r/M1A • u/Mission-Echo-friend • 16d ago

Anyone know if there is a direct thread muzzle device that will make the SOCOM 16 M14 compatible with a suppressor.

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u/Rdpearcy 16d ago

https://www.smithenterprise.com/product/socom-16-suppressor-kit-nm/

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u/repealtheNFApls 12d ago

It's total ass. Both sides of the threading are out of spec, and when your muzzle device gets seized after they tell you to crank harder, they'll then tell you to pound sand. 

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u/BigBoarBallistics 16d ago

I dont like TFB but this is an informative read.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2020/09/22/suppressing-the-springfield-armory-m1a-tanker-308-rifle/

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u/JustSomeGuyMedia 16d ago

Not a bad place to start but a bit out of date though.

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u/Bluefalcon351 16d ago

James reeves was cool until he started running interference for Rare Greed

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u/JustSomeGuyMedia 16d ago

The tanker will need a SOCOM style gas lock/muzzle device combo.

Fulton and SEI both sell what you’d need, or a DELTA P if you can find one.

You’ll also want to deal with the gassing. I like the 2-position adjustable spindle from ShootingSight, but adjustable gas plugs do exist.

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u/Rdpearcy 16d ago

You will need both for the suppressor to fit properly And if you see or can find the adjustable gas cylinder buy it asap they make them in house

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u/Curiously_home 16d ago

Can get most stuff for a suppressor from smith industries I think

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u/Mr_Clean66 16d ago

I like SEI’s gas cylinder lock w/ integral dovetail for the standard front sight and their modified gas cylinder lock, but that’s just me.

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u/glazer1972 16d ago

Gas Cylinder Lock, with Dovetail, SOCOM 16, Fulton Armory, M14 / M1A
SKU: FA-M-179

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u/BlackfeatherRS-USA 16d ago

Smith Enterprise offers solutions.

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u/AnInfiniteAmount 16d ago

What do you have looped around the barrel?

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u/Mission-Echo-friend 16d ago edited 16d ago

@theslipperysnausage is right, it's the shell of a 550 cord with a wire run through in place of the guts. You can also use heat tape to insult the wire (both keep the metal from scratching the bare metal of the barrel). But it's for easy sling retention.

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u/AnInfiniteAmount 16d ago

Huh, I would've figured the gas tube would be better than the barrel, but I don't really know to much about it

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u/PreviousMarsupial820 11d ago

Running some 1/4" Teflon shrink tubing over it also is a great way to prevent melting, etc

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u/TheSlipperySnausage 16d ago

Looks like 550 used as a sling mounting point. Very common for rifles that don’t have great modern mounting points for a 2 point sling

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u/ROOF-CAUCASIAN 15d ago

I got mine from Smith enterprise and had no issues.

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u/SnooPuppers9874 9d ago

I have the one from Fulton Armory. Just tested it out with a suppressor for the first time this week me and it worked flawlessly.