SilencerCo Scythe Ti failures

[Matt5266]

Well. Fun. I just picked one of these up the other day for a 6.5 cm and a 7PRC I’m putting together.

First day and first message and already kicked in the nuts, welcome to Rokslide

 

[1000yards]

No issues here although my round count is low and my loads fairly mild. ~50 rounds of 308 with a 22" barrel, and ~50 rounds of 30-06 with a 20" barrel. I have enjoyed this suppressor so far and I was even considering purchasing a second, but for now I'll wait for more information to come out. Silencerco's nonresponse to this issue does not inspire any confidence.

 

[jkoehle1]

Silencerco's nonresponse to this issue does not inspire any confidence.

Worst part

 

[wyosam]

I believe part of the quick turn around is they don’t have to log it in? I assume it’s like a firearm at an ffl and if it’s not overnight then the amount of paperwork is different.

Yep, save a bunch of paperwork if it doesn’t spend the night. AB does the same thing when you send one in for a reflex swap. Always back out the same day.


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[intunegp]

Worst part

SilencerCo has said they're selling over a thousand Scythes per month and seeing a failure rate of less than 1% and that they're not concerned about it. All signs point to them repairing that less than 1% quickly and without any headache for the owner. Not sure what they'd address.

I think the can came out in like September of 2023. So assuming their numbers are accurate, which we have no reason not to, we're talking like 20,000 of them in the wild and SilencerCo has seen less than 200 of them come in for warranty.

They used to say if you commute by car your entire life you have a 1% chance of dying in a car accident...nobody's biking to work in case their 1% ticket gets pulled today. Failures suck, and I'm not saying they're acceptable or justifying it in any way, but I don't know that I'd let this thread influence my buying decision at this point.

FWIW I'm hoping to start my wait on either a Scythe or a Nomad TI XC soon and I'm back and forth about a can with known failures that is likely to get repaired quickly and easily versus a can from a company that has a terrible CS track record.

 

[Formidilosus]

SilencerCo has said they're selling over a thousand Scythes per month and seeing a failure rate of less than 1% and that they're not concerned about it. All signs point to them repairing that less than 1% quickly and without any headache for the owner. Not sure what they'd address.

I think the can came out in like September of 2023. So assuming their numbers are accurate, which we have no reason not to, we're talking like 20,000 of them in the wild and SilencerCo has seen less than 200 of them come in for warranty.

They used to say if you commute by car your entire life you have a 1% chance of dying in a car accident...nobody's biking to work in case their 1% ticket gets pulled today. Failures suck, and I'm not saying they're acceptable or justifying it in any way, but I don't know that I'd let this thread influence my buying decision at this point.

FWIW I'm hoping to start my wait on either a Scythe or a Nomad TI XC soon and I'm back and forth about a can with known failures that is likely to get repaired quickly and easily versus a can from a company that has a terrible CS track record.

There are 20’ish failed cans in this thread- some, with multiple failures.

Would anyone accept if there were-

20 examples of the same rifle where in normal use the barrel burst?

20 examples of the same factory ammo where in normal use cases ruptured and blew the action up?

20 examples of the same scope where in normal use it broke in half?

20 examples in normal use of the same scope mounts breaking (in this case, yes- Tally LW).

Etc etc.


Using manufacturers “approved” setups- failures are more than any can I can remember- people with multiple back to back failures. It’s more than a “little” concerning- it’s ridiculous. And dangerous.

 

[intunegp]

There are 20’ish failed cans in this thread- some, with multiple failures.

Would anyone accept if there were-

20 examples of the same rifle where in normal use the barrel burst?

20 examples of the same factory ammo where in normal use cases ruptured and blew the action up?

20 examples of the same scope where in normal use it broke in half?

20 examples in normal use of the same scope mounts breaking (in this case, yes- Tally LW).

Etc etc.


Using manufacturers “approved” setups- failures are more than any can I can remember- people with multiple back to back failures. It’s more than a “little” concerning- it’s ridiculous. And dangerous.

I have no horse in this race, and I clearly stated I didn't find the failures acceptable. I didn't say anything was a "little" concerning. I was just pointing out the he-said/she-said of it all. This thread is the top Google result for people searching about issues with the Scythe so of course people getting on the internet to discuss failures are going to congregate here but it would be foolish to pretend it represents the entirety of Scythe owners. All products can fail, and buyers have to determine whether they're willing to accept the risk of failure associated with a given product.

Maybe SilencerCo are a bunch of filthy liars selling defective cans and laughing all the way to the bank about it. Maybe they've made changes and improved the cans along the way without a big announcement. Maybe they haven't done anything, their numbers are real, and they're just rolling down the road with less than 1% of Scythes failing. Maybe they dropped the ball on caliber/barrel length restrictions and they're in too deep to admit it. Nobody here knows and we probably never will.

 

[Marbles]

Nobody here knows and we probably never will.

This was the point you originally responded to, but basically said was invalid.

This is what is most concerning, no answer from SiCo as to why some are failing when used within their stated parameters. It is not a good look.