Originally Posted by
MistWolf
These are my thoughts as well. I've done a few hours of searching and reading and I'm leaning towards the direct mount Ranger 3 when it comes out. Not that I'm any kind of expert or anything, but a direct mount makes sense. Many QD muzzle devices weigh a quarter pound, cost $100-$150 each and are not of a design that I'd like to shoot with when the suppressor is removed.
hjmpanzr makes a good point, a universal mount system and a 30 caliber suppressor would let me use it on a couple different rifles, but for the moment, I just want to suppress a short barrel 5.56. If I decide later I want to run a 308 with a suppressor, I'll get a 30 caliber can at that time. I've been fascinated with suppressors since i was a kid.
These are my thoughts today. If the Ranger 3 was on the shelf and if I had the funds, I'd start the paper work now. But I am still searching, still asking questions, still listening, still learning. Tomorrow is a different day and I might come across new facts to set me along another path