Which Suppressor?

[Fudmottin]

I just looked up the YHM Phantom 7.62 (YHM-3400). It looks like a good value.

This is going to be my first .30 cal can obviously. And I've already amortized my AWC Raider over four different rifles now (all threaded). I'm not clear if the flash hider uses the 5/8"-24 standard. My whisper will be an AR15. Well an upper anyway.

One thing I like about a threading standard is that it is easy to get any barrel made to that standard.

I think Artful has a point about using .300WM in a standard 7.62. Depending on how the suppressor was made, I may or may not feel confident doing it. I might as well just bite the bullet and buy the Thundertrap. Although with all the warrantees reading about the same, and 30-221 being hand loaded, there doesn't really seem to be a warrantee.

Well I've got a list. I'm checking it twice. Um, what?

[Medic650]

I have the YHM SS Phantom 7.62 and have been pleased with it. On my Whisper AR all I hear is the buffer spring and action. I've shot it on my 308 with subsonics and it sounded like a pellet gun going off. The Phantom didn't do well in http://www.silencerresearch.com/ tests for some reason. For the money I'm still not disappointed. I also have the QD and am shooting it on 5.56 also.

[Cornholio]

Is there any kind of consensus on which is the quietest .30cal suppressor for SUBSONIC use? Most of the time when 30cal suppressors are metered, it is with full-power supersonic ammo. I'm more interested in subsonic performance.

[Pitt300]

Seems like my AR Whisper w/762sd & subsonics metered somewhere around 114db @ Longview shoot.
It's on Silencer Research's website.

[Cornholio]

I couldn't find it there, but thanks for the info.

[kdiver58]

Here's a pic with my AAC Cyclone 2008



Here's a link to the Liberty Can's web site. It's another can maker
I was introduced to at AAC's shoot.
I'm in the blue shirt a shooting a Liberty Cans Suppressor
at the 2008 AAC silencer shoot. David's a great guy.
He will warranty the can no matter what and build
you exactly what you want.


http://libertycans.net/blackraven.html

[Fudmottin]

That video reminded me that I keep forgetting to get a brass catcher.

Must say I'm impressed with the noise level reduction.

While it may well be ideal to tune / optimize for a particular load, I expect or at least hope to be able to use whatever can I end up getting on a .300 Win Mag or at least a 7.62x51. I'm willing to sacrifice a bit of noise reduction for versatility.

It's looking like I'll have plenty of time to shop for the can. Thanks to all the panic buying going on, the parts I need for an AR-15 upper are really hard to get. I have an order in with DPMS. But the lead time is 4-6 months. That's no typo. I'm going to see if I can find the bits I need locally so I can cancel that order and have the upper built sooner.

It's ironic that I can get a custom upper for less money than a lot of off the shelf units.

[mooster1223]

Originally Posted by Fudmottin

It's looking like I'll have plenty of time to shop for the can. Thanks to all the panic buying going on, the parts I need for an AR-15 upper are really hard to get. I have an order in with DPMS. But the lead time is 4-6 months. That's no typo.

4-6 months is about what you'll be looking at for a can if you can't find what you want locally. Make sure if you order from out of state that the dealer has "can in hand". It will take 4-6 weeks to get the form 3 done (dealer to dealer transfer), who knows how long to get your CLEO to sign off on the form 4 and then another 12 weeks at the BATFE.

[Fudmottin]

I don't recall how long I waited for my 5.56mm can. I remember it being a painful wait. That was in 1999. That's a major reason why I don't already have a 7.62mm can now. Delay the pain. However, I'm looking forward to getting a 30-221 upper built and having a can to put on it to shoot subsonics as was obviously intended for a round of this nature.

The timing of my custom AR in .223 was rather interesting. Everything came together all at once. It was during that project that I first heard of the 30-221. I didn't know what it was until doing an Internet search and finding out that it was synonymous with the .300 Whisper. That same research and the guy who made my barrel for me both said that the 30-221 was a better first wildcat to start with than the .458 SOCOM.

Once the back log of AR parts orders is unclogged, I will be able to get a nice upper built and perhaps the can will be waiting or in process.

I'm certain I will enjoy the round. I just hope I don't like it too much. .223 is a lot cheaper to load for. Mind you I would never consider trying to find a subsonic .223 load. I've got .22LR for that :-)

The 30-221 will prove gratifying if I can knock over the rams on the 500 meter line with 240gr SMKs. They draw the line at 6mm for silhouette. I guess a 69er can't knock down the rams. I'm sure it would still go splat.

[JimM44]

So no one commented on the Gemtech HVT, that's what I ordered.

Of course it will be months before I have it but that's what I planned on using on the 300.

So did I make a decent choice?