Re: OPS Inc Suppressors
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BachelorJack</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
...I'd also argue having to contour, cut and align two threads and control the alignment on all that mess encourages more run out than a simple muzzle setup...
...I run a lot of short barrels. A lot of different hosts. Of different configurations. The OPS cans require contouring (added expense and time) and won't always even work. I'd rather have something that works. That way I can have a viable suppressor solution, and swap hosts around.
I'd rather go with a good TI muzzle suppressor.
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Titanium is probably not an optimal choice on a short barreled host unless the blast chamber is constructed of inconel.
The only barrels you would need to re-contour would be a barrel that has a diameter larger than .858 inches; that's a pretty fat barrel for a .223, but I will agree their are some people still shooting ultra heavy bull barrels.
For everyone else, the 16th, 15th, 14th, M4M, and M4S use the same mounting system. the collar hangs on the contour that most m4 profiled barrels have.
If you are like me and shoot Noveske barrels that do not have an M4 profile, the solution is quite simple. Email Ron Allen and give him your barrel dimensions and he will make up a collar that hangs off the barrel shoulders directly behind the muzzle brake. Like I said, I had mine in hand a week after I sent the email.
The collar on the left is for an M4 profiled barrel, the collar on the right is for a non profiled barrel.
Here's my version of a short barreled MK18 carbine. It's a Noveske MK18 upper with a 12.5 inch barrel. It was built to host my Ops inc M4M which when attached gives me an added length of four inches from the muzzle (about 16.5 inches overall); a 10.5 inch barrel hosting the Knight's suppressor commonly used on a MK18 will add around six inches past the muzzle (about 16.5 inches overall).
In short I have a platform with the same overall length as a 10.5 inch MK18 with a six inch suppressor, but has greater than 300 FPS MV increased, weighs roughly 9oz less, and is noticeably quieter.