**Results are in** REAPER vs AIRLOCK vs PTR VENT 1 vs NOMAD TI-XC vs DD ENTICER LTI TITANIUM SHOOTOUT

[Dioni A]

Of course there are better ones in regards to sound suppression. But they are longer and/or heavier….which goes back to my original comment….the Ultra 5 does exactly what one should expect to to considering its size and weight. That’s it.

The airlock 6.5 is the same length, lighter and massively quieter. If your running 22 cal the airlock nano is 3.7 ounces and shorter while being much quieter also. If your happy with yours and it's good enough for you that's great. If everyone here settled for good enough rokslide wouldn't exist.

 

[HighUintas]

Holy moly I apologize I even mentioned the ultra 5.

Back on track with airlock...

I got to do some of the prototype testing on the nano. It doesn't even make sense. It's comically small, lite and quiet!!!! I submitted paperwork a few days ago hoping to get it before the end of the year but it looks like I'll go into the new years batch for approvals

What 22 cartridge and barrel length did you use the nano on? What suppressor would you compare it to in terms of noise level and tone?

 

[MuleyHunter208]

Maybe it's already in this thread somewhere but has anybody shot the Airlock 7mm and the Banish 30-V2 side by side? And if so what was the recoil mitigation and sound difference like? I've heard tone is a lot more important than decibel rating. Which is quieter to the shooter? Thanks in advance!

 

[Dioni A]

What 22 cartridge and barrel length did you use the nano on? What suppressor would you compare it to in terms of noise level and tone?

I had it on an 18-in 22 creedmoor 16 in 223 22-in 223 and then two different 22 arcs. It was quieter than seven other cans that we tested. Including the ultra 7. It sounded similar to an AB A10. There's videos of it somewhere. I'll see if I can find them

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Maybe it's already in this thread somewhere but has anybody shot the Airlock 7mm and the Banish 30-V2 side by side? And if so what was the recoil mitigation and sound difference like? I've heard tone is a lot more important than decibel rating. Which is quieter to the shooter? Thanks in advance!

Tone is not more important than decibel reduction. The whole point of the suppressor is to suppress the sound. The flatter tone or lower pitch sound associated with reflex suppressors is “nice” for bystanders. I personally don’t hear the tonal differences when I am shooting the rifles (but I always wear plugs and headphones when I am at the range, and I am paying attention to important things when shooting at an animal).

No clue on the Banish 30 vs Airlock ZG 7, but you could easily compare published decibel ratings for each.

 

[Dioni A]

Here's the nano compared to silencerco scythe on a 16 inch 22 Creed.

 

[MuleyHunter208]

Tone is not more important than decibel reduction. The whole point of the suppressor is to suppress the sound. The flatter tone or lower pitch sound associated with reflex suppressors is “nice” for bystanders. I personally don’t hear the tonal differences when I am shooting the rifles (but I always wear plugs and headphones when I am at the range, and I am paying attention to important things when shooting at an animal).

No clue on the Banish 30 vs Airlock ZG 7, but you could easily compare published decibel ratings for each.

Thanks. What is your favorite suppressor for hunting?

 

[dirtytough]

Not to interrupt a lively discussion, but on a hunting rifle anyone try a longer suppressor to get max sound suppression and were the size trad offs worth it?

Yes. I use a couple 338 ultra gen 2’s on 22 creeds. If day hunting I’ll continue to use them until something else comes along that is quieter.

 

[AZ Gator]

Here's the nano compared to silencerco scythe on a 16 inch 22 Creed.

I know a recording is a terrible way to judge sound, but that nano sounds much more than 1 db quieter than the scythe. Impressive!

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Thanks. What is your favorite suppressor for hunting?

For me, it’s a toss up between the OG 6.5 and the ZG 6.5. I don’t have a favorite between them. If I was starting from just published stats, I’d probably pick an Airlock suppressor for most hunting applications. Nothing I have yet encountered would change that. But if I was someone who already owned an OG 6.5, I wouldn’t sell it to get a ZG 6.5. And I certainly can’t tell enough difference between them in field use to say that one is definitely better than the other.

At the range, the OG 6.5 is a pretty clear winner for me.

Just due to timing, I got to use the OG 6.5 a lot this past season. It performed really well. The one opportunity where it was necessary - the first shot, 120-yards offhand, on my brother’s 7-pointer was a miss - the deer never reacted to the miss. No idea whether it would have had the same outcome with a different suppressor.

Both were great to carry on a 24” .25-06. At a total weight of about 10.8 pounds, I could not really tell the difference in weight between the two cans. Both shot to the same POI on both rifles on which I tested them.

I only got to use the ZG 6.5 for three days at the end of the deer season. I just carried it to see how it felt since I was tagged out on bucks, didn’t see any coyotes, and didn’t feel like shooting a doe. No issues at all with it. I never noticed the couple of ounces lighter weight or the slightly longer length when compared with the OG 6.5.

Going forward, the ZG 6.5 is going to stay on my Sauer 100 in 6.5mm CM. That rifle is deliberately setup to be lighter - not ultralight - but just weight conscious. It has the Trijicon AccuPoint 3-9x40 (14.3 ounces) as opposed to the SWFAs (22 ounces).

The OG 6.5 will stay on the .25-06. They were a very successful combination this past year.

 

[TxLite]

I know a recording is a terrible way to judge sound, but that nano sounds much more than 1 db quieter than the scythe. Impressive!

I’m wondering how much the wind in the mic has to do with that. I didn’t hear it as much during the shots with the scythe. I know from personal experience recording my own shots that with the wind hitting the mic the suppressor sounds much quieter.

The nano definitely is impressive for its size though based on the meter readings.

 

[MuleyHunter208]

For me, it’s a toss up between the OG 6.5 and the ZG 6.5. I don’t have a favorite between them. If I was starting from just published stats, I’d probably pick an Airlock suppressor for most hunting applications. Nothing I have yet encountered would change that. But if I was someone who already owned an OG 6.5, I wouldn’t sell it to get a ZG 6.5. And I certainly can’t tell enough difference between them in field use to say that one is definitely better than the other.

At the range, the OG 6.5 is a pretty clear winner for me.

Just due to timing, I got to use the OG 6.5 a lot this past season. It performed really well. The one opportunity where it was necessary - the first shot, 120-yards offhand, on my brother’s 7-pointer was a miss - the deer never reacted to the miss. No idea whether it would have had the same outcome with a different suppressor.

Both were great to carry on a 24” .25-06. At a total weight of about 10.8 pounds, I could not really tell the difference in weight between the two cans. Both shot to the same POI on both rifles on which I tested them.

I only got to use the ZG 6.5 for three days at the end of the deer season. I just carried it to see how it felt since I was tagged out on bucks, didn’t see any coyotes, and didn’t feel like shooting a doe. No issues at all with it. I never noticed the couple of ounces lighter weight or the slightly longer length when compared with the OG 6.5.

Going forward, the ZG 6.5 is going to stay on my Sauer 100 in 6.5mm CM. That rifle is deliberately setup to be lighter - not ultralight - but just weight conscious. It has the Trijicon AccuPoint 3-9x40 (14.3 ounces) as opposed to the SWFAs (22 ounces).

The OG 6.5 will stay on the .25-06. They were a very successful combination this past year.

Sweet, I'm looking at the Airlock pretty hard, seems like a great can

 

[Bowfinn]

At the range, the OG 6.5 is a pretty clear winner for me.

Is this due to heat/mirage management?

 

[bhylton]

Who made a personal attack? Maybe go back and read the responses I was replying to? All I said was the Ultra 5 does what I expect it to considering it’s size and weight, which was followed by “I wouldn’t take one if it were free, no different from bare muzzle, etc.”

No rudeness from you as far as I’m concerned. All good

 

[Team4LongGun]

The airlock 6.5 is the same length, lighter and massively quieter. If your running 22 cal the airlock nano is 3.7 ounces and shorter while being much quieter also. If your happy with yours and it's good enough for you that's great. If everyone here settled for good enough rokslide wouldn't exist.

Thank you.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Airlock seems legit. Next silencer I get will be and airlock.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Is this due to heat/mirage management?

Yes.

 

[Holt stewart]

Managed to miss this thread as I’ve been working dark to dark seven days a week but if you guys decide to go out again I’ve got an OG, OG 6.5, OG L, Hyperion and Hyperion k we can play with and I’m located in eureka. I’ve got a bunch of plates that I set up out there as well. I used to leave them but to many of them managed to find a way to disappear so I had to start taking them home with me. Good to see that there’s some other serious shooters in the area!

 

[Ajsomp]

Nope. But go ahead and keep telling everybody that if you don’t have the latest greatest whiz bang whatever then all you have is obsolete junk.

That ultra 5 isn’t remotely worth it. I’d rather shoot without it and have to carry a set of ear pro.

The OG will make your ears ring as well (for the record)

If everyone here settled for good enough rokslide wouldn't exist.

We would all still be shooting factory tikkas in 6.5 or 223 with SWFAs

 

[Captains1911]

That ultra 5 isn’t remotely worth it. I’d rather shoot without it and have to carry a set of ear pro.

The OG will make your ears ring as well (for the record)

We would all still be shooting factory tikkas in 6.5 or 223 with SWFAs

I thought this was a hunting based forum? Hunting with ear pro is impractical. The Ultra 5 is way better than bare muzzle, anybody who says otherwise doesn’t know what they’re talking about.