Stability in mounting and added can volume for gas cooling/dissipation is really all the advantages this design offers.
The most efficient method of taking full advantage of this type of design would have been the ported barrel that I mentioned previously. Gas bleed-off through barrel porting offers several advantages;
- Quicker cooling of exhaust gasses
- Gas velocity deceleration/cancelation when ported gasses meet muzzle gases inside the can
- Larger gas containment volume with little added OAL.
- Muzzle velocity of the round dropped to subsonic levels prior to leaving the barrel, elimination sonic crack and allowing the use of standard, issue ammunition.
The MP5SD is a good example of this ported barrel inside container design, still in use today.
This can was designed with little understanding of suppressor dymanics and the added weight may have made this setup a single shot, hand reloaded affair.
Has it ever been fired to acertain this?
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