Air Lock Industries Suppressor

[rbutcher1234]

Where are we on the nano torture test? I would like to see it mag dumped on an ar15 to see how it does.

 

[TN deer hunter]

I'm really looking forward to the 6mm.

 

[AirlockIndustries]

Where are we on the nano torture test? I would like to see it mag dumped on an ar15 to see how it does.

We will be doing one soon on a 22 creed.

 

[rbutcher1234]

We will be doing one soon on a 22 creed.

Any way to do it mag fed instead of single loading the 100? (saying 100 since you did those numbers last time)

If you can tell, I’m really here to see an absurd amount of heat and pressure dumped into the nano in as short a time as possible to validate beyond a shadow of a doubt that it can take beyond worse case.

It’s obviously not designed for a 1,000 round training day, but I really want to see that it won’t catastrophically fail at 800 degrees, 900 degrees, etc. Basically, visual confirmation of safety margin.

 

[cbuck516]

Very clean looking design, but I’m not seeing any flat spots to grab these with any sort of tool for install or removal. How would you remove if the can became carbon locked to the barrel? I recently had to fight a QD mount that was carbon locked in my omega 300 which required me to grab it with a vice. How exactly would you get this bad boy off in that situation? Get it hot and then grab it with a strap wrench?

 

[Schmo]

Very clean looking design, but I’m not seeing any flat spots to grab these with any sort of tool for install or removal. How would you remove if the can became carbon locked to the barrel? I recently had to fight a QD mount that was carbon locked in my omega 300 which required me to grab it with a vice. How exactly would you get this bad boy off in that situation? Get it hot and then grab it with a strap wrench?

Yep, oil filter strap wrench. Or suck it up and break out the pipe wrench!

 

[AirlockIndustries]

Very clean looking design, but I’m not seeing any flat spots to grab these with any sort of tool for install or removal.

A strap wrench has always worked well for us — even on 6.5 ZG that had 100 rounds of PRC through it and got pretty stuck on the barrel.

Any way to do it mag fed instead of single loading the 100? (saying 100 since you did those numbers last time)

If you can tell, I’m really here to see an absurd amount of heat and pressure dumped into the nano in as short a time as possible to validate beyond a shadow of a doubt that it can take beyond worse case.

We’ll be using a Tikka T3x in 22 Creed. I don’t have 34x magazines to stress-test it that way. If you’re asking about temperature failure points, it’s the same as any other titanium suppressor. If you run it on an SBR and start doing mag dumps, it will overheat, once the blast baffle sees temps over ~2000°F, it will start to fail. Because of the small internal volume, it heats up very quickly on SBR applications.

Under normal use and even hard use (on a bolt gun), it will hold up extremely well. It will be more than enough for what it’s intended for. The sidewalls and baffles are actually thicker than our 7mm and 6.5 models. That said, as is known, our suppressors capture gas more aggressively than most, which means they reach temp quickly.

If you want a suppressor the size of a small hot dog, quieter than an Ultra 7, and under 4 oz, we’re the ticket. If you need something duty-rated for SBR abuse, I would look elsewhere—I just want to be transparent.

We will be doing a thorough durability test. I’m not aware of any other suppressor this small that can handle 22 Creedmoor in a training-level, high-volume (bolt) application.

 

[Schmo]

Under normal use and even hard use (on a bolt gun), it will hold up extremely well. It will be more than enough for what it’s intended for. The sidewalls and baffles are actually thicker than our 7mm and 6.5 models. That said, as is known, our suppressors capture gas more aggressively than most, which means they reach temp quickly.

If you want a suppressor the size of a small hot dog, quieter than an Ultra 7, and under 4 oz, we’re the ticket. If you need something duty-rated for SBR abuse, I would look elsewhere—I just want to be transparent.

We will be doing a thorough durability test. I’m not aware of any other suppressor this small that can handle 22 Creedmoor in a training-level, high-volume (bolt) application.

22 Creed has high uncorking pressure, so if it handles the test fine (I expect it will), most other 22 cartridges will be lower pressure

 

[TimberHunter]

A strap wrench has always worked well for us — even on 6.5 ZG that had 100 rounds of PRC through it and got pretty stuck on the barrel.


We’ll be using a Tikka T3x in 22 Creed. I don’t have 34x magazines to stress-test it that way. If you’re asking about temperature failure points, it’s the same as any other titanium suppressor. If you run it on an SBR and start doing mag dumps, it will overheat, once the blast baffle sees temps over ~2000°F, it will start to fail. Because of the small internal volume, it heats up very quickly on SBR applications.

Under normal use and even hard use (on a bolt gun), it will hold up extremely well. It will be more than enough for what it’s intended for. The sidewalls and baffles are actually thicker than our 7mm and 6.5 models. That said, as is known, our suppressors capture gas more aggressively than most, which means they reach temp quickly.

If you want a suppressor the size of a small hot dog, quieter than an Ultra 7, and under 4 oz, we’re the ticket. If you need something duty-rated for SBR abuse, I would look elsewhere—I just want to be transparent.

We will be doing a thorough durability test. I’m not aware of any other suppressor this small that can handle 22 Creedmoor in a training-level, high-volume (bolt) application.

Man I was going back and forth on the nano during the recent sale and didn’t end up pulling the trigger. Now I want to lol. When to you anticipate the next time you’ll open them up for sale?


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[Q_Sertorius]

I picked up the Airlock ZG 6.5 from my SOT yesterday and tried it out at the range today.

BLUF: I think it is safe to say that it lives up to the hype. Everyone who heard it agreed that it was the quietest of the three cans I shot today. Several observers also noted that the ZG had a higher pitch than the other two.

Rifle: Tikka 6.5mm CM, 20” barrel
Ammo: S&B 140-grain FMJ (average MV 2585, slightly faster than the Hornady I use for hunting).
Suppressors: AB Raptor 8 w/ 3” reflex; US OG 6.5, Airlock ZG 6.5
Weather: 48 F

I did two sessions gathering the handful of folks at the range for each session. All of them had prior suppressor experience, none was familiar with any of the three cans I brought today.

I forgot to hit record on the first session. Second session is here (pardon the old guy with his Garand, I tried not to shoot at the same time as him, but you can hear him banging away at the end of the firing line). The camera was just behind my right shoulder. As you can hear at the beginning of the video, I don’t expect much from smartphone mics, but some folks asked for it.

Quotes not captured on video:

“It’s not as quiet as my Scythe Ti using .300 Blackout subs… but obviously that’s not a fair comparison.”

“All three are very quiet, but I have to give the edge to the second one [the ZG 6.5].”

“That second one [the ZG 6.5] has a much higher pitch, but it sounds quieter.”

My subjective impressions as shooter. The Raptor had the least felt recoil. The ZG had noticeably more thump. Of course, this is expected based upon relative weights. And none were at all unpleasant to shoot.

It did get noticeably hotter than the others. With the LS Wild cover, I could still unscrew it after five shots. I noticed slight mirage with the cover after the fifth shot. I also have an LS Wild cover on the OG 6.5.

I concur with the observers that the ZG was the quietest relative to the others, but all were very quiet.

In the future, I plan to rent some sound equipment and run a test where I don’t have M1 Garands in the background.

POI shift: The rifle was sighted in using different ammo (Hornady factory 140-grain ELDMs) and with the Raptor. This ammo was hitting about 0.5” higher with the Raptor. With the Airlock and OG, each was about 2” higher than that. The ZG 6.5 and OG 6.5 shot to the same POI.

If you have any questions, ask away.

 

[omicron1792]

Q. You look different than I thought you would! Ha.

Thanks for doing that.

 

[wind gypsy]

You felt it was quieter than an 8 stack with 3" reflex? That's pretty high praise.

 

[Jbehredt]

Q. You look different than I thought you would! Ha.

Thanks for doing that.

But his avatar is a selfie

 

[wind gypsy]

I'm going to just tell myself i'm happy with my cans because they dont heat up as fast. No FOMO here, nope..

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

I'm going to just tell myself i'm happy with my cans because they dont heat up as fast. No FOMO here, nope..

Did you hear how the shot at ~59sec sounded quitter in the mic right after that rifle down the line fired? Just shoot around loud rifles occasionally and you'll love all your cans.

 

[omicron1792]

But his avatar is a selfie

Thought that was a pic of his girlfriend.ha

 

[Jbehredt]

Did you hear how the shot at ~59sec sounded quitter in the mic right after that rifle down the line fired? Just shoot around loud rifles occasionally and you'll love all your cans.

Neanderthals

 

[Schmo]

I wonder what @Jbehredt looks like?

Oh, wait . . .

 

[Q_Sertorius]

You felt it was quieter than an 8 stack with 3" reflex? That's pretty high praise.

That’s what all the observers reported. I tried to get thoughts before a consensus developed. Most people said they thought the OG 6.5 and Raptor were really close, but they gave the edge to the ZG.