mounting a suppressor on a Ruger 10/22 tactical

[nate1865]

Long time no post

I bought a Ruger 10/22 Tactical so that I could easily mount my Tactical Solutions Cascade suppressor to it. Grabbed the flash suppressor that came with it, unscrewed it. Screwed the suppressor right on, hand tight, easy peasy. Zeroed it in the other day with some subsonic ammo. The suppressor didn't have any issues at all staying tight and it shot well, didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

My question is this: Should I be using some sort of washer / brake / buffer device?

The reason I ask is because the LGS employee thought I needed an adapter with matching pitch on it for the suppressor. I'd hate to damage the suppressor over time.

Is some sort of adapter needed? Sure didn't seem like it - but then - I only fired a few low velocity rounds.

 

[Ggreen]

If it screwed on with no resistance, then you should have thread pitches that already match. 1/2x28 is the thread pitch of the ruger tactical according to their website, and is most likely the pitch of the suppressor. If you are still worried, you can unscrew the can and check the threads visually, if they are galled and ate up then you cross threaded, if they look the way they looked when you took off the flash suppressor from the factory then you are good to go.

 

[nate1865]

So, everything seems fine. Screws on and off just fine no cross-threading. Works very well! No adapter needed, take off the flash suppressor, screw on the suppressor. Easy peasy.

 

[Tactically Fat]

If it's gonna see a LOT of use, put on a bit of graphite anti-seize on the threads before mounting the suppressor. Other than that, just periodically be sure it's snugged down hand tight.

 

[Ricnzak]

^ The anti-seize is good advice. I forgot once and won’t do that again. Keep up on the cleaning. 22 can get pretty dirty.

 

[nate98077]

Does the 10/22 run well on the subsonic ammo?

 

[STFU]

Does the 10/22 run well on the subsonic ammo?

Preface: YMMV
That said, my 10/22 Tactical Takedown with a SiCo Sparrow eats all CCI .22LR with no issues.

Keep in mind:
The generally accepted threshold for subsonic ammo is ~1126fps. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsonic_ammunition)
CCI "Standard Velocity" ammo is 1070fps.
CCI "Sub-sonic" ammo is 1050fps.

My ears cannot tell any difference between the Standard Velocity CCI and the Subsonic CCI.

 

[STFU]

If it's gonna see a LOT of use, put on a bit of graphite anti-seize on the threads before mounting the suppressor. Other than that, just periodically be sure it's snugged down hand tight.

TF, out of curiosity what brand of graphite anti-seize are you using?
I have not been using any but this seems like a good idea based on my present experiences.

 

[ROLEXrifleman]

Don’t waste your money on “subsonic” branded ammo that is rated at 1070fps. I have yet to hear a difference between it and CCI standard velocity as well. The only time I hear a difference is she I use ammo rated in the 900s and 700s. That ammo wil not cycle a semi auto and the sound difference is not worth the extra money you pay

 

[Tactically Fat]

TF, out of curiosity what brand of graphite anti-seize are you using?
I have not been using any but this seems like a good idea based on my present experiences.

I honestly don't know the brand. It's like an 8oz tub I got in an automotive department somewhere. I don't even know if it was at an automotive parts store or a big box store.

Just a dab'll do ya. Seriously. Just a bit of that stuff will go a LONG way.

As far as standard velocity vs. sub-sonic ammo: At what barrel lengths are those FPS numbers given?

 

[ROLEXrifleman]

Most manufactures rate velocity out of a 16” barrel. The shorter you get the slower it gets

 

[MontereyC6]

TF, out of curiosity what brand of graphite anti-seize are you using?
I have not been using any but this seems like a good idea based on my present experiences.

Permatex antisieze lubricant. You can find it at just about any auto parts store, Walmart, etc...