OG65 Evaluation Q&A

[Q_Sertorius]

Just ordered an OG65. I figured if it sounds as/or better than the Scythe I’m currently waiting to blow up or my old heavy Omega…plus it reduces overall length, moves weight back, and eliminates hubs & front caps that tend to wiggle loose…it’ll be a huge upgrade for me.
If I love it on both my 6cm and .223 I’ll likely end up with a second one so they both have their own dedicated cans.
Now the wait…

For what it’s worth, the old guys at the range said they couldn’t tell any difference between my Scythe on the 18” 6.5 Grendel and the OG 6.5 on my 24” .25-06. They were impressed with both cans from a sound suppression perspective.

 

[dank]

How is this at recoil mitigation vs regular say 7” can? if recoil reduction is important to you, is the trade off worth the shorter rifle

 

[wind gypsy]

How is this at recoil mitigation vs regular say 7” can? if recoil reduction is important to you, is the trade off worth the shorter rifle

Good question. To me it's still a low volume can that I wouldn't use on anything burning much powder but Id still like all the recoil reduction i could get on 6.5 CM type cartridge in a hunting weight rifle.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

I don’t have a way to scientifically measure that, but I can try to give you some subjective impressions as I try it out on more rifles.

 

[dank]

Yup, subjectivity is the name of the game on this one I’m sure. But still curious!

 

[texag10]

Pretty happy to start with my og 6.5 on a 24" 6.5-284. Much quieter than my JK armament form 1 can, but that's not a high bar.

To add some context, I was shooting at the end of a hiking trip with my wife's uncle. He'd never shot suppressed guns or an AR-15 being a NY resident. I was wearing surefire ep4 in ear plugs and off to the left when he was shooting the 18" AR with the JK can. My ears weren't ringing, but I felt uncomfortable after 10 shots from the AR.

We both remarked how much quieter the hunting rifle was with the OG 6.5. The barrel will eventually get swapped to an 18" 6 gt or creed, but for now it's easy to spot shots from prone off a pack. Dropping a quarter pound and 2" of length compared to the JK certainly doesn't hurt either.

 

[sndmn11]

Do you have calipers that could measure the diameter of the opening? At least a rough number would be cool.

We have this now if you want to measure.

 

[Kaleb]

For what it’s worth, the old guys at the range said they couldn’t tell any difference between my Scythe on the 18” 6.5 Grendel and the OG 6.5 on my 24” .25-06. They were impressed with both cans from a sound suppression perspective.

That's cool to hear. I don't have anything bad to say about how the scythe suppresses sound. The length weight and reported performance of the 6.5 sounds great to me.

 

[BradArnett]

That's cool to hear. I don't have anything bad to say about how the scythe suppresses sound. The length weight and reported performance of the 6.5 sounds great to me.

Same. My scythe has 1800 rounds on it so far. My og 6.5 was approved today so now my scythe will be on a 223 permanently.

 

[Kaleb]

Mine lives on a 223 too. Shouldn't have to but is what it is. The 223 has to have something.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

The OG 6.5 has been awesome to carry these past three weeks in the field. I’ve found it really lovely. Everyone who has been around it agrees, although at least one deer might have a complaint…

On my brother’s 7-pointer, the first shot was a clean miss. At the shot, the buck didn’t really react, he looked around briefly, put his head back down, and took the next shot square in the neck, through the spine, and into the aorta. DRT. I have never seen something like that in forty years of rifle hunting.

Edit - also, in comparisons between the AB Raptor 8 w/ 3” reflex (7.62 caliber) and the OG 6.5 observers were about evenly divided as to which was quieter. Some thought the OG 6.5 was slightly quieter, some thought it was slightly louder, some could not tell.