Handling hot suppressors?

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Handling hot suppressors?

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What do you recommend for handling hot suppressors? Specifically an M4-1k on an AR.

Mechanix gloves from Autozone work fine for pistol cans that don't get very hot, but they'll melt on a hot rifle can.

I've heard the Ov Glove, but it's only "rated" for 650*. Others have suggested using a welder's glove.

Any ideas? 8)
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Welders gloves.
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If your can can has complimentary racist engraving you could always use extra thermal energy to brand enemy combatants with said engraving.
After that, hopefully, the can would be cool enough to remove.

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I use these at work. Theyd do.
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pneumagger wrote:If your can can has complimentary racist engraving you could always use extra thermal energy to brand enemy combatants with said engraving.
After that, hopefully, the can would be cool enough to remove.
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I wish people talked more about this stuff when having the "fast-attach vs thread on" debate.
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Ov-gloves work fine for me : )
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joshrunkle35 wrote:I wish people talked more about this stuff when having the "fast-attach vs thread on" debate.
they probably don't, because it's not the "fast-detach vs thread-off" debate :lol:
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Surplus GPMG barrel handling glove!

Extra points if it's asbestos filled.
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Diomed wrote:Surplus GPMG barrel handling glove!

Extra points if it's asbestos filled.
I'm pretty sure ALL the old MG barrel changing gloves contained asbestos. No thanks. :o
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LazyUSN wrote:I'm pretty sure ALL the old MG barrel changing gloves contained asbestos. No thanks. :o
Why, what is the problem with asbestos gloves, do you plan on inhaling them?
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LazyUSN wrote:I'm pretty sure ALL the old MG barrel changing gloves contained asbestos. No thanks. :o
One of these days I'll figure out if mine does, though I think it's pretty new.
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Post by ongolo »

To carry extra gloves in the field ( I am only interested in anything practical) is nonsense.

Choise:

a) wait until the silencer is cold

b) use your headgear (made of cotton) to take it off

c) pee on it to cool it quicker

d) leave it attached, you never know when the war is really over

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ongolo wrote:To carry extra gloves in the field ( I am only interested in anything practical) is nonsense.

Choise:

a) wait until the silencer is cold

b) use your headgear (made of cotton) to take it off

c) pee on it to cool it quicker

d) leave it attached, you never know when the war is really over

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The "field" I shoot my silencer in is the range... Killing paper targets. So putting a set of gloves are a glove in my range bag isn't exactly difficult.
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LazyUSN wrote:
ongolo wrote:To carry extra gloves in the field ( I am only interested in anything practical) is nonsense.

Choise:

a) wait until the silencer is cold

b) use your headgear (made of cotton) to take it off

c) pee on it to cool it quicker

d) leave it attached, you never know when the war is really over

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WAH
The "field" I shoot my silencer in is the range... Killing paper targets. So putting a set of gloves are a glove in my range bag isn't exactly difficult.
I have one of those nylon/nomex covers...It works well and allows you to remove it hot.
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Post by Sid Post »

ongolo wrote:To carry extra gloves in the field ( I am only interested in anything practical) is nonsense.

Regards

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In the "field", I'm not sure why I would take a can off. At a range, there are plenty of reasons to take a "hot" can off a firearm.
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pneumagger wrote:If your can can has complimentary racist engraving you could always use extra thermal energy to brand enemy combatants with said engraving.
After that, hopefully, the can would be cool enough to remove.
ahaha I'm glad people remember this
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Post by dieselten »

if it is so hot that you worry about removing it with normal gloves...where are you gonna put it once it is off and before it is cool?
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dieselten wrote:if it is so hot that you worry about removing it with normal gloves...where are you gonna put it once it is off and before it is cool?
Wood bench or tray. Getting additional cooling air into or through a hot suppressors helps cool it down faster.
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