tonguengroover wrote:Oh I see it looks like it comes apart at the end. So you just unscrew a section off? Neato

Yeah pretty much. I haven’t shot it in the shorter configuration. It was loud enough in the long config. I didn’t find the length to be too bothersome. It will be next to nothing on the carbine. Really going to be nice for hunting. Unfortunately, 99% of my hunting is bird hunting so it doesn’t help me much there. I’m thinking about researching shot gun cans, next.


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For whatever reason it looks like either the can or the interchangeable, threaded, barrel extension was causing the .22 LR to tumble out of the TX -22. I didn’t have the normal barrel tip extension switch it out, but I never noticed rounds tumbling out of the TX-22 before without a suppressor. Other than tumbling rounds, it was beyond pleasant & quiet to shoot.

Next time I go to the range, I’ll bring both barrel extensions. If it’s the threaded one, I’ll contract taurus to send me out a new one.


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Wow, never seen booliits tumble like that before.

tonguengroover wrote:Wow, never seen booliits tumble like that before.

Yeah - they didn’t tumble out of the suppressed Tomcat. Definitely a gun/threader issue not a suppressor issue.


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My first thought, are you using a piston and not just a thread adapter? It would almost appear those are baffle strikes. With the floating barrel design of most modern semi's, you must have a spring/piston or you're going to destroy your suppressor.

FlyGuy wrote:My first thought, are you using a piston and not just a thread adapter? It would almost appear those are baffle strikes. With the floating barrel design of most modern semi's, you must have a spring/piston or you're going to destroy your suppressor.

I’m using the spring & piston for the tx22.

I was using the fixed barrel spacer for the Tomcat as it has a fixed barrel design.


ETA: I just took the baffles apart and they all look good to go to me - no appearances of damage.

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UPDATE:


I Took it to the range 2 separate, additional times and the TX 22 is still key-holing with both the thread adapter & the standard muzzle. It’s not the ammo, as my Ruger Wrangler was not keyholing rounds with the same exact ammo.

It’s a very accurate keyholer though, haha. Nice groups.

Nothing appears to be visibly wrong with the pistol either; so it’s kind of a mystery.

I guess I’m going to have to brave Taurus Customer service …


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Have you attempted to shoot it with the fixed barrel spacer? I wonder if the piston is causing the rounds to tumble.

Northern wrote:Have you attempted to shoot it with the fixed barrel spacer? I wonder if the piston is causing the rounds to tumble.

Last 2 times I shot it without the can at all. It’s definitely not the can.


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Ah, interesting.

Have you recovered any of the bullets? A while back I bought a suppressor for a .308 threaded barrel bolt gun with a 1:11.25 twist. While trying to come up with a sub load I found that 165-8 grain was the heaviest it would stabilize @ 1100fps or so. At least that's what I think the velocities are as I have ballisticaly readjusted the screen spacing on my chronograph and can't be too sure. Then I went and got a .300BO upper for my AR with a 1:8 and shoots 220g as well as anything that slow. The action will not cycle reliably without the can at that speed even with having a pistol length gas tube. Seems to shoot a might faster WITH the can. The .308 won't make little round holes with the 220g Berry's even at just over 2000fps. Can't find MK anywhere around here to try.

papajim2jordan wrote:Have you recovered any of the bullets?

Unfortunately, since moving back to suburbia; I’m limited to mostly public ranges. However,
this summer I’ll be able to use my brother’s farm in Northern MI. I never have much luck recovering bullets in Dirt when I could shoot on my own property anyways. Maybe a sand pile.

I thought using a different pistol would eliminate the ammo variable; but I have almost all 40 grain .22 LR ammo. I could try another weight/brand.


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Went to the range today, with my new, $50 Sig p230 threaded barrel. Gun with just the new barrel functioned fine and was accurate. Gun with new barrel + suppressor = not cycling. Some guns just don’t like a can hanging off the end. That’s why I always test them. Wasn’t my best day at the range with 9mms.

On a side note, (flip side?) I did use the .45 ACP cylinder for my Ruger Blackhawk for the first time. Nice and accurate as with the .45 Colt cylinder. Especially, considering I had a bunch of nasty rounds to burn up that won’t cycle in my 1911; some with quite a lot of set back. Shot much better with this pistol today. It’s a nice feature to have the .45 ACP cylinder, as especially I have not been motivated to reload ammo at all.


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