.45 suppressors

[Ooglar]

The wife just surprised me, apperently she wants to get me a new can for my birthday this year, and wants to buy it now so it's out of nfa jail hopefully around November.

I've been thinking about getting a 45 cal as a general do everything from .22lr to 44mag application, and leaning heavily toward the silencerco octane 45. Anybody have any other suggestions?

[Xringshooter]

That's an awful large range for one suppressor. There really isn't a one size fits all suppressor although a suppressor for a larger caliber will work (to a degree) for a smaller caliber. You have several other things to consider if going with a .45 caliber suppressor; the adapters to get it to fit the different calibers and is it going on a rifle, pistol or both (suppressors are designed differently for pistols and rifles to take into effect the characteristics of the round(s) being fired and a pistol suppressor won't necessarily work as well on a rifle. You mentioned a .44 Mag, is it a rifle or handgun? I'm assuming a rifle because you can't really suppress a revolver (and the only 44mag pistol I can think of is the Auto-Mag).

My question is what are you actually going to mount it on? Knowing that we can suggest what might be they best route to go.

[Nate7667]

Octane 45 might be a bit heavy/large for a 22LR, good to go with 9mm, 40, 45, 357Sp/357mag, 44Spl and 300Blk subs, deff use caution on a full power 44mag (16" barrel or longer)

The Rugged Obsidian 45 is looking pretty awesome.

[phillyd2]

Have the Octane 45 and would highly recommend it. Although I went with a dedicated Mask22 for .22 because its much lighter and the round is so dirty. If getting the Octane 45 be sure to use the .45 endcap even for 9 mm - I had a endcap strike which they tell me is not that uncommon.

[danhr]

If you want it to be a multi-caliber suppressor, why not give the new silencerco hybrids and griffin optimuses a look?

[MJH]

Have the Octane 45 and would highly recommend it. Although I went with a dedicated Mask22 for .22 because its much lighter and the round is so dirty. If getting the Octane 45 be sure to use the .45 endcap even for 9 mm - I had a endcap strike which they tell me is not that uncommon.

Who told you it's not uncommon to have an endcap strike? Silencerco? I haven't heard this before, which is why I ask.

[Xringshooter]

Who told you it's not uncommon to have an endcap strike? Silencerco? I haven't heard this before, which is why I ask.

I agree. If the suppressor was constructed correctly and the barrel was threaded properly then even shooting 9mm with a .45 can with a 9mm end cap, you shouldn't have an end cap strike.

[phillyd2]

Who told you it's not uncommon to have an endcap strike? Silencerco? I haven't heard this before, which is why I ask.

Strike while using the optional 9 mm end cap. Found it online when I had one and was confirmed by Silencerco who recommended to use the orginal 45 cap even when shooting 9. No issues since.

I think the issue is that with the smaller end cap even if it becomes ever so slightly loose it will strike. But that's just a guess on my part.

[Kramer]

For about five years I have enjoyed my Osprey 45, but when I decided to grab another 45 can I went with the Octane 45 HD; just picked it up last Saturday.

I went with the Octane since it comes apart, heavy duty and it takes the same pistons as the Osprey.

[WCMG]

My favorite 45 can is the Grenadier can from Freedom Armory.

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