Question on Silencers:. 204 Ruger in Huntertown Arms Kesteral 556t

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TheSlink

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I am a little confused as I know little about silencers. My dealer says the best deal going for my needs is the Huntertown Arms American Kesteral 556. He says it's great bang for the buck because it is completely user serviceable, gives good noise reduction, is a lot cheaper than most silencers on the market, has a lifetime "anything but stupid" warranty, and will work on anything from.223 on down. The question is, is .204 Ruger considered "on down"? He couldn't answer that. He said he would try to reach Huntertown Arms, but they can take a while to get back to him. I know I wrote them an email and haven't heard back yet.

Yes, we know that .204 is a smaller diameter than .223, but the dealer correctly pointed out that .204 produces a lot more gas than .223. He said it would be safe, but would likely be ineffective and might cause premature erosion of the baffles. I am not overly concerned about premature wear, since the design of this can allows the baffles to be replaced, but if it would happen like in a few hundred rounds that wouldn't be acceptable. Huntertown lists the supported calibers for the 556 and they include .223 .22 Hornet, .22 Mag, .22lr .17 HMR but it doesn't say anything about .204 Ruger currently on their site. I did find an old post online to a forum from one of their techs that said it did .204, so now I am confused. Did they change it? I have seen other posts online that anything rated for .223 will do .204, but I am concerned with this little economy model, and also you know about expert advise on the internet from one source. If I had several sources I would feel better.

Thanks for the help.
BillTheSlink
 
I am not familiar with the Huntertown Arms Kesteral 556t suppressor, but if it is built for 5.56 on down it will work on a .204. I purchased a AAC RangerII for 5.56 and use it on my .22-250, my three .204 Rugers and two of my .17 Remingtons.

Do some research on some of the Boards that specialize in suppressor comparison.
 
Thanks,
The dealer was unable to reach Huntertown, so that answer is timely. Just for the record, I have a typo in the model number. There is no (t). It is the American Kesteral 556.
 
FYI I have the Kestrel in the rimfire model, NIB and unfired. Info states that it will handle 22lr to 22 hornet. I called twice with a question and left message with return number. That was in October and still haven't heard back from them. No more business from me. If I can't get a return phone call after leaving two detailed messages as directed, then their CS Dept sucks and I'll go else where. CS is very important to me, and in my opinion they suck. Good luck getting an answer from them, cause I've yet to get a response.

But to answer your question, the 204 should work fine with that model.
 
Slink,
I'd be a little apprehensive if he couldn't answer that question for you. I'd say it's better to buy the best you can afford. I bought my 5.56 can for like 550.
Send me a PM if you want to get more info.
 


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