7.62 and 5.56 Suppressors

[giggitygiggity]

What is the best 7.62 suppressor and best 5.56 suppressor on the market? Most important to me is how quietness. What kind of ammo (brand, weight, etc) is recommended to receive the quietest effects? I am familiar with pistol suppressors and the sound signature from them. I have an SRT Arms 9mm AR and the SilencerCo Octane 45 an Octane 9. I am just not familiar with rifle suppressors. Thanks.

 

[bikemutt]

Because of the long wait times, today's best is potentially tomorrow's dog. I can tell you I've been very satisfied with my Yankee Hill Phanton QD .30 caliber suppressor. I also shoot it sub-caliber .223 and see no reason to buy a dedicated .223 suppressor. Moving down from there, my Huntertown Arms Guardian .22 has been great, I was able to upgrade it to the Kestrel core which supports 5.7x28 semi auto.

 

[Lennyjoe]

I have an AAC Cyclone on my .300 Blackout and its a good deals it's subsonic rounds. It's my first and only suppressor so I cant give you an objective opinion.

 

[Arizona_Mike]

My AAC Cyclone is ear safe on 6.5x55 (full European spec), 300 BLK supersonic, and 5.56. It reviews ear safe on .308 as well but I actually have not shot it yet on my M&P 10 or M1A yet.

When I went for a QD can for 5.56 I chose the SpecWar 556 (even over the Saker). It is extremely quiet on my 16" and 20" hosts. The action noise on my piston 16" can get fatiguing after a while, but it is nice and quiet with the gas block off. I plan to use it on .22-250 as well.

Mike

 

[Jackal]

"Best" is very hard to define. Whats best for durability wont be best for suppression. Whats best for suppression wont be best for weight. Whats best for weight... You get where I'm going here. It seems all silencers have a tradeoff. I personally went with the YHM Titanium Phantom QD due to light weight, decent suppression and massive compatibility. Try to find cans with 15x1 H&K threads... It isnt easy...

 

[zerobarrier]

My Specwar 762 is extremely quiet on my 308 bolt gun and AR15. silencerCo's new Omega looks extremely nice.

 

[Captains1911]

I'm happy with my YHM Phantom Ti 7.62, I use it on both an AR and a bolt action 308. I don't have another centerfire rifle can to compare it to, though.

 

[Gtscotty]

Like bikemutt said, when I ordered my Saker762, it was one of the top .308 cal suppressors. By the time I got it, it was only a month or two from being made obsolete by the Omega. All of that said, you pays your money and takes your ticket, if I was doing it today, I would order the Silencerco Omega, solid company, great specs and reasonable pricing.

 

[Charger442]

Thunderbeast arms suppressors are awesome, as well as Crux (Templar Tactical). Very high quality, very well made, accuracy minded cans. The suppression levels are with the leaders, as well.


personally, i own a couple in 5.56 and one that gets little fanfare but outperforms many is the Griffin M4SDII and other Griffin offerings.

I wouldnt hesitate much on an AE can either, the SAS arbitor is a damn good buy as well.

 

[redbullitt]

Thunderbeast is good stuff, as is Liberty and surefire if you are partial to their designs.

TBA just came out with a new model, so you might be able to get a good deal on a p-1 style. I have a 30-p1 and I am very happy with it on the precision rifles. Very quiet on 300 whisper as well.

The only 223 specific one I have is a surefire mini. It lives on the carbine and precision carbine ar15s. Not super quiet, but it does really take the blast out of the shot, and is super short and handy.

 

[Swampman]

What kind of ammo (brand, weight, etc) is recommended to receive the quietest effects?

Subsonic ammunition is going to be the most quiet, but you'll give up a lot of power using it.

A .223 shooting subsonics won't be much more powerful than a .22 Long Rifle. The only energy advantage of the .223 would come from using heavier bullets.

 

[Theohazard]

ear safe

Many silencers meter under the OSHA recommended 140 dB limit for impulsive or impact noise, but that doesn't mean they won't permanently damage your hearing over time.

Suppressed rifle rounds are far from hearing safe, no matter what any silencer company claims. In fact, there is no silencer on the market that is truly "hearing safe"; even a .22 silencer firing subsonic ammo rarely meters below 110 dB, and 110 dB is much louder than the threshold for permanent noise-induced hearing loss from repeat exposure.

A silencer drastically reduces hearing loss, but it doesn't eliminate it.

 

[Grumulkin]

My suppressors are "hearing safe." That is, if my wife can't hear it, then I'm safe.

I have a subsonic 300 Blackout load that is pretty quiet with a supressor but I still wear hearing protection. The good thing is with me shooting from the front porch or back of the house, my wife can't hear it.

 

[TIMC]

Running a Thunderbeast 30P1 for 7.62 and Liberty Torch QA for 5.56. No complaints about either suppressor, both are very quiet and very well built.

 

[coach z]

I've got a silencerco saker in 7.62 and if I shoot .223 then I put the smaller end cap on for the added performance of matching the caliber better. If I shoot supersonic ammo then I use hearing protection for sure. Even some of the 30 sub out of the short barrel I still use plugs just to be safe. I'm young and due to enough hearing damage already I'm really paranoid about protecting my hearing.