Swim in the silencer pool long enough and you will eventually end up in the deep in with the AR15 shooters discussing gas regulation. There are hardliners on both sides of the debate – one team believes that a properly gassed rifle is the key to a pleasurable shooting experience. The other team believes that overpassed/undergassed situations are to be blamed on the host weapon itself, advocating buffer and spring weight modifications. Either way you look at it, the silencer plays a roll in how much gas is redirected down the barrel and gas tube toward the port and on towards the shooter (aka ‘blowback’). Nexgen2 defense is releasing the Maxflo 3D AFD silencer that is said to eliminate blowback with a specialized baffle system.

I am solidly on team ‘adjustable gas block’ to mitigate blowback and cycling issues. My thoughts focus on the fact that most rifle silencers will change the way the host AR15 operates – Either over-gassed because of the restrictions placed on the muzzle, or under gassed when running unsuppressed. Obviously, not all suppressors are created equal – baffle designs and internal volume can effect the way gas is directed in the rifle as a system.

Details and specifications are still pending, but at an MSRP of $1495 has me a bit concerned. Also, the tag lines of ‘Increased Safety’, ‘Increased Accuracy’, ‘Zero Back Pressure’, and ‘Zero Flash/No Pop’ points to some bold claims. Mostly because I don’t believe in absolutes.

In the end, independent testing on a variety of host platforms will be required to either prove or disprove the claims by Nexgen2. Other manufactures have made dramatic claims, only to find out that specialized hosts were used to achieve desirable results.

NEXGEN2 Defense (NG2) has brought new suppression technology to the market with their MAXFLO 3D™. Utilizing “Advanced Flow Dynamics™ (AFD)” Zero Back-Pressure Suppression™ technology. The MAXFLO 3D rewrites the rules in firearms suppression. Rather than start with existing designs, NG2 erased the template and started from scratch. The result changes the game in firearms suppression. The MAXFLO 3D™ virtually eliminates all of the major issues common with firearms suppressors, back-pressure, first round “pop” and flash, accuracy robbing turbulence, recoil, excessive heat buildup, and more. All while maintaining hearing-safe levels of sound suppression across a wide variety of weapons systems and calibers. Quiet, soft-shooting, light-weight, strong, and user-serviceable, the MAXFLO 3D™ has it all.