Not defending them, I've paid barely above cost, which is within $50 of AAC. The money doesn't matter to me. After owning AAC (and putting up with crappy mounts) and Silencerco (and dealing with cans that are too large and have too complex a mount) and Gemtech and their arcane...everything, I...
Durability. And some of the best muzzle devices on the planet. And a great mount. And no zero shift.
and what? 135dB on normal barrels and 139dB on SBRs is what mine have always registered. 140+ is what...a # you pulled out of thin air? Or did you meter a SF can on a 10" barrel...