Thread: Suppressor Q&A

DPT are very good light weight suppessors, I have quite a few of them. My primary use is hunting, hence want light weight. If you want max noise reduction then a heavier suppressor will be more effective than DPT, definitely add the ss baffle and for more noise reduction add more baffles. There is a review of lots of different suppressors in Rod&Rifle a year or two back. I’ve attached a photo , not the best, of how they stack up. Last column is noise reduction in dB, remember it’s a log scale. Many of the suppressors run low to mid 20 dB reduction, some of the heavier ones score >30dB. Some of the makes rate less than 20.
If you’re after a can style then I would recommend you look at the ASE 5. Very short wee can, on the heavy side but good noise reduction.(25dB).

Get a 30cal and it will work for both 308 and 7mm08.
Thread - the idea is to remove as little meat from the muzzle as you can, that way you lessen the risk of compromising the crown.
Given you have a light weight shorter bbl on the Tikka and a heavier profile of the 308 you are going to be restricted on thread options based on the Tikka bbl and have to use that thread on the 308. And probably need two different ferrules for the different bbl profiles. Either that or get 2 suppressors.