Alignment check rods - Griffin Armament Suppressor Alignment Check Rod

This is an essential tool to prevent suppressor damage. Anytime you add on to the barrel like a suppressor the connection is the weakest point in the chain of events when shooting. I feel safer when using this alignment rod as it represents the bullet traveling down the barrel AND through the suppressor.
I recently checked my .22 barrel and suppressor after cleaning and it did not feel smooth when inserting the alignment rod. I disassembled my suppressor and found one of the baffles was not stacked up properly. It was minor but the rod detected the alignment problem. It speaks to you by feel and visually seeing that it’s concentric and there is enough clearance all the way around. In the above case it appeared concentric BUT it did not feel right when inserting the rod.
Better safe than sorry but we ALL have to make safety our number one concern.