Suppressor Weight & Performance

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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.
 
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?
 
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.
 
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