Surefire Training Suppressor 7.62

This will be my second Surefire training suppressor, this time in 7.62.  Damn these things are expensive considering they're not real suppressors.  I'm really going to kick myself one day if suppressors become legal in Canada one day, lol!

These things are built well, I can only imagine how tough real Surefire suppressors must be.  When I find some time, I'll throw this onto my BCL 102 and snap a few pics.  I know, it's not the right can for the M110, but hey, it's not even a real suppressor and my 110 clone is not even close to being clone correct.  I'll live with it.

Surefire 7.62 Training Suppressor with Muzzle Brake for the BCL 102

This training suppressor isn’t for me actually, but I thought I would post some pics and have a small comparison to Surefire’s 5.56mm version of their training suppressor.  

The packaging is basically the same as their 5.56 version, bubble wrapped instead of coming with a molle pouch like the real deal.

It's definitely longer than the 5.56mm version.

My buddy picked up a Surefire 7.62 muzzle brake to go with it.

I found that the 7.62 actually clamps onto a 5.56 muzzle device, but the 5.56 training suppressor will not fit on a 7.62 muzzle device.

My Surefire 4 prong flash suppressor.

My Mk18 with the 7.62 training suppressor on it.

Anyway, this unit was meant for my buddy's BCL102 and it fit like a glove.  

Doesn't look that bad either.

Surefire Training Suppressor Tested

I finally got to take the Surefire training suppressor out for a test drive, and predictably, did not reduce the sound in any way whatsoever.  It was an interesting experience though, as I'd never tried devices like the Noveske Flaming Pig, or the Surefire Warden. 

The Surefire training suppressor adds a bit of weight to the front end of the rifle, and it also directs any blast forward, while pushing the rifle backwards.  It also creates quite a bit of flash forward too.

I tried the Surefire 4 prong flash hider and it reduces flash to a dot.  It's an amazing unit and I can see why certain branches of the military have adopted it.  Once I threw on the training suppressor however, it enhanced the flame forward, and probably directed some of the sound that way as well.

The result of using the fake can is similar to the real one, in that it really kicks the crap out of the flash hider.

Surefire Training Suppressor

I'm not sure what in blue blazes compelled me to get one of these, but I did.  What is it about some of us when it comes to building clones?  Every little detail painstakingly replicated to the best of our abilities.  Two of the things that just can't be done in Canada are the fun switch, and suppressors.  I had a chat with one of my buddies who actually uses suppressors while on the job, but is not allowed to personally own one.  Yet even he has a few fake suppressors in his personal collection of firearms, and the best reason that the two of us could come up with was simply.......they look cool.

irunguns.ca was bringing these in for $300 USD plus shipping to Canada, plus tax, plus shipping to your house.  I most certainly did not pay that much for a fake suppressor, but I have in the past purchased some fake cans (made for airsoft) for photo shoots only, and those cost $30-60 USD.

Anyway, this little number is actually made by Surefire for use with their muzzle devices.  I've seen a few unboxing videos of the real deal (Surefire Training Suppressor SOCOM 5.56mm) and those come packaged in basically the same box, except the real cans come with a molle carrying case.  The fake can was simply wrapped in a bubble wrapper.

The first thing I noticed about this device, which is essentially an elongated Surefire Warden Blast Diffuser.  For about $100 more than the Warden, you get a bit more steel on the tube.  Yep, these things are made of steel, near as I can tell, and felt surprisingly heavier than I expected.

The walls of the tube are fairly thick, and the business end of this device is just an open end, with no threads.  There is no way one could easily convert this into a real suppressor.

Surefire states that the mounting mechanism is identical to the real deal, but this wouldn't be a huge deal for them as they already have the exact same mounting system on their Warden.

I did notice that there was some slight discoloration in the fastening knob, like a bit of uneven anodizing or whatever they use to finish these things, but the main tube body appeared to have a slightly different color and even finish.  Not a big deal at all for me as the rest of my rifle is 50 shades of FDE anyway, and besides, I didn't pay $1,200 USD for the real deal anyway, so can't really complain.

The Surefire 4 prong visible through the gaping hole at the end of the training suppressor.

Anyway, I've got a couple of other fake canes, one for the Mod 0 clone, and one for the Mk12 Mod 1 clone, but those are both airsoft cans, and I would not take the chance of firing either of my rifles with those things attached.  The Surefire unit however was designed to be fired through as it is a training device.  I've actually never tried out the Noveske Flaming Pig or the Surefire Warden, so I look forward to trying this thing out and see if it makes any sort of difference in terms of directing noise and blast forward or not.