SWR Spectre 2?

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SWR Spectre 2?

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Any user reviews on the Spectre 2?
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Waiting to see one myself.

I'm not sold on another 200 bucks. I've always been very happy with my Spectre, and cleaning is not a problem.
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Given how new they are, would any have reached end-users yet? I'm still waiting on my dealer-to-dealer transfer to complete so I can start enjoying the other long wait for the opportunity to give the government my money.
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They have been available for a while now. My dealer got three in almost two months ago. He is using one for a demo, and I have heard it several times on a P22 and it is excellent. I like the baffle design also. Keeps the tube clean. My Form 4 for one of them was submitted over a month ago.
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i get visitation with mine in a few weeks. so ill post some video on youtube of it in action.
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Sweet...looking forward to a video. I submitted my form about a month ago for mine...this will be my first suppressor.
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I agreed to buy two of the Spectre II's from my dealer and am hoping that he gets them in soon so I can fill out my Form 4's for them. Sure hope they sound sweet since I'm buying two.
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Here's my review. It's freckin the teets.
If it doesn't splatter, shatter, burst or explode, it's not worth shooting.
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New to the forum.
i got to visit my Spectre II last night at the dealer. ran fifty rounds of GEM TECH thru it . AWESOME!!!!!
very quiet. I thought i had a couple of FTF on three separate occasions :mrgreen:
This is my first suppressor, I'm pretty happy with it .
Sorry, no pics. the wife had the camera
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strobro32 wrote:Here's my review. It's freckin the teets.
Is it really better than the Spectre?
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I'm not completely in love with the new mount or end cap but I think the sequel is lighter, quieter and easier to clean. That makes it better for me.
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I just bought one, I will tell you my impressions after Christmas.
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Here's my $.02

I'm very Impressed!!!!

Built like a brick $hithouse, Its very quiet :shock: , there's almost no first round pop, disassembles very easy, machining is beautiful! MSRP is a really good value...

The only con is it didnt hold as tight of a group when compared with the Sparrow-SS and is about an inch longer. Shooting bulk pack Dynapoint from a Walther P-22

I can see the Spectre II being a big big seller for SWR/SilencerCo. :D

I bought 3 and one will stay in my inventory as a Demo :wink:
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I'm liking what you guys are saying....I hope my stamp will be in before the end of the year. I've got 3 different hosts to play with once it shows up. :D
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got mine back from them in UT (upgrade)

shot it on tuesday. very quiet. no frp that i noticed.

baffles are just ded sexy!!!

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i used to not like the new endcap either. but its lighter, more positive grip, itll do

here is a shitty vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQGfhEHiOPs&feature=plcp
its quiet time!
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I got to touch mine briefly the other day. :cry:
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I'm debating on sending in my Spectre for the upgrade. The new gen 2 baffles look to be thinner, could someone with calipers take a measurement on the baffle thickness?
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Got to play with mine Friday. We put a few cans on a P-22 and a GSG 1911.
The Spectre2 sounded great with no FRP. The GSG sound was much much better than the P-22 with all the cans.

I am very happy with mine.
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danco302 wrote:New to the forum.
i got to visit my Spectre II last night at the dealer. ran fifty rounds of GEM TECH thru it . AWESOME!!!!!
very quiet. I thought i had a couple of FTF on three separate occasions :mrgreen:
This is my first suppressor, I'm pretty happy with it .
Sorry, no pics. the wife had the camera

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I had time to do more shooting with Specter II this weekend & also took it apart to clean it.

Put about 400 rds through it on the Walther P-22 and Ruger MKII, mostly Winchester Dynapoint.

Also ran 120 rds on 8.750" barreled M-16 22 Lr kit on Full Auto....Wow! it jacked the ROF up a bit more than the Sparrow, maybe because of the small expansion chamber?

This can is very quiet but It is a PIA to take apart once You have shot it, or don't wait as long as I did? :roll:

It seems that a lot off gas blow by gets in between the O.D. of the baffle and the I.D. of the tube?

I have the baffles in the Ultrasonic cleaner right now and man they are caked with carbon. :shock:
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http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a251/ ... 426372.mp4

^^^. Vid clip of my neighbor (my Class III) shooting my Spectre II on my S&W 2213 pocket pistol. This thing is damn near movie quiet. Vid was taken from about 6-7 ft away with my iPhone, standing on a covered porch (intensifies the noise).

For loudness comparison, the "ping" you hear at the end is a 22 brass hitting the stainless grill after ejection...

We are shooting Winchester Subsonics in the vid. It's actually quieter on pistols (shot 2213 plus a Buck Mark sporting a 4" TacSol Barrel) than on my 10/22 (TacSol SB-X barrel), even when we hold the bolt closed for single shot operation. Amazing can!
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That video makes me very happy, that's exactly one of my setups I'll be shooting regularly once the dot-gov decides I'm allowed to have my toy. Before I watched it, I was worried about the amplification of a covered patio, I'll be in that situation often, but it appears that's not really any issue at all.
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The 2213 is a great host with all the cans I try. :D
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Machine Gun Matt wrote:I had time to do more shooting with Specter II this weekend & also took it apart to clean it.

Put about 400 rds through it on the Walther P-22 and Ruger MKII, mostly Winchester Dynapoint.

Also ran 120 rds on 8.750" barreled M-16 22 Lr kit on Full Auto....Wow! it jacked the ROF up a bit more than the Sparrow, maybe because of the small expansion chamber?

This can is very quiet but It is a PIA to take apart once You have shot it, or don't wait as long as I did? :roll:

It seems that a lot off gas blow by gets in between the O.D. of the baffle and the I.D. of the tube?

I have the baffles in the Ultrasonic cleaner right now and man they are caked with carbon. :shock:
Were is the gas blow by getting through ? I was thinking probably between the first baffle and the end cap.
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redtazdog wrote:
Machine Gun Matt wrote:I had time to do more shooting with Specter II this weekend & also took it apart to clean it.

Put about 400 rds through it on the Walther P-22 and Ruger MKII, mostly Winchester Dynapoint.

Also ran 120 rds on 8.750" barreled M-16 22 Lr kit on Full Auto....Wow! it jacked the ROF up a bit more than the Sparrow, maybe because of the small expansion chamber?

This can is very quiet but It is a PIA to take apart once You have shot it, or don't wait as long as I did? :roll:

It seems that a lot off gas blow by gets in between the O.D. of the baffle and the I.D. of the tube?

I have the baffles in the Ultrasonic cleaner right now and man they are caked with carbon. :shock:
Were is the gas blow by getting through ? I was thinking probably between the first baffle and the end cap.
I don't really know, It maybe that what ever lube was used heated up and flowed to the bottom and when cooled it built up. Thats the only thing I can come with.....Have yet to test it again!
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