Suppressor Weight & Performance

[Huntnpack 2]

With the trend toward super lightweight hunting Suppressors, when does it start to become a disadvantage pertaining to overall use.
What are some of your thoughts?
Don’t want the discussion to be about Brands, just
Weight of suppressors in general.

 

[MuleyFever]

You said its just about weight in general so I don't see how reducing weight can become a disadvantage for hunting.

 

[Huntnpack 2]

My question is in regards to general overall suppressor use not just Single use applications.
I understand the benefits for 1 shot Hunting use.
My sense is that for instance a 5oz. Suppressor is gonna be thin wall & heat up quickly & cause mirage as well as provide less recoil reduction in comparison to say a 10oz suppressor. ?
Not a big deal for 1 shot.
My overall use is to shoot my hunting rifle
Quite a bit. So it probably becomes advantageous choosing a heavier thicker wall suppressor. ?

My point is the super lightweight trend makes sense until it doesn’t.

Maybe the sweet spot for multi use is 8oz.

Maybe the sweet spot is to utilize 2 units
Or something modular?

 

[HuntHarder]

Multiple cans for different uses.

Hunting- As light as possible, good suppression and as short as possible. I am yet to shoot a can, that shows mirage too fast for Hunting.

Extended range sessions- Suppression, recoil mitigation, lightish weight would be priorities.

Competitions- recoil control, weight and suppression.

With there being so many cans on the market, it should be easy to find the right can for your needs. As more companies submit their cans to Pew science and analytics, the consumer gains tons of real, unbiased #'s to help educate them on their next purchase. Everyone's needs or wants may be different, so 1 size fits all is tough.

 

[naked wombats]

To add, let's be real, everyone has more than 1 gun, but it hard to have more than 1 can?

 

[Luvbowhuntn]

This is why there will always be nice lightweight cans and there will always be Omega 300's. Always good to have options and the market will make it stay that way

 

[Bluefish]

My question is in regards to general overall suppressor use not just Single use applications.
I understand the benefits for 1 shot Hunting use.
My sense is that for instance a 5oz. Suppressor is gonna be thin wall & heat up quickly & cause mirage as well as provide less recoil reduction in comparison to say a 10oz suppressor. ?
Not a big deal for 1 shot.
My overall use is to shoot my hunting rifle
Quite a bit. So it probably becomes advantageous choosing a heavier thicker wall suppressor. ?

My point is the super lightweight trend makes sense until it doesn’t.

Maybe the sweet spot for multi use is 8oz.

Maybe the sweet spot is to utilize 2 units
Or something modular?

For hunting weight and length are a priority.

For mag dumps in an AR, durability is a high priority and heavy, steel or inconel cans hold up best. Also it seems the AR crowd is super short barrels so a little extra weight and length are less important.

Then for competition, I expect mirage and recoil reduction are priority. Hence the NHS can or brakes on cans.

Big bore need big cans. Can’t handle the volume of gas with a small can.

Imho no one can, fits every application. You have to pick the ones that matter most. If you don’t you get a can that does nothing well. I think most will end up with multiple cans for multiple uses. Each one different priorities.