Suppressor attachment brands

[Alan]

When it comes to attaching a suppressor, what’s your go-to? Are you Team KeyMo, Xeno or ASR?

 

[Coopa02]

I've messed with a few mounts and keep going back to the simple ones. Those fancy locking systems look cool but I've seen them get carbon locked or come loose. The basic ones might look boring but they just keep working.

 

[Brisky1]

KeyMo if I’m swapping between rifles a lot. If it’s a lighter setup, Xeno makes sense since it cuts some weight and complexity.

 

[Tonopah]

I recently bought a Q AR .556 (Sugar Weasel). I know everybody hates Q but this is a nice rifle and worth the price for me, at least. It came with a Cherry Bomb muzzle device -- which is also a Plan B suppressor mount. So, I bought a Trash Panda suppressor too. I am a FNG when it comes to suppressors so, when I removed the suppressor from the rifle the first time the Cherry Bomb came with it -- buried in the suppressor. It took some creativity to get the Cherry Bomb out of the suppressor (the Cherry Bomb does not have any area sticking out to the suppressor to grip or to use a wrench on). Later, I cleaned all threads with acetone and a brass wire brush, applied a little medium strength Loctite to the muzzle and torqued the Cherry Bomb on to the barrel appropriately. The next day, I applied some anti-seize to the threads of the suppressor and I have had no trouble since. I say all of this only to praise the Plan B method of attaching a suppressor because, done correctly, is is really easy to live with. I know about Rokset but I did not want to use it. The medium Loctite is working just fine so far and I know that I can get that muzzle device off pretty easily, even if I have to use a little heat from a heat gun.

 

[crazymonkey]

With most of my suppressors coming from silencerco I run asr breaks on most rifles so I can move from gun to gun . My other two are direct thread from silencer central.

 

[Coopa02]

I recently bought a Q AR .556 (Sugar Weasel). I know everybody hates Q but this is a nice rifle and worth the price for me, at least. It came with a Cherry Bomb muzzle device -- which is also a Plan B suppressor mount. So, I bought a Trash Panda suppressor too. I am a FNG when it comes to suppressors so, when I removed the suppressor from the rifle the first time the Cherry Bomb came with it -- buried in the suppressor. It took some creativity to get the Cherry Bomb out of the suppressor (the Cherry Bomb does not have any area sticking out to the suppressor to grip or to use a wrench on). Later, I cleaned all threads with acetone and a brass wire brush, applied a little medium strength Loctite to the muzzle and torqued the Cherry Bomb on to the barrel appropriately. The next day, I applied some anti-seize to the threads of the suppressor and I have had no trouble since. I say all of this only to praise the Plan B method of attaching a suppressor because, done correctly, is is really easy to live with. I know about Rokset but I did not want to use it. The medium Loctite is working just fine so far and I know that I can get that muzzle device off pretty easily, even if I have to use a little heat from a heat gun.

Every suppressor owner has that moment early on. You handled it well...clean threads and proper prep make Plan B setups run like a dream.

 

[Tonopah]

I was thinking that with a hard use gun -- rapid strings of fire -- Rokset is the way to go but my rifle is only asked to spit out a few rounds at a time. I went with medium thread locker because I know I can get the muzzle device off if I want to with that whereas I am leery of Rokset because heat won't help and I understand that hot/boiling water is needed but how to I trust that the water reaches the Rokset in the threads? I decided to keep it simple by using medium thread locker for now. By the way, I have used red (strong) Loktite in the past for screws for sight bases and -- never again will I do that...!

 

[Alan]

I was thinking that with a hard use gun -- rapid strings of fire -- Rokset is the way to go but my rifle is only asked to spit out a few rounds at a time. I went with medium thread locker because I know I can get the muzzle device off if I want to with that whereas I am leery of Rokset because heat won't help and I understand that hot/boiling water is needed but how to I trust that the water reaches the Rokset in the threads? I decided to keep it simple by using medium thread locker for now. By the way, I have used red (strong) Loktite in the past for screws for sight bases and -- never again will I do that...!

Makes sense to keep it simple. For lighter use, medium thread locker is plenty and way easier to remove later without the hassle.

 

[12insurertough]

Plan B system. A few You thread on the muzzle device to the barrel and leave it on. Each device has a threaded collar to attach the suppressor and it has a beveled edge before the threads. This prevents carbon build up around the threads effectively locking your suppressor into the device . The suppressor doesn’t come loose
Teo- the beveled edge keeps the
to the muzzle device.

 

[12insurertough]

I concur with Plan B. The beveled shoulder BEFORE the suppressor threads prevents two things. Carbon lockup AND suppressor doesn’t walk loose causing a can strike. I like Comstock brand - titanium recessed mounts make them light and shortens OAL by an inch. No downside.

 

[Arizonagunsmith]

I was thinking that with a hard use gun -- rapid strings of fire -- Rokset is the way to go but my rifle is only asked to spit out a few rounds at a time. I went with medium thread locker because I know I can get the muzzle device off if I want to with that whereas I am leery of Rokset because heat won't help and I understand that hot/boiling water is needed but how to I trust that the water reaches the Rokset in the threads? I decided to keep it simple by using medium thread locker for now. By the way, I have used red (strong) Loktite in the past for screws for sight bases and -- never again will I do that...!

Blue Loctite or Weaver green scope mount juice for scopes and base screws. I've had guys bring flash hider with Rockset and want they removed. Gun shops aren't set up for boiling a flasher or other device glued on. We only have means to just machine them off.
I agree with the plan B approach.