SiCo New Can - Scythe-Ti…hunting perfection?

[RockAndSage]

Is there a consensus best mounting system? I have a couple rifles I'd like to swap between. I have an Area 419 Hellfire on one, the other just has a direct threaded Salmon River brake.

There's a lot to be said for direct-thread mounting, and it should definitely be considered for hunting rifles. The biggest benefits are that the setup usually leaves your rifle a bit lighter, a bit shorter, and that it also minimizes risk of the bore and baffles being out of alignment. Without needing to buy muzzle devices or pay for the extra costs involved in the suppressor's QD parts, it's generally also a cheaper route. There may be some exceptions to this on some certain can that I'm not aware of, but it's pretty accurate across the board.

Is anyone aware of situations where having a muzzle device enhances the performance of a suppressor and gun setup? Where it might be a benefit?

 

[SloppyJ]

Is there a consensus best mounting system? I have a couple rifles I'd like to swap between. I have an Area 419 Hellfire on one, the other just has a direct threaded Salmon River brake.

Direct thread for me. QD for me has all downsides and no up. Extra weight, length, and tolerance stacking. By the time I bought QD muzzle devices for all of my rifles, I could buy a really nice new one. Looking at the ASR mount for the Scythe for example, the weight of the ASR bravo mount and a muzzle device damn near equal the weight of the can by itself. For hunting purposes I see absolutely no reason to do anything other than direct thread. I shoot suppressed 99% of the time so I have no need for a brake.

In my opinion, the ONLY reason to go QD is if you're swapping between a bunch of rifles that are threaded in different pitches. In my mind, QD systems are for gas guns for whatever reason. I've never had a can back off but I'm pretty good about checking it all the time. A couple drops of blue Loctite and the residual left over seems to help keep it locked down.

 

[SloppyJ]

There's a lot to be said for direct-thread mounting, and it should definitely be considered for hunting rifles. The biggest benefits are that the setup usually leaves your rifle a bit lighter, a bit shorter, and that it also minimizes risk of the bore and baffles being out of alignment. Without needing to buy muzzle devices or pay for the extra costs involved in the suppressor's QD parts, it's generally also a cheaper route. There may be some exceptions to this on some certain can that I'm not aware of, but it's pretty accurate across the board.

Is anyone aware of situations where having a muzzle device enhances the performance of a suppressor and gun setup? Where it might be a benefit?

I have the same question regarding any performance differences between direct thread and QD with a brake. I was looking at the independent (not pew science) testing event results real late one night when I couldn't sleep and I recall seeing stats of the same can with and without a brake. Let me see if I can dig it up.

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