Silencerco Scythe TI review

[Miflatlander91]

My buddy also was using a 22" proof carbon 7PRC with around 250 rounds. I think tubeless cans are inherently more risk or this issue because all the pressure is on the welds vs a standard suppressor which has the baffles holding most of the pressure and contained in a solid tube.

It certainly put a damper on my enthusiasm to get one but I do not think it will deter me in the end. SC was AWESOME to deal with. Can performs great. Running it on a lower pressure round would reduce the risk a bit I suppose too.
The only nagging thing in the back of my mind is cleaning intervals. Short barrels can collect unburnt powder in a suppressor. Not sure what that looks like when it ignites but could be a contributing factor. Maybe tossing the can in the ultrasonic for a quick bath every 100 rounds or after a match would eliminate this. Might even work just rinsing it out in the sink.

It’s no big magnum but my 18” 22 creed has had a at least 300 rounds through the can and I haven’t cleaned it at all. 0 issues I’ll probably clean it after I shoot this barrel out


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[Tdonat]

Had my scythe come apart on me today, no end cap strikes, no baffle strikes. Seems the weld at the first baffle let go.
18” 7 SAUM.
Over 2k rounds of 6.5 Creedmoor, 102 rounds of 7 SAUM

 

[waspocrew]

Had my scythe come apart on me today, no end cap strikes, no baffle strikes. Seems the weld at the first baffle let go.
18” 7 SAUM.
Probably 2k rounds of 6.5 Creedmoor, 102 rounds of 7 SAUM

Damn, down goes another.

 

[WI-Carcosa]

Had my scythe come apart on me today, no end cap strikes, no baffle strikes. Seems the weld at the first baffle let go.
18” 7 SAUM.
Probably 2k rounds of 6.5 Creedmoor, 102 rounds of 7 SAUM

Perhaps there is a real life barrel length minimum on the scythe for magnums? SilencerCo maintains no minimum length. What does the RS crew think would be a safe length? (Asking for someone planning to put a scythe on a 20” barrel 6.5 PRC)

 

[HuntHarder]

The Scythe welds have me concerned. I mainly use mine on my 20" creedmoor, but it will also see use on my 22" 300 win. mag as well. I hope SilencerCo figures this out and puts some barrel lengths on them or recalls them for bad welds.

 

[Tahoe1305]

The Scythe welds have me concerned. I mainly use mine on my 20" creedmoor, but it will also see use on my 22" 300 win. mag as well. I hope SilencerCo figures this out and puts some barrel lengths on them or recalls them for bad welds.

I’ve been shooting on a 20” 7WSM (nearly identical to PRC performance) and haven’t had an issue yet. Even went and inspected after seeing above. Not sure on total round count but likely pushing 100 or so.

I posted that same thought in another post. I think they are being too aggressive/ambitious with their min length requirements. It appears it’s mostly larger magnums and shorter barrels (22” and under?) causing issues.

 

[Raghornklr]

Out of personal curiosity are the welds breaking on the regular scythe-ti , on the scythe-ti black or both?

 

[Wiscgunner]

Tubeless cans have some risks apparently. An emotional rollercoaster...

Buddy's new ScytheTI blew up Oct Monday 7th @ 304pm, 2 1/2 days before leaving for his hunt in Colorado. had about 250 rounds of 7prc through in on his new StraightJacketArmory build. Many years of putting in for points and boy he was frosty about that can! Launched 2/3 of it out in the field and destroyed the SilencerCO Suppressor wrap. It was his first can and man I really had to talk him off a ledge. Thankfully no baffle strike, just a clean separation at the weld.

He immediately got a hold of customer service and explained the problem and the predicament. They said send it in but could not promise anything until they had it in their hand so see the reality of what would really need to be done but they hoped for a Thursday repair.

He boxed it up and took it to FedEx for First Overnight service. They had an in hand by Tuesday @ 8am the next morning October 8th. They notified him is was fixed around 4pm the same day and sent it back FedEx. Come in on the morning plane Wednesday October 9th. I met him on his lunch break to get the can and went to his house to shoot his new rifle for him. Damned if there was absolutely no change in zero! He packed the truck and left that night after work, very happy. Ended up getting a nice bull elk.

SilencerCo's customer service was outstanding. almost can't tell it was repaired. Gun certainly doesn't notice!

Here are picture from what I described earlier. No baffle strike. Can is quite capable of handling the pressure of the round. Repeated rounds ...maybe not. Not sure if the weld if stressing over time as the round count increases or if the short barrel is leaving unburnt powder to accumulate and cause a mild detonation that spikes the pressure. Approx. 250-300 of factory Hornady 180 ELDM ammo with powder likely meant to burn in a longer barrel than 22". Would be nice to know for certain is faulty welds or if extra precautions should be taken on this end to avoid in the future. Great can otherwise

 

[Grundy53]

This is concerning. I use mine on a 7 prc and 300 prc...

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[Sevens]

Mine is also on a 20” 7PRC … great.

 

[Tahoe1305]

I just shot them an email and recommended discussing the issue on the forum or coming up with a fix. FYI.

 

[Tdonat]

This is starting to be mildly concerning, even if they fix mine I’m kind of lacking confidence in it with the 7 saum. Anyone know of any other cans that can handle an 18” 7 saum reliably?

 

[waspocrew]

Definitely curious to hear what they say regarding the failures. I have plans to snag one for my Howa mini 6 ARC, Seekins Element 6.5 PRC and possibly a lighter 300 PRC. It’d be nice to see this addressed first though.

 

[waspocrew]

This is starting to be mildly concerning, even if they fix mine I’m kind of lacking confidence in it with the 7 saum. Anyone know of any other cans that can handle an 18” 7 saum reliably?

TBAC Ultra 7 - their site says it can handle a 16” 7 SAUM.

 

[Tdonat]

TBAC Ultra 7 - their site says it can handle a 16” 7 SAUM.

Thanks, I’ll be looking into those. Bummer, the scythe is one of my favorites that I own. Hopefully their warranty department is good

 

[Runwilderness]

I just shot them an email and recommended discussing the issue on the forum or coming up with a fix. FYI.

@Tahoe1305, thanks for taking the initiative on this. I have an incoming Scythe that will mainly live on a 6.5x55 after I have it cut and threaded, but I also have a 6.5prc barrel in the safe that I was planning to do a future swap. I’d like to keep things at <20, but I’d also rather not blow up the supressor by taking the PRC down just to keep things handy.

 

[HighUintas]

Could it be the cans that are failing have gotten too hot? They say keep it below 800F... I have no idea what it takes to get it that hot when using a cover.

 

[Tahoe1305]

Could it be the cans that are failing have gotten too hot? They say keep it below 800F... I have no idea what it takes to get it that hot when using a cover.

Possible. Or maybe they have pressure limits they aren’t acknowledging (yet). I know my 20” wsm is hot pushing 175g @2900fps. I’ve shot 5 rounds quickly (maybe 5 sec between) practicing a few times without issue.

But that’s just one test case. Assume most in hunting guns aren’t shooting too much faster than that.

 

[Wiscgunner]

Thanks, I’ll be looking into those. Bummer, the scythe is one of my favorites that I own. Hopefully their warranty department is good

Customer service and warranty dept are exceptional. See my post above with same day turn around right before a hunt. No change of POI after repair.

 

[Wiscgunner]

Could it be the cans that are failing have gotten too hot? They say keep it below 800F... I have no idea what it takes to get it that hot when using a cover.

No excessive heat. Most shooting was done with 3-5 round and let it cool because the can heats up so fast. Luckily it cools down fast too.

Being titanium is a bit temperamental to laser weld so I wouldn't rule out the weld being the issue but I'm not opposed to flushing the case in the sink after each range trip or match to reduce the issue with factory loads leaving unburnt powder in short barrels. I guess with reloads, a powder better suited to 100% burn in shorter barrel lengths would be better.