I rocketed my Omega silencer about 100y down range after a baffle strike while doing some 1000+ yard shooting. I also got a faceful of metal shrapnel, but luckily nothing that broke skin.
Doing a post-mortem investigation, the locking pawl on the Omega QD mount was very loose and wasn't keeping the supressor locked tight against the taper any more. For reference, this supressor is about a decade old with a serial number in the three digit range and has seen tens of thousands of rounds from many different calibers, and everything from short 5.56 SBRs to 6.5 CM gas guns.
Every single baffle was struck by the bullet, the front end cap was blown out, and as already mentioned, the QD mounts locking pawl was no longer working.
I called SilencerCo, was given a RMA number and sent it in for repair. I received UPS notification that it arrived at SilencerCo. Then 4 hours later received another UPS notification with a tracking number headed back to me from SilencerCo.
I was dissapointed since it obviously was being returned as unrepairable. Nope, it was legitimately a 4 hour repair and re-ship. SilencerCo re-cored the tube, replaced both threaded end caps, and gave me a new (and updated) QD mount. No charge for the repair. And yes, I am sure the outer tube is still the original, as evidenced by the heat discoloration and melted on remnants of one of my rifle cases (oops).
I have a few other SilencerCo supressors, and will definitely be sticking with the brand for future purchases after this experience.
Doing a post-mortem investigation, the locking pawl on the Omega QD mount was very loose and wasn't keeping the supressor locked tight against the taper any more. For reference, this supressor is about a decade old with a serial number in the three digit range and has seen tens of thousands of rounds from many different calibers, and everything from short 5.56 SBRs to 6.5 CM gas guns.
Every single baffle was struck by the bullet, the front end cap was blown out, and as already mentioned, the QD mounts locking pawl was no longer working.
I called SilencerCo, was given a RMA number and sent it in for repair. I received UPS notification that it arrived at SilencerCo. Then 4 hours later received another UPS notification with a tracking number headed back to me from SilencerCo.
I was dissapointed since it obviously was being returned as unrepairable. Nope, it was legitimately a 4 hour repair and re-ship. SilencerCo re-cored the tube, replaced both threaded end caps, and gave me a new (and updated) QD mount. No charge for the repair. And yes, I am sure the outer tube is still the original, as evidenced by the heat discoloration and melted on remnants of one of my rifle cases (oops).
I have a few other SilencerCo supressors, and will definitely be sticking with the brand for future purchases after this experience.
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