Full thanks to @jagee that ordered this and allowed me to do a review.
I've seen a lot over the years - suppressed this, newly invented that. Thirty five years collecting guns, fifteen years in the resale market and there's new stuff, better designs, better materials, but not a lot of change in design. K-baffle or Monocore. Forged or billet. All bigger and better than the last thing, but really, it's mostly just the same old smoke made out of new metal. But... every once in a while there's something that gives me real pause to think... "that IS new." Enter the HM Defense 300 Blackout Integrally Suppressed upper.
Yes, it's just an upper. But it's a damn cool upper. Read below to see why it's different.
First, it comes in a nice box. That might not seem like much but packaging is how a product sells on a shelf, and this packaging is nice. Sturdy box, good colors, well thought out design, and that's before you even open it. Good start.
Then you get to the meat and potatoes. This upper is sleek, like batgirl greased-up on a dark night sleek. It's just the right amount of weight without being heavy for heavy's sake. It's shorter than you'd expect, but not so short it feels like an SBR. It really has the perfect ratio of length, width and weight... Ok, now I sound like Brandon Herrera.
Little details like a wide charging handle are well thought out.
But the real gem of this upper is that the barrel, suppressor and gas block are all milled out of the same piece of steel. YES! One piece of steel. No mis-alignment of the gas block, no suppressor unthreading and coming loose, nothing. This is a modern marvel of CNC machining. Oh, it gets better. The gas block - instead of being adjustable - comes with a set of bleed off screws that interchange for super and subs, and can be done through the hand guard, so there's no removing the hand guard to adjust the block. Mind... blown. Don't steal the design though, they patented it.
Patriotic ejection port marking mandatory.
Then comes the suppressor. It's not your usual "under the hand guard" design. It's more pronounced, but it looks good. Classy, not just slapped on for aesthetics. It's wide but not unwieldy, and it looks right at home with the good design of the hand guard. It really crowns the end of this upper, almost like an MP5SD can - smooth but don't talk smack to it.
I am EXCITED to hear this can.
Clay from HM Defense doesn't mess around with his products. They're 95% military and law enforcement sales. Special Ops, Entry stuff, all the keywords gun guys like to hear when they're buying products. Tested products. On top of that, HM is a great company to work with. They pick up the phone and they talk about their uppers with pride.
I'm happy to have this upper, and I'm ready to get it in Josh's hands for some testing. If anyone else wants one, shoot me a PM and I'll get one for you too.
Seriously, this is some cool stuff.
I've seen a lot over the years - suppressed this, newly invented that. Thirty five years collecting guns, fifteen years in the resale market and there's new stuff, better designs, better materials, but not a lot of change in design. K-baffle or Monocore. Forged or billet. All bigger and better than the last thing, but really, it's mostly just the same old smoke made out of new metal. But... every once in a while there's something that gives me real pause to think... "that IS new." Enter the HM Defense 300 Blackout Integrally Suppressed upper.
Yes, it's just an upper. But it's a damn cool upper. Read below to see why it's different.
First, it comes in a nice box. That might not seem like much but packaging is how a product sells on a shelf, and this packaging is nice. Sturdy box, good colors, well thought out design, and that's before you even open it. Good start.
Then you get to the meat and potatoes. This upper is sleek, like batgirl greased-up on a dark night sleek. It's just the right amount of weight without being heavy for heavy's sake. It's shorter than you'd expect, but not so short it feels like an SBR. It really has the perfect ratio of length, width and weight... Ok, now I sound like Brandon Herrera.
Little details like a wide charging handle are well thought out.
But the real gem of this upper is that the barrel, suppressor and gas block are all milled out of the same piece of steel. YES! One piece of steel. No mis-alignment of the gas block, no suppressor unthreading and coming loose, nothing. This is a modern marvel of CNC machining. Oh, it gets better. The gas block - instead of being adjustable - comes with a set of bleed off screws that interchange for super and subs, and can be done through the hand guard, so there's no removing the hand guard to adjust the block. Mind... blown. Don't steal the design though, they patented it.
Patriotic ejection port marking mandatory.
Then comes the suppressor. It's not your usual "under the hand guard" design. It's more pronounced, but it looks good. Classy, not just slapped on for aesthetics. It's wide but not unwieldy, and it looks right at home with the good design of the hand guard. It really crowns the end of this upper, almost like an MP5SD can - smooth but don't talk smack to it.
I am EXCITED to hear this can.
Clay from HM Defense doesn't mess around with his products. They're 95% military and law enforcement sales. Special Ops, Entry stuff, all the keywords gun guys like to hear when they're buying products. Tested products. On top of that, HM is a great company to work with. They pick up the phone and they talk about their uppers with pride.
I'm happy to have this upper, and I'm ready to get it in Josh's hands for some testing. If anyone else wants one, shoot me a PM and I'll get one for you too.
Seriously, this is some cool stuff.
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