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Thread: Surefire Mini Can vs Micro Can

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    Because the erosion on the blast baffle will be bad. I have 2K rounds through my AAC M4-2000 MOD08 which is constructed from Inconel 718 & 316L SS. It has blast baffle erosion and thats from being on a 16" carbine with a BH flash hider. I couldnt imaginge what erosion these little guys get after 2K rounds.

    I love the concept but dont want to have a loud can after 6K rounds.
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    I have run both the SF K and mini can's. On a 10.5, there is a noticeable sound difference. Not so on a 16" (to the human ear).

    The SF Mini is being used by the Military as it does what they want (kill flash, reduce sound, reduce weight).

    The Mini is also $100 less than the 212.



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    I made my statement simply based off the recommendations from Surefire. I posted the email exchange in another area.

    Quote Originally Posted by Hootiewho View Post
    Can I ask why you guys say the smaller can would not last as long?

    I just do not see how this is possible, as both cans are enduring the same muzzle blast; actually the longer can is containing more of the blast than the shorter.

    I think the stubby can is a great idea, if you know going into the game that you will be giving up some sound reduction for better handling. Before ANY small cans were on the US market, I heard Dean Caputo at a class wishing someone would make one for their 6933's, saying all he wanted was something that dropped the noise level down to that of the sidearm or quieter, that was small enough not to impede the use of the 6933 in their cruiser mounts, and not mess up the handling of the 6933. I personally tried to get someone I know in a major US suppressor company to run with the idea, but had no luck. Now they are all the rage. They actually make a lot of sense on the longer rifles where the muzzle blast is less than the carbine lengths. Instead of a fence post + 5", you have a fence post + 3-4".

    I plan on buying a mini for my SCAR 16 CQC.



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    I called SF today and ordered a mini and micro. I also have the K can already. Will post some pics and opinions when I get all three together.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Hootiewho View Post
    Can I ask why you guys say the smaller can would not last as long?


    Because the blast is spread out over a larger volume in the larger cans.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hootiewho View Post
    saying all he wanted was something that dropped the noise level down to that of the sidearm or quieter, that was small enough not to impede the use of the 6933 in their cruiser mounts, and not mess up the handling of the 6933.

    Why? What is the point.

    It is still going to make the gun muzzle heavy.

    It is still going to be loud. It is still going to be expensive.

    An unspressed pistol is not hearing safe, so why do you want it to be like an unsupressed pistol?

    You spend just about as much money as a full size silencer, yet you get half the noise reduction and half the life and all the dicking around that comes with a silencer.
    Last edited by scottryan; 11-11-10 at 16:57.
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    What are the chances that this technology will make its way into small cans for handguns? Something to take the flash and some of the boom from a home defense situation with out something that is so long and unwieldy.

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    The only real use for these is if you are regularly doing private security out of an armored Suburban and need to get the muzzle blast tamed in such a tight confined space.
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    Quote Originally Posted by C4IGrant View Post
    I called SF today and ordered a mini and micro. I also have the K can already. Will post some pics and opinions when I get all three together.



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    Quote Originally Posted by M4Fundi View Post
    Its good to be Grant
    I hear that a lot.


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