Optimus (Gen 1) Silencer Install and Maintenance Tutorial

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5 жыл бұрын

THE INFORMATION IN THIS VIDEO PERTAINS TO GEN 1 OPTIMUS SUPPRESSORS. GEN 2 OPTIMUS SUPPRESSORS WILL DIFFER IN INCLUSIONS.
An updated video pertaining to the Gen 2 Optimus is coming soon.
OPTIMUS SILENCER TUTORIAL.
Be Warned this is lengthy and boring at times. But it has almost all the information you would ever want to know in it. We have included many frequently asked questions and several years of common customer service issues in this video. If you are a new or future owner of a Griffin Optimus, this is a great guide!
We cover:
* Whats in the box / how to configure out of the box.
* Long Configuration
* Mid-Size Configuration
* A2 configuration
* Short Configuration
* Maintenance
Full Sized (taper mount): 9.4" 17.6 ounce
Hunting / bolt gun use up to .300 Win Mag on a 24" barrel
308/6.5CM 14.5"
6.8spc 10.5"
7.62x39 8"
300blk 8" Super/sub
5.56mm 10.5"
Mid size (Taper Mount Minimalist devices only): 7.9" 15 .7 ounces
Requires separate minimalist blast shield coming soon
308 Win 16"
6.8spc 12.5"
7.62x39 8"
300blk Super/Sub 8"
10.5" 5.56mm
Pistol Configuration with complete booster and piston: 6.6" 13.5 ounces
Up to .357 Magnum
With fixed barrel spacer full auto rated 9mm
3-Lug Configuration (with Griffin 17-4 PH 3-lug couplers): 6.6" 13.5 ounces
5.56mm limited full auto down to 16"
5.56mm Semi auto 14.5"
.300BLK supersonic limited full auto to 9.5"
.300BLK subsonic full auto to 8"
5.7 full auto
Direct thread configuration (12 ounces)
300BLK Subsonic and 9mm full auto rated
Rimfire full auto
5.7 full auto

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@josephvu1753 4 жыл бұрын

I LOVE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!!! Super boring as was fore-mentioned, but it's sooo comprehensive, I don't need to scour the internet for second or third-hand information. I wish every company would do something like that! The man literally had every questioned that I could have anticipated answered.

@jjsemperfi 5 жыл бұрын

Mine is in jail. I forget about it until I come across videos and then get excited all over again. 👍

@yeeebayeeba4268 3 жыл бұрын

did you get it yet? if so, how do you like it?

@jeb2454 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Who would have known that maintains this is so easy! I will definitely have to get my hands on one of these.

@allmightyballs6868 5 жыл бұрын

Love my Optimus! My kits different from what was on the table though. Extremely informative video & great to see you guys are expanding with you product line. The few friends that have suppressors want mine because it fits on everything I own & what they own but theirs don't! The configurations make possibilities endless & beyond worth it for the coin & wait. Also The 22 endcap does make a very noticeable difference in reduction especially depending on ammo choice. I would keep rambling but today is my range day. Keep up the great work!

@Ted-F-Strassburg-III 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this in 2021, great info.

@aermotors 4 жыл бұрын

Super great video explanation of this product that I was really looking for! Looking to get my first 1 or 2 and may just go with a pair of these for how versatile they are.

@billhman 2 жыл бұрын

It would really help to show actual mounting to firearms

@Starwarsgames66 4 жыл бұрын

I want that job! Test firing suppressors sounds like so much fun!

@treyh007 5 жыл бұрын

Well done sir, luv my rev 9 and Spartan III! 👍🏻👍🏻

@ir0nreign10 5 жыл бұрын

This was a great video Evan, i remember the first time I seen the optimus back in April. I wanted it right away. So it took 7 months to get out of the silencer jail and I have enjoyed it tramendously. I am already looking at another Griffin Armament silencer in a dedicated 9mm or 5.56. Thank you for creating this awesome silencer..

@GriffinArmamentOfficial 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. This has been an awesome product both for us as a company and the consumers. It deserved an in depth table top due to how unique and configurable it is. Glad you are enjoying your purchase! -Evan

@johannsen4171 3 күн бұрын

great video!! I will be getting one !

@srsatlaf4730 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the in depth and detailed tutorial, just ordered the A2 blast shield adapter!

@xmldigitz1 5 жыл бұрын

With the long configuration can you use the taper mount stealth flash hider

@Deathrend8481 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, won't be liked by all, but it's really nice for those of us waiting on the NFA paperwork.

@boofingdragon 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome comprehensive video but not as entertaining as the old one. Everyone should own an Optimus.

@JohnPaul-jn1fo 4 жыл бұрын

Can I put that extra baffle on a fix barrel pistol?

@LPKoutdoorsports 5 жыл бұрын

A real wrench vs the pos rubber junk that mine came with. Nice.

@JohnGene1 5 жыл бұрын

I know right I ended up buy the other wrench from their site

@resnick11 3 жыл бұрын

You are losing volume by using the mini blast shield. Any testing of how it effects the sound suppression?

@treos17 5 жыл бұрын

why you guys wouldn't make a qd connector like on the m4 series is beyond me. That would be the best thing available for this!!!

@Frebaullin35 4 жыл бұрын

Does the A2 mount fit a Daniel Defense A2 style flash suppressor? Like the one that comes on their M4A1. Since it is pinned and welded on I would rather not get the tax stamp to make it a SBR

@r.t.hannah9575 3 жыл бұрын

I've watched this like 3 times and I still don't know what I need to buy on your site to use it on what I have.

@troyelder56 3 жыл бұрын

I can help you figure it out if you haven't contacted them, I have one of the gen 1 versions.

@r.t.hannah9575 3 жыл бұрын

@@troyelder56 Thankfully the online facebook group came through. I appreciate it though.

@MYUSERNAME273 3 жыл бұрын

Does the A2 Mounting system work on 30cal 5/8-24 A2 Flash hider? Want to buy the mount to swap between 556 A2s and 300BO A2s... Thanks, love your products!

@MattCA88 2 жыл бұрын

In the midsize configuration without the blast baffle on a 9mm PCC, can you only use the hammer comp or will other muzzle devices work such as 9mm EZ brake?

@yeeebayeeba4268 3 жыл бұрын

I purchased a griffen armament optimus silencer. This is being showed as the optimus 9 suppressor. Are they the same product? Mine looks identical to this one, but I never saw a 9 in the ad.

@deleteduser7132 4 жыл бұрын

Why does the 13.5 x 1 LH three lug have wrench flats but the regular three lug doesn’t?

@jn3750 Жыл бұрын

the beretta 92 IS a tilt barrel gun - according to CS support!

@tannerwhit1893 3 жыл бұрын

So I could put this on a 14.5 Pinned BCM without an SBR stamp?

@BrassCatcher 4 жыл бұрын

Just sent one of those bad boys to jail. Second most exciting wait of my life!

@louisjoe6495 4 жыл бұрын

Just got mines last week. I have another one (dead air mask) in jail till August, waiting on tax stamp.

@michaelnorwood5888 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sitting at 75 days now on mine. Feels like 75yrs lol.

@gyrodriver4066 4 жыл бұрын

Be sure to buy your adapters so you can shoot it when you get it.

@100fredkrueger 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelnorwood5888 I did a form 1 can with a company called Quiet Bore. My stamp came back in 12 days! Took two more to get the kit and then I drilled out the baffles and caps and I was shooting.

@lunchboxbandits 4 жыл бұрын

I bought the plan a, but now it seems like there are different plan As, as stupid as that sounds. How can I get help on which is the right plan A for my expected use? It’s a bummer I already bought a plan A and a mount for it when it might not be the one I wanted.

@KinkySphincter 5 жыл бұрын

Been waiting since February 3rd for 3 stamps one of these being one, these damn wait times make me wan to cry

@jjsemperfi 5 жыл бұрын

Of 18’? My fiend is waiting on 2 and it’s been over a year. Everything I see says 7 months is average. Does it take longer for multiple stamps as opposed to one?

@imfong 4 жыл бұрын

I got the A2 Blast Shield/A2 Mount, it fits all my 1/2x28 birdcages, but on all 5/8x24 birdcages (300/762x39), the ring is just too big with the thread hole almost all the way to the outer material. Does anyone know which company or manufacturer that makes their 5/8x24 A2 birdcages fit the Griffin A2 mount. I notice that the Griffin 30SD flash hider is extended where the two rings are not near the threads but are farther up. The reason for buying the A2 Mount was to save money on muzzle devices. I have tried 5/8x24 Birdcages from Kak and Midway(ARStoners), They are a little too big to fit the A2 mount main body and the rings are too big to fit concentric. Will Griffin be making an extended 5/8x24 Birdcage for the low prices as Normal A2 birdcages? I know your 30SDs($100) will fit but that defeats my purpose. Or do anyone knows or has experience with a 5/8x24 birdcage that works with the Griffin A2 mount. If you do patent the extended 5/8x24 birdcage, remember me. Extended where the two rings are, because of the threads, not extended where the birdcage is. They already have those.

@TweakRacer 4 жыл бұрын

For either the mid/full-length configurations, neither comes with a 1/2x28 adapter (taper or 3-lug mount) to use with common .223/5.56 AR's? And for mid-length configuration, need the Minimalist Blast Shield (tube).

@gyrodriver4066 4 жыл бұрын

Correct. you can not mount it to the most popular rifle in the states with their included accessories.

@rustyshackleford2267 3 жыл бұрын

Correct. Plan on spending hundreds on mounts if you want to actually use it in most configurations. Out of the box you can use it on a tilt barrel 9mm(its least suited use) or a .30 cal rifle. Thats all they say you can use it on although in theory the neilson device should work as a direct thread on a .22lr although they dont tell you that. Even the accessories will require extra spending to use. No thread protectors included. They know you will drop the $17 on a protector. They are super light and weak feeling aluminum if you do get one.

@go6cougs 5 жыл бұрын

Is the end cap baffle a new thing? What are the advantages of it? Glad to see you include the new wrench with it now. Love my optimus.

@GriffinArmamentOfficial 5 жыл бұрын

New as of maybe a year or two ago.... it does assist with a few DB's of reduction. The new wrench replaces the old rubber one which wasnt as good unfortunately.

@go6cougs 5 жыл бұрын

@@GriffinArmamentOfficial is it possible to send my sub 300 serial number can in for the update at my cost?

@ICYKCBlue 2 жыл бұрын

I keep getting baffle strikes on the end of the .22LR cap when trying to use the small configuration on a AR-15 5.56. Is it possible to even use the optimus small configuration on an AR-15 shooting 5.56? I have the Fixed barrel spacer in the piston directly attached to the AR.

@GriffinArmamentOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

The Optimus is compatible with AR15s chambered in 556 in the short configuration when using the plan A adapter or the 3 lug interface. It is not compatible with the short pistol configuration. The use of the Optimus on a 556 with the piston and fixed barrel spacer will likely cause damage to the piston, booster retaining nut, baffles, and end cap. For any damage to the suppressor, please reach out to our customer service team via email, and get them some pictures of the damage along with an explanation of how the damage occurred.

@bradhill5822 4 жыл бұрын

What is the correct configuration for use with a Ruger 10-22 rifle? I’m confused on which configuration for use? Do I use the piston or not? I have seen videos where the piston is used?

@GriffinArmamentOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

The 1/2x28 pistol assembly is fine to use on fixed barrel RIMFIRE firearms.

@vikkbaz3 3 жыл бұрын

I have 24 suppressors and getting this tomorrow sot dealer thats why lol I probably get this in 4 days to my shop

@100fredkrueger 2 жыл бұрын

Must be nice. I have one that I form 1’d. Lol.

@jaredwartinbee5202 4 жыл бұрын

Would there be any issues running this can in the short config with a 9" 300 blackout barrel? Min Barrel length for 300 blackout in the short config is 9.5" according to the manual. Can't imagine 0.5" would make or break anything but I am curious.

@GriffinArmamentOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

you should be just fine, but if you have any more specific questions please reach out to our customer service department!

@donwallace7354 5 жыл бұрын

At around the 13:00 mark, you finish up with what comes in the box, and say that it's good for 9mm pistol, 30 cal rifle and 22 rimfire. I didn't catch how 22 rimfire is provided for in the box. The piston has 1/2x28 threads, but won't I still need the fixed spacer, which is not in the box?

@GriffinArmamentOfficial 5 жыл бұрын

You can run it with the pistol booster and provided 1/2x28 piston without a fixed spacer on 22 rimfire. There's not enough powder/power in rimfire cartridges to stroke the piston and cause any damage. So its good to go!

@MissusDoge 5 жыл бұрын

@@GriffinArmamentOfficial This is good to know. Thanks!

@donwallace7354 5 жыл бұрын

@@GriffinArmamentOfficial Thanks for clarifying that. Given that info, it looks like I can forego the spacer since, for my purposes, I can stick with the mid-length configuration for my short 300BO and 5.56, and just start with the minimalist blast shield and another taper mount.

@ICYKCBlue 3 жыл бұрын

my booster piston housing is now stuck inside the supressor because I didnt have any antisieze when I first got it... any advice or help???

@GriffinArmamentOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Reach out to customer service, they will be able to help you out. They can be reached via email- CS@GriffinArmament.com or phone- 262.200.0003.

@ICYKCBlue 3 жыл бұрын

@@GriffinArmamentOfficial holy crap an actual response for a video 4 years ago. I love you guys!

@SofaKingLost 2 жыл бұрын

Does the wrench come with it? Jk can't wait till mine is released..

@sparkplug1018 4 жыл бұрын

Would it be beneficial to use the blast shield with the A2 mount? Or is this a bad idea?

@GriffinArmamentOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

The A2 Blast Shield is designed to configure the optimus in a midlength setup compatible with our Gate-Lok mounts ar standard A2 NATO flash hiders. You can also use it as a standalone blast shield for the same devices!

@sparkplug1018 4 жыл бұрын

Griffin Armament Thanks for the reply, just got my Optimus and can’t wait to get it on the range.

@firehawkct4304 5 жыл бұрын

Just got my Optimus out of jail today!! Thank you for a GREAT video. This is beyond helpful.

@alan86htc 5 жыл бұрын

Great!! I'm waiting on my how long did it take to get your

@firehawkct4304 5 жыл бұрын

@@alan86htc 10 months!

@BrassCatcher 4 жыл бұрын

Can I run the A2 mount on a 9mm carbine if I remove the blast baffle?

@GriffinArmamentOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, if you remove the .30 Cal blast baffle. Be sure to confirm alignment before sending rounds downrange!

@BrassCatcher 4 жыл бұрын

Ok one more for you, what about 350 legend?

@mikefauber2711 5 жыл бұрын

can you clean this in a sonic cleaner?

@bradhill5822 4 жыл бұрын

mike fauber If you listen to the end of the video, GA speaks to Ultrasonic use.

@gyrodriver4066 4 жыл бұрын

DISAPPOINTED. Just got mine. 9 months in trust, FYI. You do not get what you need for $1,100 plus $200. Pretty ridiculous that you can't run this on your 223 out of the box. You can put it on your 308 with with the taper mount OR you can run it on your 9mm IF it is a tilt barrel. So this great universal silencer can't run on the most popular rifle ever made, your AR15 without spending more. Now, am I going to go buy another adapter for my ARs, yes I have no choice, but what a joke. I guess if there were ONE part they know you're going to need to buy and they can get more money out of you for, that would be the one. Yeah, Yeah, I shoulda known, but for whatever reason they convinced me I had everything I needed. Would I have ordered anyway, yeah, BUT i also would've ordered a damn 5.56 adapter mount so I could actually use the damn thing when it showed up after 9 flipping months. So there goes another $100 and more waiting. Seriously, if you're going to include only one taper mount, it should probably be for the most common rifle, no?

@ronkoehler9463 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed.. The product is over priced and very poor suppression performance. Working with customer services is like working with someone in India. Worthless.

@rustyshackleford2267 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Predatory marketing at its best. Plan on spending lots more if you want to use it in most configurations.

@100fredkrueger 2 жыл бұрын

Just make a form 1 can with Quiet Bore. My 9mm suppressors really well. I’m fixing to buy a .30 cal kit. Have to apply for the stamp first. Last one took 12 days to get approved.

@destructivenews6734 5 жыл бұрын

You guys need social media people lol.

@evangreen1452 5 жыл бұрын

We have social media people.... you need Griffin cans!

@destructivenews6734 5 жыл бұрын

@@evangreen1452 I got one pending right now playa.

@stilltuckered 6 ай бұрын

Mine came with no instructions, what so ever. It came with that configuration guide, which doesn’t help to assemble or understand the product.

@GriffinArmamentOfficial 6 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about this! If you need additional information that isn't discussed in this video, or a quick rundown on your suppressor, please reach out to our Customer Service team and they'll get you sorted out!

@carlosdaniels9515 2 жыл бұрын

@JohnGene1 5 жыл бұрын

Not sure if anyone has something like this in their kit or not. I keep this 32mm slug wrench in my kit with a small strap wrench for disassembly when its tough to undo. www.amazon.com/Teng-Tools-Impact-Slogging-903032/dp/B00CYLVGBA/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1545274481&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=32mm+wrench&psc=1 just thought Id pass it out. I have my optimus and optimus micro in a pluckable pistol case suppressors on the bottom and guns on top so that I can transport it and accessories and tools with the suppressors around in a case.

@JohnGene1 5 жыл бұрын

This is the actual one I have coulnt find it at first www.amazon.com/Striking-Wrench-Slugging-Offset-handle/dp/B01M713YK9/ref=sr_1_3?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1545275331&sr=1-3&keywords=32+slugging+wrench

@mrunderhood 4 жыл бұрын

Overly wordy, too long. Show how to stack for Pistol, Show how to stack for AR, Show how to stack for bolt action. Just show stack for each three individually. I don't use the piston assembly as a wrench. I use a jeweler's spanner wrench and keep it in my cleaning kit and you can use it to change your watch batteries or to adjust a slow or fast watch.

@appreciativeobserver4732 2 жыл бұрын

As you suggest - a short video about how to prepare the suppressor for each firearms is exactly the right thing to do. This video is way toooooo long so the viewer has to pick and pluck what he/she needs for their individual weapon.