Thread: Suppressors

Advice? Just PM Friwi. Very helpful and knowledgeable b'stard. Probably because he works at DPT. Need a hip replacement? Do you operate on yourself. Save yourself some grief. Get the best advice. 2C.

Ffs, I don’t know what some of you do with your suppressors to go through so many. Pest control work on goats,pigs,deer,etc, suppressors are good for 5000 rounds or so. The suppressor wore out/carboned-up about the same time as a Ranger/CJA AR15 or the barrel got worn on other rifles. I guess punching paper or targets is a bit harder on them but seriously, over a dozen Hardy’s plus others. I’ve used Wairau cans and Gunworks over barrel with no problems. Used Sonic 45 & 35, they work but not so impressed. Guess I’ll stick with what I know works for me, Gunworks or Waitaki Engineering. As an aside, if you think ones a bit heavyweight do some feckin weight training, a slightly muzzle heavy rifle never hurt.

Originally Posted by Bill999

how heavy is it? under 600grams?

Weighed just now 498 grams. It is muz forward and 290mm long.

My 2 cents worth. I've tried several, Gunworks, DPT, Maniatis, Ghost, Hardy Compact, Hardy Stealth and MAE, I rate them for noise suppression in this order:
Hardy Stealth.....quietest of the lot, longer in front but that's where the suppression comes from, no free lunches.
Gunworks........quiet, cheaper than the Stealth above, again longer in front but worth it, as above.
Maniatis... light, good suppression but not as quiet as the above.
DPT....depends on how many baffles you use and at $50 per baffle how far do you go, tried 6 baffles, still not as quiet as the Hardy Stealth or Gunworks.
Hardy Compact and Ghost, nope, noisy compared to the rest.
That's how I found them, only Hardy Stealths and Gunworks in my cupboard these days.

Originally Posted by Gun nut

Fyi dpt is a copy of the sonic which is a copy of the s&l.

Shhh ... you'll piss off all the DPT fanbclub ...

Anyone tried the atec optima 50 with the muzzle break in cap?
I'm thinking of getting one to help with recoil management.

I have a Sonic 45 on my .308 and I really rate it. Easy to clean, good suppression, very well made and comes with a free thread protector.

Oceania defence ratchet lock, buy once cry once 😅

Originally Posted by Kiwihunter

Anyone tried the atec optima 50 with the muzzle break in cap?
I'm thinking of getting one to help with recoil management.

I have the A-TEC H2 with muzzle brake in the cap on a 300 win mag. That was a game changer for me with reduction in recoil (is slightly better than hardy magnum suppressor for recoil and noise reduction). Previously I was getting blasted by muzzle blast and dust from the factory muzzle brake I had. I get none of that now with the atec. The H2 is fine for hunting but does get hot quick if at the range. I have been careful to take time and reasonably manage temp between shots, but have noticed some minor corrosion/pitting starting to develop. Probably no different than any alloy suppressor, so if the optima has stainless inserts I would go for that.

I have used, gunworks, hardys, dpt, atec, b&t, ase.
Like many have mentioned, the dpt is the best value for money.
ASE utra is very robust, but heavy.
I use a B&T starlight on a 308 win. It has stainless internals is well built, and has better noise suppression than dpt or hardys, but costs more.

I'll message him to confirm but old man does commercial pest control and waro and he was saying the other day one of his ar15's is due a new barrel as it's over 20,000 rounds and "starting to lose its edge just a wee bit"
I'm pretty sure that rifle has had the same Oceania defence on it since day one also....

I have a gunworks at the moment but am thinking of upgrading to see if I can stay on target easier. Mate of mine has a Hardy and I've used a dpt before on a 270wsm which worked well. A-tec with the quick take off and recoil management looks pretty good to me. They do mention that it gets hot after a few rounds which will come into the equation as well as those goats do need cleaning up fast :-) In the future I would also like to use the same suppressor on another rifle (blaser r8) but that's way in the future

Im no expert by any means, so this is just my opinion, but i think it comes down to what your wanting a supressor for. I have a mix of DPT & Hardy Supressors on my rifles. Different brands/sizes/types willl be more/less effective, and some are noticeably heavier than others but if you dont need all that the expensive ones can offer then there is no point spending the money. If your not shooting a large calibre, and your just wanting something to shut it up enough to hunt without hearing protection & not damage your hearing then basically any of the multiple brands available will achieve this with their cheaper/smaller/lighter offerings, which is great for an all round gun especially with a shorter barrel, being able to have not too much weight over the nose & have it shoot nicely offhand. If you want to shut it up as much as possible, or have a large cal gun & want to soak up as much recoil as possible, your going to spend more on a larger / often heavier supressor.