Suppressors TBAC!!!!!!!

[high right]

Just wanted to give a shout out to Thunderbeast. I have an old 30ba that had the end come off a week before a match at Q-Creek.
I wasn't' worried about them taking care of it, just timing. It happened on a Sunday during some training. I E-mailed them around 11:00
Sunday hoping they would get it first thing Monday. Got an E-mail from Zach 1/2 hour latter. Sunday? Wow.
Called Amanda Monday morning, had a buddy drop it off that morning when they opened. She said they could repair it by
Thursday and She would come in early Friday so I could pick it up on my Way up. Re cored, and like new.
I own 4 of their Cans, and won't own anyone else's . Beyond first rate service!

 

[Vitali1342]

I have great experience with this company , not planing switching either !

 

[Ep1985]

And that's why TBAC will continue to gain more and more business when other suppressor companies go under. Customer service is everything and nobody does it better than them.

 

[SLG]

It is hard to rationalize buying a can other that TBAC for precision shooting. I tried to recently, and the vendor, who I know of through a friend, actually never called me back after saying it was available and he knew I wanted it. Weird. Pricing was great, but if it doesn't materialize...let alone work as well...

I'll just have to get another TBAC.

I am curious to hear from Zac what they think of bigger diameter cans, and why they stick to 1.5"? I would think a 1.75 or even a 2" can would offer better suppression, all things being equal.

 

[Strykervet]

Apparently they know how to weld titanium too!

I can't speak for them, but one reason they may not use larger dia. tubes is due to material strength. Larger dia., similar thickness tubing will be some order of magnitude weaker than the smaller dia, and this would also affect the baffle strength and the welds used to hold them. Just my guess though, because if I know TBAC they've tried several ideas out.

CS is and always has been stellar. Literally above and beyond.

 

[Sniperwannabee]

It is hard to rationalize buying a can other that TBAC for precision shooting. I tried to recently, and the vendor, who I know of through a friend, actually never called me back after saying it was available and he knew I wanted it. Weird. Pricing was great, but if it doesn't materialize...let alone work as well...

I'll just have to get another TBAC.

I am curious to hear from Zac what they think of bigger diameter cans, and why they stick to 1.5"? I would think a 1.75 or even a 2" can would offer better suppression, all things being equal.

The ultra 338 is 1.8 in and a lot of people are using them for short action ammo with even greater suppression

 

[NateVA]

I have a 22 Takedown already and will be able to pick up my Ultra-9 within a month barring a weird delay. Also an Ultra-7 and 338 Ultra on order. No regrets in my company choice.

 

[waveslayer]

I have no skin in the game here, but I am a die hard TBAC fan. I was helping out a department with their CAN selection. So they were T & E ing a bunch of different brands. At the end, I finally told the guys that they need to try my personal CAN's. Well they were all converted! TBAC won the day, which I knew they would. I just had to have them fail a bit, the department that was. Then they saw the light

 

[Zak Smith]

Besides the 338 Ultra, the 556 TD is 1.65". We have no "philosophical position" on diameter other than building the best for a given application.

But let me turn it around-- Assuming we are talking about cartridges about .308's size, Why do you want a can larger than 1.5" ? If someone is saying that bigger is better in an of itself, then it better meter better than the Ultra 7 and Ultra 9. A larger diameter but let's say 6.5-7.5" suppressor, even a Ti one of a good design, will have overall external volume about the same or exceeding the Ultra 9, and about the same or exceeding the weight of the Ultra 9 as well. Based on those two criteria (overall volume/bulk and weight), in my opinion a fair comparison would be to the Ultra 9 on the sound-level meter. If it can't beat the Ultra 7, well then...

We build the Ultra 7 and 9 at 1.5" diameter because it's still very compact bulk-wise and we can get a lot of suppression out of it. It's conceivably possible that there's a .308-.300-class suppressor that's quieter than the Ultra 9, but we've never seen one, metered one, or seen a credible video that demonstrates it on a milspec SLM.

The one place larger diameter can be good in an of itself is when the most important criteria is minimizing the added OAL (within a given reduction envelope). That's one of the reasons the 556 TD is larger.

 

[SLG]

Besides the 338 Ultra, the 556 TD is 1.65". We have no "philosophical position" on diameter other than building the best for a given application.

The one place larger diameter can be good in an of itself is when the most important criteria is minimizing the added OAL (within a given reduction envelope). That's one of the reasons the 556 TD is larger.

That's why I asked. A bigger 7" can isn't a fair comparison to a 9" can. I want to know if a bigger 7" can will work better than a smaller 7" can. I would love to have a 5" can that is as quiet as my 7" BAS, or a 7" that is as quiet as the current 9".

For most precision rifle applications, I don't see how a 1.5" diameter is an advantage over a 1.75 or even a 2". Most of our guns are at least that big around when you factor in sight height and bipod mounts. If a bigger diameter can suppresses better than a smaller diameter can of the same length, why not go to it?

 

[Zak Smith]

If designed with the same technology, etc, a larger diameter should suppress better, but it will weigh more.

 

[SLG]

If designed with the same technology, etc, a larger diameter should suppress better, but it will weigh more.

Cool, thanks. Of course, precision is the most important aspect, and for me, size and weight have come next. At this point though, I find that quieter is better. I don't enjoy shooting my unsuppressed guns as much any more, and I would like the ability to shoot without hearing protection, for at least a shot or 3. I keep one of my guns ready to go by the window, as we have foxes and coyotes trying to raid our chickens pretty regularly. Sometimes there just isn't time to get ear pro on, though I make every effort to now a days. Plus, if my family is around they won't have ear pro on either.

 

[ultrarunner7]

Just not in stock anywhere.

 

[NateVA]

Just not in stock anywhere.

I ordered my last two TBACs from Hansohn Brothers, didn't have any issues with them being out of stock.

 

[Zak Smith]

Here's our suppressor finder / availability tool
https://thunderbeastarms.com/availability

 

[HansohnBrothers]

Just not in stock anywhere.

What model are you looking for? We have all in stock except .338 Ultra and Ultra 5-6.5.

 

[Full Otto Tactical]

I have heard amazing things about them, their products, and their customer service. I just ordered a Take Down 22 and Ultra 7 6.5. Can't wait to get my hands on them!

 

[Hippy_Steve]

My LGS miraculously had a TOMB Ultra 9 in stock. I began paperwork on it immediately. Unfortunately, they sold their last Takedown 22 a week prior, so I ordered another.