.22 suppressors: What's your experience?

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I just posted the questions below as part of an ongoing thread on WHY to suppress a .22, but I suspect I'm low enough down in that discussion that it'd be best to break my questions out here:

For those of you with suppressed .22s: How many rounds is their expected service life? Can they be renewed / repaired? What causes them to fail? Have you experienced any failures? Are you happy with yours? If not, why so?

timothy
 
uh oh...
I see a take-apart v. non arguement coming...
And you thought 9mm v. .45ACP was bad...
Visit silencertests.com...
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suppressed .22s are my favorite things to shoot. You can get damn spooky quiet with the right set up. I have a TAC-67 & and an Outback II. I use them on several different host guns - my favorite being a 10/22 SBR. The TAC-67 you can take apart and clean the Outback you cannot. I really love subsonic Lapua & Eley through both. No failures, no problems.
 
I have a Gemtech Outback II suppressor and have put many many thousands of rounds through it. The Outback II is a sealed suppressor and therefore cannot be opened up like others. I usually clean my can every 300 - 400 rounds because around ~400 rounds I notice a slight decrease in suppression.

To answer your previous question of why a .22LR, it's because most people have atleast 1 .22 and many gun loving people have several. If you have a suppressor for a .45 ACP or 9mm, you may not have many options to move the can around. If you have multiple .22's (semi, bolt, revolver, semi-auto handgun, ...etc) you can move a single suppressor between them all.
 
If you must ask WHY...you probably aren't worthy to own suppressors...LOL

I love my Gem Tech Outback II...so much that I'm going to buy one for my 308 and my AR15.
 
Mac Attack, aubie515:

No, heh heh, the "why?" question isn't mine -- I think that answers itself pretty well, either with "Why not?!" or with any of the very good arguments for doing it. Personally, I like having functional ears :) (That's my favorite argument for it.)

timothy
 
So if I wanted to instal one on my 10/22 would I need to get an integrated one or would a threaded one be just as good?
 
Get a threaded

and then have other things threaded to match
Like a Ruger MKII
or a Model 71
or a 10/22
Or a bolt gun.

Quietest is the bolt gun.... no action to screw up the moment.

I love the Gemtech Outback II Swish it out with some cleaner every few hundred rounds.
 
I've got a tactical innovations tac65. I don't have an exact count, but probably 2,000 rounds of CCI standard velocity and a couple bricks of some other stuff. I can take it apart for cleaning, but usually only the first baffle is really dirty.

I should have gotten one years ago. It was well worth the price, tax, and paperwork.
 
.223 suppressor on .22lr?

I'm thinking of buying a gemtech .223 suppressor. Will it also work on my Anchutz 64MS and Ruger 10/22? Or is this a bad idea?
 
Get a 22 can that opens for service. It is damn near impossible to clean it otherwise.

Yes, it will eventually fill with lead and become useless if you do not perform maintenance.

If cost were no object and I was buying today, I'd get the SWR Spectre or Tactical Innovation's Quest. Both are steel and open for cleaning.

Sealed cans are a pain in the rear, I had one, and had it modified to open for service.

About the 223 question -- do your research and find a can with better construction and mount than Gemtech at a fraction of the price! I'd look into YHM or AAC.

ETA -- the 223 can will fill up with lead over time if used on .22LR. I personally use silencers dedicated to the caliber, one for 223, one for 22LR.

-T
 
...Outback II is a sealed suppressor and therefore cannot be opened up like others. I usually clean my can every 300 - 400 rounds...
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How do you clean the sealed ones? Drop them in a can of solvent for a while and shake them out?
Anyone know if the AAC pilot is sealed or servicable? I'm looking at that and the Outback II, or possibly a SWR Warlock, since they did well on SilencerTests.
 
How do you clean the sealed ones? Drop them in a can of solvent for a while and shake them out?
Anyone know if the AAC pilot is sealed or servicable? I'm looking at that and the Outback II, or possibly a SWR Warlock, since they did well on SilencerTests.
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All of the cans you've listed are sealed and aluminum. No solvent will disolve the carbon and lead without eating away the aluminum also.

SWR made a follow up silencer called the Spectre, think of it as a steel warlock that opens for cleaning.

-T
 
I have a Parker Hale suppressor on my CZ .22. It can be taken apart for cleaning. Most CZ .22 imported into england are prethreaded for suppressor. Its a great bit of kit and a great bunny basher.
 
I have a Liberty Suppressors Sparrowhawk and am pleased with it. It sounds about like a Tac65 but has a stainless mount. It can be disassembled with a K baffle stack, but Liberty now offers a non-takedown proprietary stack which they say is significantly quieter - mine is there now for the upgrade. They say in the future they will probably have a takedown version of the quieter stack and that the upgrade will be no- or very low-cost.

I've been impressed as hell with their customer service - they actually SEEK ME OUT when they have upgrades available, instead of waiting for me to call them. They also do lots of custom suppressor work for reasonable prices, which you won't find at most other manufacturers.
 
Can you post their web address. I'd be interested in some custom work, particularly a Ruger MK2 integral that comes apart for cleaning...

-T
 
Tyris - if you do end up going with liberty, please tell them I sent you. David's a great guy and I like sending them business.
 
I've shot an integrally suppressed Ruger Mark II. All you could hear was the action going back and forth and the sound of the bullets hitting the targets. I may have to have one.
 
I use WD40 to clean my Outback. I normally leave it for a few days after shooting it heavy, shake it out and then put it back in for another day or so. I have left it in the WD40 for over a month without any adverse affects on the aluminum body or decrease in sound quality. I know one guy who says he leaves his in WD40 and only takes it out to shoot it then back it goes. No adverse affects whatsoever.
 
coincidentally, at the moment i'm trying to decide between the wraith and the mite. i just can't make up my mind.
 
Anyone know the ballpark figure for getting a 10/22 barrel threaded?
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I think ballpark is around $60. Some barrels can be bought pre-threaded with an end cap made for it so keep that in mind if you are going to get an aftermarket barrel.
 
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