Whats the best 223 silencer, for the $$$

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rero - SureFire from what I've researched is up there with Elite Iron, both price wise and quality.

Bart - you seem to be very "in the know" for suppressors. I thank you for your advice and knowledge share.
 
Conqueror - Can you tell me why the M4 is better than the YHM? both have QD, are fully welded, under 20oz. The only real difference I can see is that the YHM is $200 less. I'd appreciate being swayed if you know of any other differences.
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1) You're comparing apples to oranges. The YHM .223 cans available for $200 less are the older, chrome-moly, thread-mount version. They don't suppress as well, are prone to rusting, are significantly larger and heavier, and aren't QD. Major Malfunction charges the same price ($499) for the YHM QD Stainless can as for the M4-1000.

2) The AAC mount is more robust.

3) The YHM bore is too tight. The blast baffle passage is 0.241" which is begging for baffle strikes. AAC sacrifices about 1dB to YHM in order to have a safer, slightly larger bore.

does anyone have any experience with SureFire suppressors? looking at their website they seem rather promising, not that it matters much to me at the moment, they're to evil for me to be trusted with one here in NY.
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Surefire cans are high-end. Even AAC's employees praise their cans. The mount is (IMO) not quite as good as AAC's, but their cans are quite good. That said, their cans are also priced higher than equivalent AAC units and are not discernably better.
 
Thunderbeast Suppressors have been getting high praise on SnipersHide.

http://thunderbeastarms.com/

It is a company founded by Zak Smith and a couple of others and based on what I have read of his over there I believe he knows what he is talking about as well.
 
Conqueror - I appreciate your insight. I didn't know about the baffle differences and indeed, I had the prices mixed up.

jlficken - checked that site, maybe I'm blind but I don't see a .223 suppressor offered?
 
There was a Surefire suppressor demo at a local range using an M249. They were very impressive but definitely pricey.

brighamr, I did a fair amount of research when I was buying a suppressor myself and also got a chance to compare several; but there are definitely more knowledgable people than me.

Zak Smith for one.
 
There are a lot of good suppressors out there, and it's actually pretty hard to go wrong. If you want very light weight, a super trick QD connector, or true full-auto rating, expect to pay more.

brighamr, jlficken,

We don't have the 223/556 suppressor ready yet- it's still in R&D.

-z
 
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