greyling22
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That's nice to know. I had no idea. But I like the red, go for that. Some shade of blue or teal might look neat with a silver or grey outer tube.
That seems like a good lineup!
I'm sure you're going to offer THR members a discount of sorts? Haha.
Maybe by the time you get production up and running I'll have the cash to pick one up. I love the idea of the slim long can...A touch over wholesale, so $580 on the Phoenix and $880 on the rifle cans with brakes.
At some point here we'll get some video. Plan was to do that weekend before last, but a bunch of other goobers showed up at the private range, making it just about impossible. I did have a chance to run the Phoenix XLV and Phoenix IX against a Rugged Obsidian, and a dozen pairs of ears confirmed that they're noticeably quieter. And that was the 1.25" diameter x 8.0" long IX prototype, weighing just 9.5 ounces with piston. So shorter, slimmer, lighter and quieter.
Phoenix IX on the Beretta, with the prototype 1.375" x 7.0" IX below it and SiCo Osprey above.
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I did decide to just do black anodizing on the baffles for now. It's the easiest to get consistent coloration with from batch to batch until my new shop is up and I have room for more dedicated set ups.
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I also did away with numbering of the baffles with progressively thinner cones. It complicated production immensely and only saved about 0.3 ounces. They're all just .050" now.
To follow up, did you notice a significant difference in terms of noise between the 8" and 7" Phoenixes?