Thread: Waitaki Engineering Suppressor

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iv missed this one so it was a good revival for me, I wonder 2 years on what is thaught of these cans?
they look nice, they are not overly light, they seem to work, what is the consensus?

hahaha. awesome.

can they handle the ar15 rate of fire then? a mate with an Ecat is looking at options and he is well, trigger happy.

Have any of you guys had alloy suppressors fail and if so then how many rounds have they lasted before failing?

I've had my Waitaki one hot enough that it burnt the paint (that I applied) off, 150 rds in half an hour sort of thing, hasn't exploded

quick hold it over the lemon tree

I didnt realise you were in the urea making game tussock, can you give me a good tonne rate?

Originally Posted by yogi

Have any of you guys had alloy suppressors fail and if so then how many rounds have they lasted before failing?

Not personally, but I've been running hunting teams for the past 8 years so I see a lot of hunters come and go and they all fire thousands of shots per year. I've witnessed 2 suppressor failures in the last 2 years and both failed in the muzzle brake area with the side wall of the main tube blowing out!

I've bent 2 barrels in the bad old days of can suppressors by falling on the rifle. The bending moment on the end thread is massive and it fucks em real fast! I have also had issues with cans unscrewing and shooting the baffles/end caps out of two can suppressors myself...so I will never put a can type suppressor on one of my rifles ever again.


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Mate had an MAE 30cal can fail on the first round because it wasn't welded properly. Ended up a good distance down range.

Thread from the dead!

Does any one run a W.E. suppressor oh their AK? Considering getting one ask interested to see some feedback prior to purchase.

Originally Posted by Ryan

Thread from the dead!

Does any one run a W.E. suppressor oh their AK? Considering getting one ask interested to see some feedback prior to purchase.

I have one,only put 350/400 round thru it but it works just fine,I also have one of there .223 cans that has had around 2000 rounds thru it that has been perfect

Only think I will say is that I'm not a fan of the little concave washer that comes with them but it does do it's job-just easy to lose

Like most suppressors they over cause over gassing in carbines. Im fiddling with an adjustable block to bring that down.

Did a 3-gun in the weekend, 50 rounds in 90 seconds through my AR.
Waitaki suppressor was smoking, but no issues at all.

Also had one on my AK, no problems there with sustained fire either.

The paint does bubble and blister, but 10 minutes later comes back to the smooth black finish.

Not the lightest around, but makes it hearing safe without earmuffs, what more do you want?

Not at all worried about what the paint looks like - as long as it's functional that's all I require.

Originally Posted by bluemonsta

Did a 3-gun in the weekend, 50 rounds in 90 seconds through my AR.
Waitaki suppressor was smoking, but no issues at all.

Also had one on my AK, no problems there with sustained fire either.

The paint does bubble and blister, but 10 minutes later comes back to the smooth black finish.

Not the lightest around, but makes it hearing safe without earmuffs, what more do you want?

Haha yeah just remember not to put it down or touch it. Made that mistake