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    Quote Originally Posted by dentron View Post
    I saw the video of the Cole Tac melting. It took 200 rounds of back to back mag dumps, but it failed. In the Rifles Only video they stop when I think damage would start occuring. Both covers seem really nice and would work for reasonable use. But there are videos of the Manta guys taking blow torches to their suppressor covers. Also in a 3rd party test where they took temperature readings, it appeared to, actually help the suppressor cool. These points and the endorsement by F2S are the reasons I went with the Manta.
    But they clearly state on their page - WARNING: Not recommended for use in excess of 100 rounds of cyclic or continued rapid fire.

    If the Cole TAC failed after 200 rounds seems to me like it's doing better than the Manta would.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dentron View Post
    I saw the video of the Cole Tac melting. It took 200 rounds of back to back mag dumps, but it failed. In the Rifles Only video they stop when I think damage would start occuring. Both covers seem really nice and would work for reasonable use. But there are videos of the Manta guys taking blow torches to their suppressor covers. Also in a 3rd party test where they took temperature readings, it appeared to, actually help the suppressor cool. These points and the endorsement by F2S are the reasons I went with the Manta.
    The Rifles Only video looked like it wasn't quite as abusive and I'm not sure how many rounds he fired. But the inner cores all look like the same material, so I would expect similar performance. The cores will hold up, but the outer Cordura will be toast with enough continuous fire. That's just not what they are designed to do.

    I'm assuming the Manta is made of some silicone product, similar to the Bowers cover.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dentron View Post
    I saw the video of the Cole Tac melting. It took 200 rounds of back to back mag dumps, but it failed. In the Rifles Only video they stop when I think damage would start occuring. Both covers seem really nice and would work for reasonable use. But there are videos of the Manta guys taking blow torches to their suppressor covers. Also in a 3rd party test where they took temperature readings, it appeared to, actually help the suppressor cool. These points and the endorsement by F2S are the reasons I went with the Manta.
    I opted for the Cole-Tac for a few reasons. The wrap is going on a can that will reside primarily on my .308 DMR, which will not see nowhere near the sustained rate of fire shown in those videos. The HTP should be more than sufficient for moderate use. I do plan to pick up an additional cover for my 5.56 can when it clears NFA. And although I won't be doing any mag dumps, I will be performing realistic reload and transition drills, but will not be expending that much ammo at that rate of fire for extended periods of time. My guess is the Cole-Tac will hold up just fine. I also like the clean appearance of the straps and the custom color options available. My experience with their customer service so far has been very positive. I forgot to apply the NFA Review discount code so I sent them a note, and the money was refunded a few hours later. They've been very responsive, professional and courteous in their correspondence. Very impressive. They've earned my business.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boba Fett v2 View Post
    I opted for the Cole-Tac for a few reasons. The wrap is going on a can that will reside primarily on my .308 DMR, which will not see nowhere near the sustained rate of fire shown in those videos. The HTP should be more than sufficient for moderate use. I do plan to pick up an additional cover for my 5.56 can when it clears NFA. And although I won't be doing any mag dumps, I will be performing realistic reload and transition drills, but will not be expending that much ammo at that rate of fire for extended periods of time. My guess is the Cole-Tac will hold up just fine. I also like the clean appearance of the straps and the custom color options available. My experience with their customer service so far has been very positive. I forgot to apply the NFA Review discount code so I sent them a note, and the money was refunded a few hours later. They've been very responsive, professional and courteous in their correspondence. Very impressive. They've earned my business.
    I've had good experience with them as well and have been very impressed with the quality of my wrap.

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    I'm going to have to hunt for videos now



    Quote Originally Posted by dentron View Post
    I saw the video of the Cole Tac melting. It took 200 rounds of back to back mag dumps, but it failed. In the Rifles Only video they stop when I think damage would start occuring. Both covers seem really nice and would work for reasonable use. But there are videos of the Manta guys taking blow torches to their suppressor covers. Also in a 3rd party test where they took temperature readings, it appeared to, actually help the suppressor cool. These points and the endorsement by F2S are the reasons I went with the Manta.

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    The fact that f2s said the manta performed best in their heat tests seems like enough for me.


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    Quote Originally Posted by officerX View Post
    But they clearly state on their page - WARNING: Not recommended for use in excess of 100 rounds of cyclic or continued rapid fire.

    If the Cole TAC failed after 200 rounds seems to me like it's doing better than the Manta would.
    I'm not tracking...
    If the Cole TAC failed after 200 rounds, how would that make it better than the Manta?
    The Manta has shown the ability to deal with significantly greater round counts and directly applied point heat.

    The Cole TAC looks like a nice cover. Seems well built and aesthetically pleasing, and that type seems to work fine for low density fire.
    The Manta, on the other hand, looks like a 1960's Space Race bedroom toy, but is extremely resistant to heat/burning/melting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Failure2Stop View Post
    I'm not tracking...
    If the Cole TAC failed after 200 rounds, how would that make it better than the Manta?
    The Manta has shown the ability to deal with significantly greater round counts and directly applied point heat.

    The Cole TAC looks like a nice cover. Seems well built and aesthetically pleasing, and that type seems to work fine for low density fire.
    The Manta, on the other hand, looks like a 1960's Space Race bedroom toy, but is extremely resistant to heat/burning/melting.
    I think he is assuming that since Manta states on their website it is not for more than 100 rounds of rapid fire, that it will fail at that point, which is not the case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boba Fett v2 View Post
    I opted for the Cole-Tac for a few reasons. The wrap is going on a can that will reside primarily on my .308 DMR, which will not see nowhere near the sustained rate of fire shown in those videos. The HTP should be more than sufficient for moderate use. I do plan to pick up an additional cover for my 5.56 can when it clears NFA. And although I won't be doing any mag dumps, I will be performing realistic reload and transition drills, but will not be expending that much ammo at that rate of fire for extended periods of time. My guess is the Cole-Tac will hold up just fine. I also like the clean appearance of the straps and the custom color options available. My experience with their customer service so far has been very positive. I forgot to apply the NFA Review discount code so I sent them a note, and the money was refunded a few hours later. They've been very responsive, professional and courteous in their correspondence. Very impressive. They've earned my business.
    Im sure the Cole Tac will do fine. I agree that it is the nicest looking of the bunch. While I dont plan on doing excessive mags dumps, this is going on a 10.3" upper that is not for precision and will see faster firing than a precision rig.

    I've heard good things about their CS too, and the part about replacing melted covers in the HTP description is very reasonable.
    Last edited by dentron; 02-29-16 at 15:11.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mtdawg169 View Post
    That's just not what they are designed to do.
    Exactly

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