Thread: Why Does Everyone Hate Dan Cans?

Originally Posted by Creeper

Dan's a very clever, talented guy & sometimes can be a very misunderstood individual but his suppressors & barrels are cutting edge & very well made.

He is also one of those people who dont think they could ever be at fault, he was such a cunt to a good mate of mine after fucking up his rifle that he wont get a cent of my $ again despite me being very happy with all his products that I have personly bought

Anyone ever seen a blown up DPT? I haven’t

Nothing but good things to say about hardy engineering from me
Ive had 1 rifle rebarreled, 4 more barrels shortened & 2 of their suppressors
All done with very reasonable prices and good service from a local business
I know other blokes who would also say the same

Mine leaked like a mo fo
Went back , leaked like fuck
Got dicked around usual it’s the heat bla bla
Was 338 rated can on a 308 by the way
After 4 return it was swapped for the next gen
When that started to leak I saw the light and got a dpt
Has seen over 200 rounds and still perfect

That’s the difference

Originally Posted by gimp

Anyone ever seen a blown up DPT? I haven’t

Yup.

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Originally Posted by Creeper

Well said Dermastor.

I've had dealings with all of NZ's main suppressor manufacturers & can say that they all bring something good to the industry

Dan's a very clever, talented guy & sometimes can be a very misunderstood individual but his suppressors & barrels are cutting edge & very well made.

I don't believe you have introduced yourself here @Creeper perhaps head over to the introductions thread tell us a bit about yourself

Originally Posted by Creeper

Well said Dermastor.

I've had dealings with all of NZ's main suppressor manufacturers & can say that they all bring something good to the industry

Dan's a very clever, talented guy & sometimes can be a very misunderstood individual but his suppressors & barrels are cutting edge & very well made.

That you Dan???

Originally Posted by Creeper

Well said Dermastor.

I've had dealings with all of NZ's main suppressor manufacturers & can say that they all bring something good to the industry

Dan's a very clever, talented guy & sometimes can be a very misunderstood individual but his suppressors & barrels are cutting edge & very well made.

I have a Hardy's. I got it with a second hand rifle I purchased. It would leak soot and gas onto the outside of the barrel. Being a practical person, I rang and asked the person at Hardy's. (Pretty sure he said his name was Dan) . I explained I got it second hand and I was not asking for it to be fixed under warranty. I offered to pay a fair price fr a repair to stop the leak and I presumed that they would be able to sort it as they had made it. I was told flat out, no discussion, that "HIS SUPPRESSORS DON"T DO THAT. IT MUST BE THE RIFLE" . I went and checked my rifle again. It has a single hole at the end called a muzzle. SO the only place that could get soot and gas onto the barrel is through the suppressor. Yes, every company can make a mistake. It is how that company deals with that mistake that separates it from the others. Dans mistake was when he had a customer who was happy to spend money he treated me like an idiot. I have since purchased several Gunworks suppressors for myself, and have had mates fit gunworks cans as well.

If you really want to buy one, get it from a H&F or other gunshop, not direct from Hardy's. That way if anything goes wrong, you can deal with a shop that will sort it because they have to and not Dan who seems to think he cannot make a mistake.


For the record, I think that Hardy's cans for the most part are well made and they work. (But so do Gunworks, DPT and most others). So I have no quarrel with the product he makes, just his complete lack of service. You say he can be misunderstood. I think he has misunderstood what being in business and customer service means.

Originally Posted by BRADS

Yup.

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How’d it happen? Got any photos?

Have a Sonic, no issues at all

Originally Posted by gimp

How’d it happen? Got any photos?

+1 be keen to see what happened @BRADS

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

Have a Sonic, no issues at all

I have 2 sonics. I found the center core which is stainless rusted pretty quickly, so took to leaving them where the sun would dry them out each day.

The other issue was that the baffles tended to unscrew during firing, so I got a slice of radiator hose about 20mm wide, laid it along the length of the can, and wound heat resistant magic (self amalgamating) tape around it. The baffles are held in place by external fricton. No more problems.

Originally Posted by Gibo

+1 be keen to see what happened @BRADS

Na I have no pics, was a 6.5x55 shooting steel got hot and blew the end off.
The only make of can I haven't personally seen let is go is one of Robbies tanks but have heard of one letting go.


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Originally Posted by BRADS

Na I have no pics, was a 6.5x55 shooting steel got hot and blew the end off.
The only make of can I haven't personally seen let is go is one of Robbies tanks but have heard of one letting go.

The can probably backed off the threads during prolonged gong shooting due to heat and gas which would of caused the projectile to slap into a baffle and discharge the suppressor off the end.

All in all, that's the operators error.

Originally Posted by Sasquatch

The can probably backed off the threads during prolonged gong shooting due to heat and gas which would of caused the projectile to slap into a baffle and discharge the suppressor off the end.

All in all, that's the operators error.

Is the operators error if you say what happened happened. But it could have just as easily been a fault with the suppressor


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