INTEGRAL SUPPRESSORS VS FRONT END SUPPRESSORS & A REVIEW OF THE RONIN ARMS RA5 SD

[@johnpalmer1686]

Looking forward to the follow up video!

[@DrTac]

You and me both, brother!!

[@rachelozeryan793]

Wow 🤩 nice arms DoctorTactical!! The range footage is always my favorite part of your videos!! 😎Voting yes for the next video to go through an in depth look at integral suppressed. Great thumbnail BTW!! I enjoyed learning about this topic. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@DrTac]

@@rachelozeryan793 thank you for the KZbin love!! As for the sequel…I’m on it!!

[@SubsOrSupers]

Innovative Arms makes a pretty quiet Integral suppressor for the CZ Scorpion!

[@DrTac]

I appreciate the recommendation.

[@GldenRetriever]

The reason the MPX isnt gassy is because its a short stroke gas piston and you are using a silencer that is massively overbored. The MP5 at the end of the day is still a blowback action, so the action getting fouled (faster than a gas gun) is definitely common.

[@DrTac]

Completely agree…the feel of the roller delayed system is amazing, but at the end of the day, it’s still just a blowback action.

[@Fullmetal_Sensei]

When I first saw the gun and tried it i had some doubts about all the claims. Shot like a dream but with no real support from the builder i will stick with 300blk MCX with a K can, extended handguard for that tuck'ed look. Shame as small businesses live and die by reputation. I would also like to see how these handle self defense ammo and how that affects expansion as "it makes everything subsonic" might be robbing too much speed.. can't wait for the follow up

[@DrTac]

@@Fullmetal_Sensei I too love my 300 blackouts, but damn ammo gets pricey. The ability to shoot regular 115gr and 124gr 9mm subsonically is ridiculously attractive. It is a shame that this builder turned out to be so unresponsive…but there appear to be quite a few others out there…bottom line, I’m afraid Ron’s gun is still gonna cost me…just not with Ronin Arms.

[@liveverdienever]

Aaron Cowan from Sage Dynamics is also not really a fan of Ronin Arms. It use to be called D3LLC and at that time Aaron did a review on a MPX SD conversion and he experienced what you experienced, non-existent customer service. All that said, there are other builders that I would recommend and not so well known in the gun space. KC Arms out of Dallas Texas is one that is a experienced gunsmith specializing in HK type weapons. I've had work done on an SD gun that needed the barrel to be changed and his service was nothing short of excellent.

[@DrTac]

Yeah, I had a feeling I wasn’t alone on this. Thank you for sharing.

[@gordonbodzin3153]

Those rounds out of both guns sound like they are still supersonic. I would be very interested to see the chronograph data. I think you will find it significantly quieter to shoot subsonic ammo.

[@DrTac]

There was a definite difference between the Copperhead and the RA5 SD. The integral suppression resulted in a significantly reduced noise signature...my question is: if you use subsonic rounds with the integrally suppressed gun, what will the results be on the over-all ballistics?

[@GldenRetriever]

Regards to integrally suppressed and SD definitions, there is none. The HKMP5SD's SD in German means sound suppressor. Nothing about it being ported or welded. Companies use SD or integral as a marketing term as the consumers assume it will be the quietest option. As for pinned silencers, they aren't integral to the operation, but they are integral to the barrel as far as the ATF is concerned. But in all, yeah, SD and Integrals mostly mean a ported barrel (either infront of the chamber or infront of the gas block) and was designed for a silencer. fun facts. the APC9SDs can be fired without a silencer, even though the barrel is ported as they have a collar that can cover the ports. Secondly, the HK53SD-300s (MP5SD in 300blk) aren't ported as they simply can't reliably cycle with ports.

[@DrTac]

Thank you for all that info.. I really appreciate you taking the time to share!!