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    Shivan,
    I didn't shoot suppressed as much as you did for the class. I only shot suppressed on the last day (Sunday). But my Norrels on the can held up for the Falluja drill. I went through three mags and only participated once as a shooter not a rescuer (didn't want to hurt my bad back/neck).

    I only sprayed the can with Norrels to cover up the scratches that I caused from using Channel Locks to tighten the can down on the original M42000 Mod 07 mount (Phantom type) because that was the only way I could get it to tighten down all the way. With the new Blackout mount it tightens down with just hand strength.

    I just took these pics 5min ago.


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    At Auto Zone yesterday I saw Dupli-Color's high heat engine enamel. They have two types, one tested to 500 degrees, one to 1200 degrees. IIRC the can said they have ceramic stuff in the paint. For 6 bucks a can and 10 minutes of prep time, it seems like it'd be worth it to give it a try.

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    Quote Originally Posted by subzero View Post
    At Auto Zone yesterday I saw Dupli-Color's high heat engine enamel. They have two types, one tested to 500 degrees, one to 1200 degrees. IIRC the can said they have ceramic stuff in the paint. For 6 bucks a can and 10 minutes of prep time, it seems like it'd be worth it to give it a try.
    I used the DupliColor 1200degree on my Romanian SAR1 a few years ago. Outdoors up close it has a slide reddish color to it.


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    OK!!

    I can't take it anymore!! WHY on God's greed earth would yooz guyz shoot your cans in class????

    I mean... not everyone is canned, so you still have to wear ears. And why put the wear on your silencer like that?
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    So you gain experience with the rifle/can combo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by demigod View Post
    OK!!

    I can't take it anymore!! WHY on God's greed earth would yooz guyz shoot your cans in class????

    I mean... not everyone is canned, so you still have to wear ears. And why put the wear on your silencer like that?

    This is very simple. Train as you fight! A can adds another level of complexity to your AR and you should make sure that your weapon will run properly in hostile environmnents (as hostile as you can make them anyway).



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    I knew you buttholes who have unlimited can access would chime in!
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    Quote Originally Posted by demigod View Post
    I knew you buttholes who have unlimited can access would chime in!

    Well that wouldn't be me. I have ONE can (which I paid for).

    The way I look at it is, cans are basically guranteed for life. So why not shoot them???



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    I hear what you're saying. But It took 151 days to get my M4-1000. So I tend to treat it like it's the last can on earth.

    It's funny. I was talking to "Mudbug" from over on ARFcom. I asked him how many rounds he thought he had thru his YHM phantom 5.56 can (he's had it for years). Any way, he guessed he had 500 rounds thru it! I expected him to say like 5,000 rounds. He just never shoots it.
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    If I wasn't going to shoot them, I wouldn't have bought them.

    If my rifle and gear can not stand up to a Vickers class, suppressor included, then why own it? No seriously, why?

    The suppressor is fine, except for the finish. My teammates in the class appreciated the can...

    I re-finished it last night. It might work, it might not -- but figured for $5.77 a can, I could do this re-finish a few dozen times without problem.
    Last edited by SHIVAN; 03-16-08 at 17:57.

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