Best 5.56 suppressor for the money

[Huntnpack 2]

Out of curiosity, which cans have better sound performance regardless of price?

Ambient Air Looks interesting
Don’t have any experience with em tho.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

There’s a reason the OCL Polonium and Polonium K are so popular

This. For an AR I may at some point end up shooting a lot, dumping a mag, etc. I want stainless. My wife has a Polonuim K for her 6 ARC and I'm gonna steal it and probably get her an Air Lock down the road if they ever hit Silencer Shop.

 

[Eship]

So my AB came in and after putting about 50 rounds through it on my 12.5, I liked it so much that I bought another that I’ll leave on my 14.5. Compared it to my friends regular polonium, which I also love, and it sounded just a tiny bit better while being lighter, shorter, and cheaper. Polo does look better though. My brother in law has a polonium 30, he was shooting with me too and decided to buy an A10 as well. I’m not someone that cares much for low back pressure cans since my adjustable BCG solves that issue nicely, but I will say it had less gas than my omega 36m with a 223 end cap and the polonium 30 on the same gun.

It’s a duty and full auto rated can, but if you were someone who runs full auto and just dumps thousands of rounds at the range, the polonium might be the better option since it is basically indestructible

 

[RockAndSage]

What is the best bang for your buck 5.56 suppressor? Mostly for an AR, although I am not a fan of low back pressure cans and just use a bootleg adjustable BCG to mitigate gas blowback.



I just bought an AB A-10 warthog, which seems to be a top contender. I think the only category it doesn’t seem to outshine the competitors is in looks. I got mine for $420 after tax on silencer shop, although I’m still waiting for approval, so haven’t gotten to test it yet. Many reviews I’ve seen online say it is quieter than even the full size polonium, which I think is another top contender. I ask because I’ll likely switch to having a dedicated 5.56 suppressor for my ARs now that the tax stamp is free and just use direct thread, which means I’ll be buying another soon (currently have ASR, but I’ll keep that for my 30 cal and up cans.)

For the money, for an AR, for a hard-use can of reasonable weight, Otter Creek's Polonium K absolutely needs to be considered. It's about as goldilocks of a suppressor across all those factors as you could ask for, and is one of the better ones for sound suppression.

 

[RockAndSage]

So my AB came in and after putting about 50 rounds through it on my 12.5, I liked it so much that I bought another that I’ll leave on my 14.5. Compared it to my friends regular polonium, which I also love, and it sounded just a tiny bit better while being lighter, shorter, and cheaper. Polo does look better though. My brother in law has a polonium 30, he was shooting with me too and decided to buy an A10 as well. I’m not someone that cares much for low back pressure cans since my adjustable BCG solves that issue nicely, but I will say it had less gas than my omega 36m with a 223 end cap and the polonium 30 on the same gun.

It’s a duty and full auto rated can, but if you were someone who runs full auto and just dumps thousands of rounds at the range, the polonium might be the better option since it is basically indestructible

Isn't the Polonium K about 3/4" shorter? Also, what mounting setup did you go with?

 

[Eship]

Isn't the Polonium K about 3/4" shorter? Also, what mounting setup did you go with?

Yes, I was referring to the regular polonium not the polonium k. The k is shorter. It is like a good in between on length. I have always used ASR, but for this I’ve decided to just stick with ASR. The polonium compared it to was with a bravo ASR mount.