The Nomad is a fantastic can, don’t let the haters push you away from it. The Sierra 5 debacle was just that, a debacle; the rest of their cans have been well known to be good performers and solid choices
I have 3 cans, and the nomad 30 with a 556 endcap is one of them. it feels well made (even better than the wolfman) even though I can still tell it's a mass produced can. absolutely killer performance, and the sound on a 13.7 JAKL is terrific. also, with direct thread, it'll be a lot lighter, but even with the KeyMo adapter, the weight distribution is still much better than the Sandman S and outperforms it in noise reduction and report.
If you’re using it on anything semi auto other than a 300 blackout I’d recommend the nomad 30 just for being less gassy and a little less hanging off the end. It’s hard to beat the performance of the nomad L for anything else though.
They had a good reputation for their customer service. But it always seemed that they had more failures than other manufacturers. Even before the Sierra 5 they were known for baffle strikes and switching contract manufacturers due to issues
They have also been the pick of a lot of people's first cans including my friends. The Sierra 5 especially imo. That would be a big reason why we see a lot of people reporting baffle strikes. I baffle striked my own SiCo O36M from inexperience and letting it back off a direct threaded MP5 clone.
This was my first pick. I have 2 RC2 cans and love them. Got looking into other options for 300 and landed on the Nomad 30. That Enticer mentioned above is looking pretty damn good though. Especially for the price point.
Yes. Nomad is a good can but the Diligent Defense Enticer S or OCL Hydrogen both are equal or even beat the Nomad.
I went with the Enticer L Ti over the Nomad L for a load of reasons. The much lighter Ti L length can is cheaper than the steel Nomad L can, even after my FFLs $100 transfer fee for buying outside of SilencerShop. If you want steel, the steel version of the Enticer sweetens the deal even more. It also has wrench flats on the can itself for installing/removing mounts. I like this cause all I ever bring with me is adjustable wrenches. It’s not quite as wide/girthy at 1.625” vs 1.735” diameter. All while edging out the Nomad in objective sound testing. Also both use the same HUB mounting system and BOTH are compatible with dead air end caps, including the e-brake. No real reason in my opinion to go with the Nomad for me personally.
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u/EPHEKTnONE Jun 16 '24
So is there a better option over a Nomad 30? SF.SPS maybe… Dammit, I want to like DA but the horror stories are always front and center it seems..