TM-ILLUSION 9™ TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SILENCER MODEL ILLUSION 9 1816 Remington Circle SW Huntsville, AL 35824 ISSUED: January 1, 2016
SILENCER LIFETIME LIMITED WARRANTY AAC will repair or replace free of charge any silencer manufactured by AAC for the duration of this lifetime warranty. This warranty is of unlimited duration, and covers, at Advanced Armament Corp., LLC and its affiliates’ discretion, service, repair, and/or replacement of damaged products caused by normal use.
SILENCER MODEL ILLUSION 9 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. P.1 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF FIREARMS SAFETY Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. Firearms should be unloaded when not in use. Do not rely on your firearm's safety. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it. Only use ammunition that exactly matches the markings on your firearm. 6. If your firearm fails to fire when the trigger is pulled, handle with care. 7. Always wear eye and ear protection when shooting. 8.
SILENCER MODEL ILLUSION 9 P.3 easily aligned so that the user has a sight picture that is unobstructed by the silencer. The ILLUSION 9 is designed for use on modern centerfire host firearms chambered in 9mm Luger and 22 LR.
SILENCER MODEL ILLUSION 9 P.5 SION 9. 1. Always keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction. Figure 3 2. Render the firearm safe by removing the magazine, completely unloading the firearm and engaging the safety to the "SAFE" position. See the firearm's owner's manual for detailed instructions. 3. With the unloaded host firearm held firmly in one hand, grasp the silencer with the other hand. Pull forward on the silencer, against tension from the A.S.A.P. System driving spring.
SILENCER MODEL ILLUSION 9 P.7 and clean the A.S.A.P. System after every 500 rounds or after every range visit to remove accumulated fouling. WARNING! Only perform disassembly, cleaning, and maintenance procedures on silencers that are not mounted to a firearm. Attempting to clean or perform maintenance on a mounted silencer could lead to property damage, personal inFigure 7 jury and/or death. 1. Always keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction. 2.
SILENCER MODEL ILLUSION 9 P.9 4. Using a plastic bristle brush and sol- Figure 12 vent, scrub the piston housing bore in the rear of the silencer. See Figure 13. Insure the piston index notches and piston stop-surfaces located on the inside of the piston housing are free of carbon buildup. The piston stop-surface and index notches can be seen colored red in Figure 14. 5. Inspect the O-ring located in the bore of the rear cap. The O-ring is shown colored red in Figure 15.
SILENCER MODEL ILLUSION 9 the piston housing, and up Figure 17 against the rear face of the blast baffle. 8. While holding the silencer tightly in one hand and the dowel in the other hand, apply force to the dowel to push the baffle stack out the Figure 18 front of the tube. See Figure 18. If the baffles will not push out with hand pressure, lightly tap the end of the dowel with a hammer. 9. Separate the baffles from one another prior to cleanFigure 19 ing.
SILENCER MODEL ILLUSION 9 Figure 25 standard baffle so that the notch Figure 26 in the front chamber engages the tab on the front of the front-most baffle. See Figure 26. 4. Turn the engaged front chamber/first baffle until the combination rotationally tabs to and locks into the second standard Figure 27 baffle. See Figure 27. 5. Repeat this process until the front chamber and all five standard baffles tab onto the caged blast baffle, which will engage the front of the piston housing. See Figure 28.
SILENCER MODEL ILLUSION 9 P.15 3. Using the supplied spanner Figure 32 tool, fully thread the rear cap into the piston housing. See Figure 34. FIXED BARREL SPACER INSTALLATION The driving spring of the A.S.A.P. System may be replaced with the separately available AAC Fixed Barrel Spacer Figure 33 when using an ILLUSION 9 on a host firearm with a fixed (nonmoving) barrel. WARNING! When using an ILLUSION 9 on a host firearm with a fixed (non-moving) barrel, the driving spring of the A.S.A.P.
SILENCER MODEL ILLUSION 9 P.17 ation that can lead to property damage, personal injury and/or death. 1. Always keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction. 2. Render the firearm safe by removing the magazine, completely unloading the firearm and engaging the safety to the "SAFE" position. See the firearm's owner's manual for detailed instructions. 3. Remove the silencer from the host firearm. See "Removing an ILLUSION 9" in these instructions. 4.
