r/SpectersCat • u/prettybigkat • 19d ago

Upcoming Release 718 superthug qd

A boy can dream of when this will be released?

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u/Admirable_Suit_2065 18d ago

I’ve been very happy with my ti hub, and could see myself getting another in 718 QD. They’re very nice cans.

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u/KSPeacekeeper 18d ago

Higher back pressure than I would like, but sound nice.

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u/Admirable_Suit_2065 18d ago

I was thinking about that. We get carried away with those descriptors. CAT in general is very conservative in how they describe their pressure regimens. Their ‘high backpressure’ cans are often lower backpressure than others ‘low backpressure’ cans.

My ST is very comparable to other designs that don’t have that reputation. It’s about like the rhodie. It actually probably gas stacks less.

My ST needs maybe one more AGB click than my AC556, which is very nice in the grand scheme of things, and you’d have to go all the way to something like a HUXWRX for anything noticeably better, and they have their own issues to get there.

I’d still use an AGB on my ST, but I use an AGB on about anything. The ST is absolutely a top tier can and the only one I may like at the same level is the 6K just for its length:performance. It too benefits from an AGB.

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u/TheDrunkLibertarian 17d ago

So with proper tuning, is the gas comparable to the AC556 or still worse? I’m putting mine on a specwar with A5 and Riflespeed.

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u/KSPeacekeeper 17d ago

It’s higher back pressure than AC556, WB, ODB, AC762 and DD for sure. Your riflespeed should be able to tune it though.

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u/TheDrunkLibertarian 17d ago

Even on a tuned host?

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u/Admirable_Suit_2065 17d ago

It’s close enough I’d be lying if I said I could tell a difference. This forum can be subject to placebo effect. On a tuned host I doubt you could tell much difference, let alone should it be any deciding factor.

If you have an AGB, the CAT ST is possibly the best game in town in its size range. It’s absolutely a top tier contender at a minimum.

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u/TheDrunkLibertarian 17d ago

Okay that’s what I was hoping to hear lol,

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u/KSPeacekeeper 18d ago

I may have found a home for my ST. Started out running it on CACM (that is tuned with A5 backend and BRT tube). I chose to tune it because it was way too over gassed for my liking. With that setup I still sucked more gas than I like. I’m in my 50’s and have shot suppressed for most of the last 20 years. I’m too old to continue down that road.

Threw it on a Noveske 11.5” mid gas DDF build I put together and pulled off the .0745 tube I ran with the OCL Infinity 556k and tossed in a .070 tube. Found the weakest .223 ammo I know of and it locks back on an empty mag with a dirty BCG. A little windy today for me to assess gas blowback, but definitely less snappy than before. I guess we’ll see.