Thunder Beast test cycle 50 cal

This is what we have been up to. Getting some endurance testing in before SHOT. Don't call asking about it yet. Come see it at SHOT
this is on a 16" AI 50 BMG shoot Lake City Ball M33 ammo. Camera mic doesn't do it justice.

[@airwolf...]

*takes off glasses* Mother of God...

[@TopShotDustin]

This is awesome 😮

[@OsamaBinSmokinTV]

I see what I'm using my 100% Cert on now!!

[@lindsayraines1060]

Okay... Now I want one!

[@mariabrown1278]

😮😮😮😮 that is with m33 ball supersonic ammo!!??? Holy crap i need one. Now!

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

Everybody needs one.

[@Niarfor]

Wow that is freakin amazing!!

[@dobrzpe]

holy. crap.

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

That is the appropriate reply.

[@Max-fb5bm]

Holy fucking shit!

[@Bamboosh00ts]

This is probably the same rifle I shot yesterday at Quiet in the Capitol. It has to be heard in person to be believed.

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

It is the same rifle you shot. This one in the video has a 16” barrel the one you shot had a 27” barrel. We use the shorter barrels for endurance testing to get the maximum pressure and heat input for worst case scenario

[@SigmaBallistics]

the muzzle pressure with this 16” barrel has to be in the 25-30kpsi range, over double of what a 29” would be. so i would assume that on a normal length barrel it would be much quieter? like at least 3db?

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

Sound testing has been on a 27”. 135 at ear with brake 127 at ear no brake. There will be a lot of videos coming

[@aaronjondro5602]

Ray, are you guys planning to have this mount on a brake or be direct thread?

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

This is a larger version of our SR setup right now. We will talk to people at SHOT in a couple weeks and see. I'm leaning towards just an SR version for now.

[@xXGMonsterXx9]

Are yall gonna do testing on the barrett semi autos, my m107a1 is in need of a can, but im not dumb enough to buy a qdl haha

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

We do have a 107 to test on. It will need mods. Stiffer springs and buffer , maybe more. Since our can is lighter and suppresses so much better it really messes up the timing. Our can is like 25 dB better. Extremely noticeable

[@Not_Andrew_Huberman]

Studies show what's coming out of the barrel is actually stainless steel

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

Barrel dust???

[@elevatedmediacompany]

Any idea on when this will be released?

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

Taking names for wait list now. If all stays smooth we could be shipping Q3. Material and new larger chuck for LT have been ordered. Just a waiting game.

[@SigmaBallistics]

what is the barrel length!?!? looks very quiet for such an incredibly short barrel!!!

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

16”

[@SigmaBallistics]

@@RaySanchezTBAC holy crap…….

[@bsshep1]

I must have one. How soon?

[@zaksmith3173]

Current plan is to start production mid summer 2023

[@matthewkoren1667]

Can anyone tell me what tripod mount is that??

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

ordnanceresearch.com/stand-up-mount/

[@deensta745]

all I saw was hundred dollar bills flying out the ejecter

[@Kilo1992]

Are you guys making a suppressor for m82a1?

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

This will not work on the 82a1

[@MrGT3]

@Ray Sanchez, can this be used on a muzzleloader?

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

Doesn't seem practical

[@MrGT3]

@@RaySanchezTBAC Can you make one for a muzzleloader then? I've got 3 TBAC cans already and would love one on my 50-cal ML.

[@ChevyCeeLo]

How? How can I get that suppressor? I want one for my R2mi

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

You can call the shop and get on the list. If all goes smooth we should be shipping end of Q3. Waiting on material and tooling

[@ChevyCeeLo]

@RaySanchezTBAC Awesome, where is the contact info?

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

@@ChevyCeeLo www.ThunderBeastArms.com

[@ChevyCeeLo]

Thanks

[@user-sr7vw1wp2e]

One the biggest detriment to barrel life is heat. Cleaning the bore after ever 3-4 shots, when you can help it, will greatly improve the rifles accuracy and barrel life. As an ELR shooter, its kinda sad to watch. For 13K, this man should have bought a barret.

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

This is endurance testing of a 50 BMG can on a 16” barrel. I don’t t care about barrel life for this test. Actually I don’t care about barrel life most of the time. I changed the barrel every 800 rounds so bullets didn’t go through the can sideways. I have a stack of new barrels for this. We did 4000 rounds like this on this suppressor.

[@user-sr7vw1wp2e]

@@RaySanchezTBAC I was wondering why the barrel was so short. Are the baffles impacted by the un burned powder?

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

@@user-sr7vw1wp2e Yeah the powder burns inside the can. This 10 round cycle gets the can to over 1000 degrees. This rifle now has an 18" barrel on it for demos for military, LE and civilians. I can still the the 750 AMAX out to a mile so for the urban sniping role its intended for the 18" is plenty long enough. I really like the 16" personally, just to keep it a little shorter. The baffles on this suppressor still look very good considering what I did to it.

[@Gunworm1]

Moist

[@michaelcarton3299]

I don't believe it. The mic must not need picking it up properly. In person it had to be much louder.

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

Videos are never best to demonstrate suppressed gunshots. You are correct in that the mic shuts down. But as someone that has been around more suppressed guns than most people on the planet I can tell you this is by far the best 50 BMG can. I've shot them all and put some on the PULSE meter. In this full configuration with the brake we are only 140ish at shooters ear. Without the brake it drops to low 130s at shooters ear. We make pretty trick shit.

[@michaelcarton3299]

@@RaySanchezTBAC so how much with brake and not suppressed? What's the length of the can?

[@null2470]

Shoot a TBAC full size can and you'll see. They're like magic.

[@RaySanchezTBAC]

@@michaelcarton3299 Just a brake would be louder than the meters can handle. Its not just about the dB with the 50 it is dealing with the concussion it makes. Our goal was to be able to spot our own shots and shoot a bunch in a day and not feel beat up from prone. We did it. Lots of videos to come. If it wasn't -9 right now I'd bee out there doing more of the testing that needs to be done.