Thread: Blown suppressor baffle - Launched 20m downrange

Stainless steel and aluminum don't get on very well, especially when moisture is added, I'm not sure what the gases and carbon add to the mix but suspect this is why they are quite confident in the corrosion theory

Originally Posted by distant stalker

Stainless steel and aluminum don't get on very well, especially when moisture is added, I'm not sure what the gases and carbon add to the mix but suspect this is why they are quite confident in the corrosion theory

There is no stainless steel in my baffle that failed.
I think dpt just looked at my first pic of the dirty suppressor exterior (just a residue from in the bike inner tube and cleaned off easily once I was home ) and said it must be corrosion. Corrosion is just their easy out option.
I think the baffle failed prematurely due to fatigue.
Either way I'll keep shooting it as it is now. Maybe I'll buy another one later, probably I'll change brand. They couldn't even offer a small discount for a replacement part after that bad experience. Definitely not the customer service i was hoping for.

Originally Posted by Roarless20

There is no stainless steel in my baffle that failed.
I think dpt just looked at my first pic of the dirty suppressor exterior (just a residue from in the bike inner tube and cleaned off easily once I was home ) and said it must be corrosion. Corrosion is just their easy out option.
I think the baffle failed prematurely due to fatigue.
Either way I'll keep shooting it as it is now. Maybe I'll buy another one later, probably I'll change brand. They couldn't even offer a small discount for a replacement part after that bad experience. Definitely not the customer service i was hoping for.

looking at the picture its not just the outside that is dirty mate.

Corrosion and fatigue go hand in hand with aluminium alloys.