Nomad Ti XC

[Gtscotty]

Maybe I’m the odd one out here, but I have literally never had my direct threaded cans come loose over a course of fire, or while hunting. No Teflon tape, no goop, just a little wrist snap when it gets snugged up. Maybe my muzzle threads are just dirty enough to act as some security…

I've had them loosen, but I do believe it's almost always a host threading or shoulder issue. On a host with a nice reasonably wide shoulder to torque against, and the threading done right with an undercut so the can is fully against the shoulder, a quarter turn back and then snap tight, keeps them snug.

In the spirit of this thread, here are three rifles with Xeno mounts at the range today, two of which are hunting rifles (Sig Cross and 13" 6mm ARC AR), and two of which have Nomads mounted (albeit an old school TI and a steel nomad).



This was the Proof/Origin .223 with old steel Nomad on the 1,000yd steel no problems with repeatability with that rig, and it gets shot often because it's really fun.

 

[Captains1911]

Maybe I’m the odd one out here, but I have literally never had my direct threaded cans come loose over a course of fire, or while hunting. No Teflon tape, no goop, just a little wrist snap when it gets snugged up. Maybe my muzzle threads are just dirty enough to act as some security…

The width of the barrel shoulder behind the theads makes a big difference too. The wider the shoulder, the more friction between the barrel and can to hold it in place.

 

[Choupique]

Im about to order myself one of these for my .30-06

Am I going to regret getting it with the omni brake so I can swap it to my AR?

 

[wind gypsy]

Im about to order myself one of these for my .30-06

Am I going to regret getting it with the omni brake so I can swap it to my AR?

Pretty hard to opine on how someone else will feel about it. If a little extra weight and length is going to bother you, yes you'll regret it. If not, than no.

 

[TimberRunner]

You'll love it.

I replaced the direct thread nount with the titanium one from diligent defense and saved .75 oz.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Im about to order myself one of these for my .30-06

Am I going to regret getting it with the omni brake so I can swap it to my AR?

I assume you are asking about it from a gas flow perspective?

 

[Choupique]

More from a does this tapered mounting gizmo thing suck or not perspective. I have zero experience with anything except direct thread.

Its already ordered, so it doesnt really matter.

 

[wind gypsy]

More from a does this tapered mounting gizmo thing suck or not perspective. I have zero experience with anything except direct thread.

Its already ordered, so it doesnt really matter.

They are nice for taking on/off a little quicker. Less nice that it's one more thing to collect carbon.

 

[Choupique]

It seems like it gets good reviews for return to zero. Do yall trust it enough to not worry about verifying after you remove it? Obviously im going to test it myself, but again I have zero experience.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

It seems like it gets good reviews for return to zero. Do yall trust it enough to not worry about verifying after you remove it? Obviously im going to test it myself, but again I have zero experience.

My two primary rifles don't seem to ever change POI with their respective DT cans. I always remove the cans for travel to/fro so they're getting spun on and off all the time.