u/AllHale07

Today was a fatal day for my CAT ODB... from what seems like a quick string of bad luck. While shooting today I noticed a different form of chunks/powder come out the end. Immediately check the suppressor to see one of the tines sheared off the end. When the suppressor cooled down I checked if loose, and it was as tight as usual. I kept it on so I could check alignment with a rod when I got home. Upon trying this I noticed I couldn't even get the alignment rod into the barrel due to something blocking it. I decided to take off the suppressor and couldn't even do that due to noticing a cracked muzzle device (Dino Precision Meteor V2) warping down which was preventing the supppresor from coming off even after unthreading. To get the suppressor off, I needed to remove the ODB from the Plan B Hub mount (Comstock Armory). The Hub mount is currently stuck on the muzzle device till I bend the brake enough to get it off.

From what I can see, the muzzle device broke while shooting, which in turn forced the front of the brake down, resulting in a muzzle brake strike to send a chunk through the end of the suppressor.

I have yet to reach out to CAT for warranty on this, or Dino Precision on the brake that seemingly caused this. Overall, pretty bummed considering I take the proper precautions to avoid a baffle/end-cap strike.

Gun: AR-15, 11.5" Criterion Core, shooting PMC X-TAC 55gr. FMJ (gun at last pic)