Suppressors What's a good 9 suppressor?

[4350muncher]

I'm looking at the rugged obsidian 9 can, is there any others out there that you all can recommend?

Ultimate sound reduction is important. I like that the obsidian is self serviceable too, is being self serviceable a must for pistol cans?

The hosts will be a p226 and mp5 clone.
Thanks in advance!

 

[Huskydriver]

Self serviceable is really only necessary for 22lr cans. If your only shooting centerfire user serviceable can be nice but not necessary.

I love the dead air ghost for 9mm personally

 

[Hoser]

I have three 9mm cans.

My AAC Evolution 9 and Ti-Rant 9M get the most use. In fact, my Ti-Rant lives on my MP-5 RR.

 

[Huskydriver]

I would shy away from anything aac. They are this close to being sold off and who knows if any warrentys will be honored in the future

 

[padom]

Love my Rugged Obsidian 45. Use it on my P229, Glock 19 and AR9 with 9mm endcap all the time. Short and long config and fully serviceable.

My son with my AR9/Rugged Obsidian



Glock 19/ Obsidian

 

[JSchell1309]

I would shy away from anything aac. They are this close to being sold off and who knows if any warrentys will be honored in the future

Agree, AAC used to be a top tier suppressor company. They were acquired by Freedom Group a few years ago, FG is known to strip their brands of everything they used to be, lower quality, and drive sales and profits until the company dies. See Remington’s quality decline and new 870s rusting on the gun shelves.

Dead Air and Rugged are some of the top companies now.

I would also avoid SilencerCo for the time being based on their shitshow of a summer promotion that they are still waaay backlogged on delivering.

 

[Hollywood 6mm]

I've got a SiCo Octane 9 I've been very happy with. Excellent sound reduction, easy to clean, rated for FA.

 

[Hobbes442]

if they cans in stock - doesn't matter about the bogo. I have Octane 45 and like it - nothing is movie quiet so may of went for lighter pistol can if had to do it again

 

[SharpsNitro]

I like the SiCo Omega9K. It may not be the quietest but I prefer the compactness. It gets run on my Glocks and Scorpion.

 

[wilson1911]

I have been looking at new cans in lieu of purchasing a B&T GHM 9mm. I would buy the APC, but its only tri lug. I have the osprey, but its not going to work very well. I do like the dead air cans quite a bit. I have the mask and sandman Ti currently. I was thinking of the wolf or obsidian 9 maybe. Not sure which way to go atm...

How is the tone on the obsidian 9 vs the wolf vs B&T ?

I want something for a hard use sub gun.

To the OP, you need to take into consideration the tone also, which is how it will really sound to your ears.

 

[4350muncher]

Thanks all for the replies, I thought the same thing on AAC.
I'd like to know about the tone as well, does anyone know if the obsidian or dead air cans have any first round pop??
How would the obsidian 45 compare to the obsidian 9 in terms of sound on a 9?

 

[northshorelumber]

I have been very satisfied with my Octane 9.

 

[goatboy]

Omega 9k, great on mp5 clone and 300bo sbr. It's a bit chunky on a 9mm pistol but I kind of like it on a 2011 9mm with a 4" barrel

 

[Threadcutter308]

I'm looking at the rugged obsidian 9 can, is there any others out there that you all can recommend?

Ultimate sound reduction is important. I like that the obsidian is self serviceable too, is being self serviceable a must for pistol cans?

The hosts will be a p226 and mp5 clone.
Thanks in advance!

I really like the Obsidian 45 on both 45 ACP and 9mm (P227 and P226). Although, there is one big issue IMHO. The front end cap is not crowned and does not protect the tube/OD/threads, in case you drop it. If dropped, you have to send the whole thing back to Rugged and get them to replace the front tube. They are really great about looking after customers in those instances, but that shouldn't be necessary.

If Rugged were to fix that one issue, I'd call it perfect. All it would take is the redesign the end cap and add a crown that is the same OD as the tube. Easy......

 

[VanJoe]

Haven't shot a lot through it yet, but I have been impressed with my Surefire Ryder 9 Ti. Nice can.

 

[Holliday]

Love my Rugged Obsidian 45. Use it on my P229, Glock 19 and AR9 with 9mm endcap all the time. Short and long config and fully serviceable.

My son with my AR9/Rugged Obsidian



Glock 19/ Obsidian

I have one in jail. Does the 9mm endcap really make much of a difference?

 

[padom]

I have one in jail. Does the 9mm endcap really make much of a difference?

Not a huge difference no, a little.bit. not really worth the extra money

 

[Huskydriver]

I dont have a obsidian but I have a hybrid 45 and there is noticeable difference between using the 45 cal endcap and 9mm when shooting 9mm.

I also get to test a shizz ton of cans and I really like the obsidian and would recommend an obsidian over a silencerco octane. I would already have a stamp on an obsidian if i wasn't waiting a new can to come out later this year to fill my need for another handgun can.

 

[wilson1911]

what about the dead air wolf ?

 

[JSchell1309]

what about the dead air wolf ?

Due to the large outer diameter, the Wolf is more of a pistol caliber carbine can and wouldn’t be a great choice if you need to use it on a handgun.

the ultimate setup would be one can for handguns that you can keep your most common piston in, and a Wolf with a 3 lug mount to swap between PCC.

Thanks all for the replies, I thought the same thing on AAC.
I'd like to know about the tone as well, does anyone know if the obsidian or dead air cans have any first round pop??
How would the obsidian 45 compare to the obsidian 9 in terms of sound on a 9?

Anything I have read says you won’t notice a difference unless you shoot the 45 and 9 directly back to back. Most video reviews note the Ghost and Obsidian have very minimal FRP. If you have any thoughts on suppressing anything larger than 9mm in the future, I would choose the Obsidian 45 (this is the one I chose and it’s currently in jail). My friend has a Ghost and likes it too, but it’s not rated for as many calibers when he asked Dead Air directly (I believe no 458 and no 45-70).

This isn’t just limited to 45 ACP, below is a list of larger calibers the Obsidian 45 is rated for. A 45-70 suppressed lever gun is definitely in my future.

 

[tinytigers]

I’m waiting for the Q erector 9.. hopefully won’t be much longer

 

[wilson1911]

JS I already have a osprey 9 mm for pistols. I am trying to decide where to go on a can for a sub gun. As I already have 2 dead air. I do tend to favor them, they make excellent cans.

I'm going to purchase the B&T GMH 9mm as my first entry into subguns. They use direct thread or tri lug, the APC is tri lug only from what I have read. So I could actually buy the rugged, wolf, or the B&T can. Trying to listen to them on you tube is always hard. The tone doen't come out right most of the time. But....I will say the rugged and wolf sound about the same to me. Something not many vids discuss is gas to the face blow back.

I'm looking for multi mount (direct or tri) and put it thru hard use.

 

[padom]

I run my Obsidian 45 on my AR9 with 65rd mags loaded with my 165gr subsonic handloads. Super quite and no blowback. I've put 1000s of rounds through mine. Rugged has amazing customer service and lifetime warranty. It's also belt fed machine gun rated.

 

[4350muncher]

How much less blowback does the ghost offer?
I was leaning towards the obsidian but not having a faceful of gas is a real plus

 

[Cheyenne Bodie]

AAC Tirant 9 is said to be one of the most successful at sound reduction, but their business is kind of up in the air as another poster had mentioned. Personally, I went with a Gemtech GM-9 because it is supposedly almost as good at sound suppression but a little lighter weight. It's also 300BLK subsonic through a 7.5+" barrel capable and has a 1.25 OD which will tuck under some rails (not that it's really got the mounting system for that). I've never tried it with 300BLK as I do not have anything that fires it. I use it on my M9A3 to shoot stuff from my bathroom window without ear pro. I just sit there taking my dump and making a hit list of all the critters I can see and don't appreciate. Mostly squirrels, opossums, crows when they're at the right angle —I'd like to get me a goose one day.

Anyways, might be worth mentioning that Thompson Machine has a 9mm supp or two that is compelling by looking at the specs and price, even have a PDW oriented can, but I have no information about how well they actually suppress the sound when dry/wet. I know the miniature one uses wipes, just FYI.
https://www.thompsonmachine.net/?page_id=99

 

[RonA]

I have an Octane 9 hd that I purchased for my first .338 Spectre. Has maybe 80 rounds of Spectre sub sonic through it. I never use it any more if you decide to go that route. Have fixed 1/2-28, and fixed 5/8-24 mounts.

 

[MPDS13]

what about the dead air wolf ?

I absolutely love my Dead Air Wolf 9. It is incredibly quiet. I have it on a CMMG Guard 9. It is rather large for a handgun can, but it was designed as a Subgun can. So, its meant to be run on a MP5, MPX, Guard 9 type weapon system.

 

[missed]

I have two Dead air ghosts in jail now. I tried one out at the dealer, and really liked them.

 

[samson7x]

I would shy away from anything aac. They are this close to being sold off and who knows if any warrentys will be honored in the future

Do you have any personal knowledge of this or just parroting? They just released a hunting style can and I don't believe they are going away anytime soon.

I'm no AAC fanboy, but the tirant 9 is still one of the quietest cans on the market. If OP is searching for absolute dB reduction, it should be on the short list of cans to look at.

 

[Huskydriver]

Do you have any personal knowledge of this or just parroting? They just released a hunting style can and I don't believe they are going away anytime soon.

I'm no AAC fanboy, but the tirant 9 is still one of the quietest cans on the market. If OP is searching for absolute dB reduction, it should be on the short list of cans to look at.

Personal knowledge and recent observations but the op is free to make the purchase. Most of the brains behind all of aac's cans have moved on from aac. With the current financial issues regarding freedom group I would be leery like I said. I would be pretty upset if I just dropped money on a can and then 6 months later lost support for it.

There are multiple things to look at besides straight db chasing in a can customer service is one of them. AAC has a horrible recent track record with customer service. Just being upfront with the op with something I would consider.

 

[4350muncher]

Thanks you guys for all the input. I'm definitely wanting a very quiet can but if the dead air doesn't have as much blowback and is close in sound then it is very tempting although a little more pricey