suppressed m1a

[brian]

paperwork came through on the omega i was waiting on.
it's the first can that i plan to mount on multiple hosts...one being an old m1a socom2.
did my homework months ago. the socoms use a one off gas cylinder lock that has the front sight and muzzle device all in one.
picked up a gas cylinder lock that:
A. allows the use of regular m1a front sights
B. has 5/8" muzzle threads
found a gas plug that has gas adjustments.
yesterday evening i was able to get to the range.
this thing has a 16" barrel and can light cigars at 8' with a robust report to say the least.
it's now hearing safe....with a stiff load pushing 168grn slugs. i have the gas turned out enough that it doesn't cycle without the can in place. might even load some sub-sonics for it.
this round was strictly a function check. i'll play around some this weekend to see how it shoots paper.