They added the holes to help with pin and weld builds
Deadair Sandman collar question
- Thread starter Burning Love
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I'd post the question over ARF.com in the armory section under silencers sub forum and ping @Mageever. Pretty sure he'll show up and comment as he posts regularly over there.
I have the old collars and it's great to see Dead Air is improving their products. I love my Nomad and Sandman.
I have the old collars and it's great to see Dead Air is improving their products. I love my Nomad and Sandman.
Reached out to DA on 20221004 regarding replacement compression nut.
DA CR rep Michael replied same day stating he would send out a replacement.
Few weeks go by and nothing showed up.
Followed up on 20221024 and was informed they were awaiting resupply.
Fast forward to this past week and I reached back out 20230620 to inquire about replacement part availability.
No reply to said follow-up, but I received a new compression nut in the mail today.
Dead Air part #: DA0110
It is physically identical to the original one on my Sandman S. No lightening cuts/holes as shown in OP's pics.
New old stock? Compression nut v3.0? We shall see. I'll report back with how it interfaces with my various DA muzzle devices.
DA CR rep Michael replied same day stating he would send out a replacement.
Few weeks go by and nothing showed up.
Followed up on 20221024 and was informed they were awaiting resupply.
Fast forward to this past week and I reached back out 20230620 to inquire about replacement part availability.
No reply to said follow-up, but I received a new compression nut in the mail today.
Dead Air part #: DA0110
It is physically identical to the original one on my Sandman S. No lightening cuts/holes as shown in OP's pics.
New old stock? Compression nut v3.0? We shall see. I'll report back with how it interfaces with my various DA muzzle devices.
Finally got a moment to replace the compression nut and compare old vs. new.
Dead Air was right in their presumption that the compression nut was out-of-spec, causing difficult installation/removal of my Sandman.
First pic is of the original compression nut. The alignment notch is off-center from the tooth below it. To install/remove, I was having to go to full unlock and then 1 click in the lock direction.
Second pic is of the new compression nut. The alignment notch is centered with the tooth below it. I can now go to full unlock and it installs/removes perfectly.
TL;DR - If the alignment notch isn't centered to the tooth below it on your Sandman compression nut and you have difficulty installing or removing suppressor, the compression nut is out-of-spec (unless you're running a non-Dead Air muzzle device, that experiment is in your hands...). Replacing the compression nut worked like a charm.
Dead Air was right in their presumption that the compression nut was out-of-spec, causing difficult installation/removal of my Sandman.
First pic is of the original compression nut. The alignment notch is off-center from the tooth below it. To install/remove, I was having to go to full unlock and then 1 click in the lock direction.
Second pic is of the new compression nut. The alignment notch is centered with the tooth below it. I can now go to full unlock and it installs/removes perfectly.
TL;DR - If the alignment notch isn't centered to the tooth below it on your Sandman compression nut and you have difficulty installing or removing suppressor, the compression nut is out-of-spec (unless you're running a non-Dead Air muzzle device, that experiment is in your hands...). Replacing the compression nut worked like a charm.
