Baffle strike perhaps?

[edeekeos]

Noticed this today while cleaning my Guardian. It looks as though maybe a round struck the final baffle, however there is no damage to any others, or the end cap. I have had many rounds through it, and never noticed anything out of the ordinary while shooting. Anyone have an idea, maybe factory defect?

 

[42769vette]

The first time I took mine apart I thought the same thing. I called Steve at huntertown arms and was informed that's how the baffles are manufactured.

 

[edeekeos]

Hmm it was just on the final baffle though? Is that right?

 

[42769vette]

Hmm it was just on the final baffle though? Is that right?

I may be mistaken, all of mine look like that, mabye yours is a actual baffle strike

 

[Faine]

It looks machined and a little too perfect/symmetrical, if 42769vette hadn't verified already my guess would be it was done during mfg.

 

[nucular]

Different manufacturers do it different ways but that is a pretty common feature on a K-baffle. What surprises me more is that it isn't on all of the baffles.

 

[digitalrebel80]

Thats odd all of mine are made that way not just one

 

[menzzer37]

It's called a scoop and it is suppose to be there. It helps performance.

 

[CountryBoy19]

It appears to be a standard K-baffled but I'm also baffled (pun-intended) as to why it would be found on only 1 of the baffles...

FWIW, sending in my paperwork this week for my Guardian (with Kestrel internals)...

 

[edeekeos]

Thanks for the information guys, I emailed HTA, to see what they think.