Suppressor advice sort

Hey team, after taking the new 7mm08 out earlier in the week and experiencing it full noise dispatching a pig I’m keen on some advice around over barrel suppressors. I’d normally stick earplugs in if I had time but unfortunately the shot had to be taken quickly. Keen on any suggestions or thoughts, I’m fairly sold on over barrel not can on the end. And thoughts around what prices are good, operating to a tight budget with second child on the way and wifey finishing up work soon.
Cheers guys
Nick

I’ve owned/used both Gunworks and dpt. Both very good IMO. I actually prefer the dpt on account of size.

Dpt excellent product.
Is your rifle already threaded? If not the odd 2nd hand dpt 7mm pops up at every now and again a reasonable price here and on TM then get it threaded to suit

DPT are the way to go. Service is awesome and their suppressors are great value for money. All my hunting rifles wear one. The dog appreciates them too!

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I prefer to not use suppressors. But have 4 that I use in competitions etc, or when teaching kids. I like the DPT a lot, excellent suppressors, well made, and you have the advantage of being able to add baffles if needed. Gunworks have been in the game a long time and make very good suppressors, and they keep things quiet. A bit bigger maybe, a bit longer usually, but almost indestructible. Suggest you call and see Amanda at Gunworks and tell her what you want to achieve, and your situation, and she may very well have something secondhand that will fit the bill. And if your rifle aint threaded youre probably gonna need to take it to Gunworks to have that done anyway.

your in chch...take it to gunworks....if in north island would say DPT....there isnt much in it weight or length wise either way...I actually PREFER the balance with gunworks over the dpt as it has more of its small weight closer to hands...again not much in it.

My preference is Hardy,
They are a little more expensive than DPT but for that you get greater sound reduction and less forward projection on the end of your barrel.

My 2 levers both run Hardy Gen V and Gen VI Compact suppressors, only 80mm forward and 290 grams.
I share a Hardy Gen V Stealth between a 223 and a 243 Bolt actions which is 150mm forward and 425 gr.

Rod and Rifle Suppressor test 2017/18
https://d347awuzx0kdse.cloudfront.ne...b01d144f6995df

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I've had most of them, DPT hard to beat performance, weight, quality and price. Finding A-Tec quite good too.

I'd still go DPT personally nice to be able to open it up and you can add and remove baffles to suit making it very versatile. They have also done the best job I've had done in terms of threading I've had done except for when Robbie was still around.

I've only had one suppressor fail and it was a Hardy. I definitely wouldnt buy another can from them after I was pretty much told it couldn't have been their fault even though heaps of cams of there's gave them the nickname the Hardy time bomb... Also the test above was run in Conjunction with Hardy if I remember right (not saying anything other than there is potential it could lead to slanted results). Also some manufacturers have changed models. I do however believe they have had a change in terms of costumer relations since I last dealt with them.

Another vote for dpt
Atec is better but not a budget conscious option.

I have both DPT magnum on the 7mm and gunworks on the 308. Both excellent suppressors. The only thing that is annoying about the DPT is i got a 1/2 by 20 and it will start to un screw itself when firing a lot of rounds sighting in. At the range sighting in, wonder why i cant shoot any more and find the suppressor is coming loose. Should have asked foe 14 by 1 or something.

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I have both DPT magnum on the 7mm and gunworks on the 308. Both excellent suppressors. The only thing that is annoying about the DPT is i got a 1/2 by 20 and it will start to un screw itself when firing a lot of rounds sighting in. At the range sighting in, wonder why i cant shoot any more and find the suppressor is coming loose. Should have asked foe 14 by 1 or something.

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That's odd never had that issue how tight is your rear bushing I had mine on a AR and never had any issue

DPT gets my vote. I’ve had a few now and just can’t fault them. My 260 came with a Hardy compact and although there’s nothing wrong with it my first impressions were that I would swap it back to a DPT. Also, with a DPT you can make it quieter by adding baffles. Suppressors like the Hardy stealth get a lot of extra sound reduction through having more muzzle forward length. If this is what you desire then simply add baffles to your DPT to match this length and bingo it will be in the same ballpark. After sales service from DPT will keep
you happy too.

It might be time we got a forum discount when buying from DPT with the amount advertising :)

Need to read what Dean Maisey wrote about suppressor test I always was a bit suspicious about results and the meter wasn’t even correct

And secondly if you are in ChCh it might be worth going and seeing Greg Maniatis.

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Need to read what Dean Maisey wrote about suppressor test I always was a bit suspicious about results and the meter wasn’t even correct

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@ariki where can we read these words?

Having owned a Gunworks suppressor since 1997, I have found all other supressors noisier. In standard form DPT are too noisy, and need 2-4 extra baffles (308) to dull it down to Gunworks sound levels (in my experience). I have had my Gunworks come loose only once (1/4 turn) and never had baffle strike. Had the DPT come loose twice, at less than 1/4 turn and had baffle strike.

Yes, they (Gunworks) are longer and heavier (a bit). But in the realm of suppressors, you don't get something for nothing.

M2cw

Think we need to point out that the silencer testing was NOT done in conjunction with Hardy!!!

Hardy did loan the test equipment and facility to Rod and Rifle but were not involved in doing the testing.

I have read Dean's commentary on the test results and it's not nice. Interesting to see that in 2019 he purchased a newer higher performance test unit and is claiming that this should have been used in the testing plus of course like all manufactures and sellers he has a vested interest in this.
Well that's a bugger if it was not available in 2017 when the testing was done.

The equipment used at the time was a Larson Davis LXT... In the review they don't specify which LXT variant was used.
looking at the L & D LXT's they range from offering ones only for environmental noise which would be useless for gun fire through to models specifically designed for explosions and gun fire testing.
Sound Level Meters
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