wet (no, it's not sub-140 dB dry). I haven't had a chance to meter it yet, but my ears tell me with white lithium grease, it's gonna be between 130-135 dBA with grease and no wipe, possibly a touch lower with wipe.
Meet the Canine:
And one to show just how small it is compared to my full size Phoenix models, and even Phoenix K on the far left:
I only had one 9mm pistol model, Phoenix IX, which is a great performer and pretty light at 9 ounces with booster piston. It's also slender at 1.25" OD. But it's 8" long. K cans are all the rage these days, and they certainly do have a place, so I set out to do one better than the other minis like the Thompson Poseidon, a monocore design (I hate monocores, they suck.....even the ones I did)
This new prototype exceeded my most optimistic projection for SPL reduction, really surprised me. It's 100% 7075-T651, anodized black. Just 5 baffles. It can accept a front wipe and is meant to be run wet (no, it's not sub-140 dB dry). I haven't had a chance to meter it yet, but my ears tell me with white lithium grease, it's gonna be between 130-135 dBA with grease and no wipe, possibly a touch lower with wipe.
Meet the Canine:
And one to show just how small it is compared to my full size Phoenix models, and even Phoenix K on the far left: