Choice of Silencer

What platforms (bolt vs gas)? What budget? What priorities (compact vs total sound suppression vs first round pop control vs weight)?

SilencerCo Omega

You would have to wait for the ST but they have some in stock options you can go with. The white bread and alleycat 556 would be good instock options.

The difference between all of those. White bread shortest with highest flow rate, alleycat is standard size which is optimizing sound performance.

The st employs their newest tech but it’s designed tj be their most versatile across differing barrel lengths and gas systems.

These are general recs.

Since you’re probably not burning it down with mag dumps you can go titanium.

Just because it’s so widespread I would stick with something HUB.

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223 or a 6.5 Grendel or 6.5 creedmoore

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Are you wanting something that can be used for all 3?

Yes. Ive got three main AR platform guns that I’d like to swap around on.

Go do some research on pewscience and you will see that 3d printing technology has really changed the industry and the generally accepted truths of days past are no longer true anymore.

And also no matter how much you do with buffer weights and gas blocks it’s still resulting in more recoil and gas in the face than the alternatives.

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really changed the industry and the generally accepted truths of days past are no longer true anymore.

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The advancements apply across the board. The best flow through suppressor cant be as quiet as the best sealed one.

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Yes. Ive got three main AR platform guns that I’d like to swap around on.

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My recommendations will both be CAT cans as well, because I own several and love them. I’ll preface this by saying Gen 1 CAT cans have two versions; the “civilian” version and the “military/duty” version, which is the Alleycat line. They are pretty easy to find currently, so I will recommend them over their civilian version, as they are a little better in performance due to some slight extra length (they say an extra baffle).

If sound suppression is the priority, look into an Alleycat 308. Since you are mainly predator hunting and off a tripod, the negatives of this one kind of get nullified (it’s longer and a little gassier, although still not too bad). The civilian version is the JL (Johnny Law). It does very well on 556/223 despite being a 30 cal can. It’s mainly intended for bolt guns, which is why it lacks the gas management of the next can. But if you’re shooting yotes mainly I don’t see how it’d be an issue. It will definitely be the quietest of the two.

Next would be the Alleycat 762. It is designed for gas guns, so it is better in that regard. It is shorter and therefore lighter. It also performs very well on 556/223. It’s civilian version is the ODB (Ol Dirty Bastard).

Hopefully other folks will have experience with some other options to chime in with, but these are the ones I can speak on.

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Yes. Ive got three main AR platform guns that I’d like to swap around on.

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In that case you probably are going to want to make sure you have enough left in the budget for muzzle devices and a mount so everything has same QD setup.

The Liberty Precision Machine Anthem S2 is a good 30 cal option that offers really good suppression (see PewScience data), is pretty economical, and would leave you plenty of budget for muzzle devices/mount.

I got a Q Full Nelson for my 300 BO, and swap it around on a 5.56, 6.5 SE, 280 AI, and 30 Nosler. It may be "optimal" for 300 BO, but it's magnum rated and makes a world of difference on deer rifles for recoil and noise management.