My ATF Form 4 for the TPM SD suppressor was approved within 41 days (unheard of speed), but my local ranges were subject to my state's stay-at-home orders. Here is some GoPro footage from yesterday's trip. This is my TPM P5SD SBR (2 stamps)
I had one failure to feed on the second shot: the bolt carrier just didn't strip a cartridge out of the POF magazine. After reseating the magazine, no issues for the rest of the shooting.
How it handled: I was expecting something closer to a suppressed MP5 with a full sized can. This TPM P5SD is significantly quieter (from my experience). I swear that the bolt carrier cycling was louder than the actual gunshot. The felt recoil was closer to firing a .22LR rifle. If my glasses weren't fogging up due to the face mask requirement, I'd mag dump... it's that good.
Things to note: A lot of smoke is trapped inside the suppressor and barrel. You can see it venting any time I applied pressure on the trigger or locked the bolt to the rear. Constant shooting made the suppressor too hot to store away after my range time ended. I ended up leaving with 5 inches of can sticking out of the soft carry case.
Specs:
I had one failure to feed on the second shot: the bolt carrier just didn't strip a cartridge out of the POF magazine. After reseating the magazine, no issues for the rest of the shooting.
How it handled: I was expecting something closer to a suppressed MP5 with a full sized can. This TPM P5SD is significantly quieter (from my experience). I swear that the bolt carrier cycling was louder than the actual gunshot. The felt recoil was closer to firing a .22LR rifle. If my glasses weren't fogging up due to the face mask requirement, I'd mag dump... it's that good.
Things to note: A lot of smoke is trapped inside the suppressor and barrel. You can see it venting any time I applied pressure on the trigger or locked the bolt to the rear. Constant shooting made the suppressor too hot to store away after my range time ended. I ended up leaving with 5 inches of can sticking out of the soft carry case.
Specs:
- TPM P5SD (short barreled rifle, 23 day approval)
- TPM MP5SD 12 inch SD Suppressor (41 day approval)
- KCI and POF magazines
- 120 rounds Winchester 124 grain 9mm NATO plus or minus 2