While I’ve never personally worn out threads in aluminum end caps made in the United States (where manufacturers generally use high-quality alloys), I have seen law-enforcement cans that had been cross-threaded or repeatedly so over-torqued onto barrels by ham-fisted operators that the threading was ruined.

This stainless steel insert provides much more durable threads than aluminum threads. While the suppressor tube and end caps are aluminum, the rear end cap features a stainless steel insert that is threaded to mate with a threaded barrel. Finished in a matte black hardcoat anodizing, the suppressor weighs just 5.7 ounces. (The weapon was registered with BATF as a “short-barreled rifle”.)Ĭrafted from 6061-T6 aluminum and 17-4 PH stainless steel, the Phantom is 7.0 inches in length, and 1.25 inches in diameter. The Ruger’s front sight had been relocated just behind the muzzle threads, and the overall length and weight of the weapon were very similar to an unmodified Police Carbine. Another very interesting application was on a 9x19mm Ruger Police Carbine, which had its barrel shortened to 11 inches and threaded to accept AAC’s Phantom suppressor.

The Phantom’s very small size and minimal weight make it an interesting choice for submachine guns used by law-enforcement entry teams, who usually keep the selector set to semiautomatic. I mounted the Phantom on a Beretta PM12S submachine gun and fired 120 rounds though the little pistol can without any visible signs of wear. The suppressor can be used wet or dry, as the operator wishes. T&E Advanced Armament's Phantom SuppressorĪdvanced Armament markets the Phantom sound suppressor to end-users who want a one-can solution for 9x19mm pistols (including the Beretta M9/92F, Taurus PT-92/99, SIG 226, Heckler & Koch P7 and P9S, and Walther P5), as well as for 9x19mm carbines and submachine guns.

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