The CAM-LOK® (Covert Application Mount - Locking) is a universal QD piston system comprised of two parts, the piston, and the barrel adapter. This product page is for the piston (bronze color part that is installed in the suppressor).
The Griffin Armament CAM-LOK® interface affords the user the ability to convert the suppressor to a much faster and more secure mounting solution on browning style action (tilt barrel) pistols vs it's legacy technology, single piece, direct thread piston counterparts. This system provides a rapid, secure attachment to the host pistol. Direct thread single piece pistons have several negative attributes. They do not accept tools, and are hand tightened to the host firearm. As a result of hand installation, they loosen when the piston system reciprocates under slide cycling during the firing sequence. This vibration and inadvertent loosening of pistol silencers, requires end users to constantly check tighten pistol silencers. This periodically causes users to have "bad range days" with unforeseen baffle strikes and end cap strikes. These unfortunate events cause logistically burdensome work for consumers to communicate with service departments, ship products back and forth, and sometimes assume charges for repair for these issues.
No longer do users need to worry about their pistol suppressors loosening during use (as with traditional fixed direct thread pistons). The CAM-LOK® system supports a 3/4" socket wrench for installation with prevailing torque, and features a taper lock system, which encourages secure attachment, despite the piston still actuating for and aft during the firing sequence. The piston can be attached / detached in any one of three, 120 degree positions, ensuring there are no "false positive" interfacing positions to slow deployment of the suppressor onto the host firearm. Additionally, the manufacturing accuracy of the interface is held to Griffin Armament's high quality standards for squareness, and concentricity, ensuring that each mounting position has similar and minimal POI shift influence. To support this, the mating pistons have all mating diameters and interfacing geometry qualified in a single operation, for tool quality accuracy and perfection. A similar manufacturing theory was applied to the barrel adapter for maximum alignment accuracy.
End users benefit from being able to attach their silencer to various adapter interfaced host firearms, without having to disassemble the suppressor and change the piston to a different thread pitch. The CAM-LOK® pistons are "universal"; accommodating any pistol mounted with a 3 Lug CAM-LOK® barrel adapter. Additionally, end users with different brand suppressors supported by the CAM-LOK® piston family, will be able to benefit from the interchangeability of CAM-LOK® barrel adapters between piston models.
These Pistons are required for use with the Revolution®, Resistance®, Optimus® 9mm, and Bushwhacker® 46 in the pistol configurations.
It is important to intermittently clean and lubricate the exterior of the piston and interior of the booster housing to ensure smooth reciprocation with the O ring in the piston retainer.
O-Rings should be replaced intermittently when worn to ensure alignment of the silencer with the booster assembly. Failure to replace damaged or worn O-rings could result in a baffle strike or damage to the piston components.
Piston are H900 heat treated with a rust inhibitor. Please note, color and color pattern will vary due to the heat treatment.
Note: CAM-LOK® is designed to be a covert, QD silencer attachment method, and should not be perceived as an active-locking system. CAM-LOK® should be check-tightened each magazine at a minimum. For customers looking for a more traditionally-threaded system with increased retention, we recommend EZ-LOK™ as an alternative.
Installation & Use Notes : Suppressor should be tightly assembled when using this product to avoid inadvertent disassembly of the suppressor when removing it from QD barrel adapter. Barrel adapters should be installed to their host firearms with a minimum torque rating of 20 ft/lbs using a 3/4 socket and needle type torque wrench. Use of a box end wrench will not have optimal contact with the wrench flat geometry on the adapter and may damage the adapter.
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*For use with all SilencerCo suppressors EXCEPT the Osprey line of suppressors.
Disclaimer:
SilencerCo® & Osprey® are federally registered trademarks of SilencerCo Weapons & Research LLC. Griffin Armament® is in no way affiliated with, or endorsed by SilencerCo Weapons & Research LLC. The use of SilencerCo® & Osprey® on this page are merely to advertise the sale of compatible parts and/or components manufactured independently by Griffin Armament®.
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Got the CAM-LOK piston for my PSA Dagger to mount a Bushwhacker 46 (my first suppressor). It was such a tight fit at first that I thought I'd ordered the wrong part. But Jake @ Griffin gave me some great advice through e-mail and now it's all working fine! Thanks again, Jake! Great customer service.
The ability to attach the suppressor in a second is a big plus.
I bought this cam-lok piston because I had few cases of baffle strike on regular silencerco piston that screws on. On regular ones they can get loose and you get your baffle strike. But I never had issues of flying can with traditional pistons. This cam-lok piston is a perfect replacement for the one I have in my silencerco hybrid 46. Once you have barrel extension attached to your handgun it is a breeze to attach can to it. It only takes less than 1/4 of a turn. The downside? It takes exactly as much turn for your can to get loose and fly away. I had only one case - attached it to 45 acp, shot 6 rounds and on the last round it got detached and bounced up and forward maybe 1 feet. I got lucky that I was shooting in front of wooden barrier for shooting while standing - so the can just landed nicely on that wooden shelf. But it was an embarrassing moment. I now check it every few rounds and it can be screwed on tighter after few are shot. After that it holds well. But still I cannot fully relax with it. Another downside is that the cam-lok barrel attachment needs to be removed every time you clean the pistol. You cannot remove barrel with it. Which is a bummer. So, long story short after spending 120$ for both - piston and muzzle device, I can attach and detach can very fast, which is huge plus. But I still have to check it for tightness now and then, and to clean pistol I need a wrench. I guess there always positive and negative sides for everything.
Great product
Probably the most innovative product on the suppressor market, it’s so much more convenient and robust than traditional threading.
Great product, great quality, looks good, fit right, and it works.
Works great, fast attachment method! Solid!
First time owner, long time looker. Piston and Cam Lok performed flawlessly....once I got the damn thing put together. Believe me, I'm just poking fun at myself. Never having used one let alone putting one together, it was a bit of a Chinese Puzzle. Just as I was about to hit send on a customer support email, I figured it out. Now I know.
Your YouTube videos are great . Very informative.
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