Best Suppressor for 5.56 / and pictures

**quesogrande** · 11-02-2009, 03:59 PM

I would like the brand of the best suppressor for a 5.56. I would like to clean it myself with out repacking it. your thoughts please and pictures

**koz** · 11-02-2009, 05:17 PM

I think most people will say the Surefire or the AAC. Repacking is age-old technology. Baffles are decade old but in use. Most are titanium and inconel. Gemtech and AWC made nice suppressors but they're pretty heavy. Ops- INC has the SPR contract but there have been some POI shift. KAC's are ok but you can get a lot better for the money. I have never used the SRT suppressors but have heard some good things about them.

For cleaning - spray some break-free or carbon out, let it sit, pour it out and shoot...

**Metalhead** · 11-02-2009, 06:30 PM

Surefire, imo.

**1gewehr** · 11-02-2009, 10:02 PM

You can't go wrong with GemTech or SRT. Both always have the among most effective suppressors on the market, and both companies will stand behind their product 100%. As stated above, the take-down feature is over-rated. Spray it down, let it sit and rinse. Or just drop it in an ultrasonic tank with the proper solution.

I've got an old Triple X .223 suppressor (no longer made) that I just drop in a bucket of Ed's Red when it starts looking cruddy inside. Next day, I fish it out, swish it around, and blow it out with compressed air.

**Plunky** · 11-02-2009, 10:42 PM

AAC has the top two performing suppressors for that caliber. I would get the M4-2000 personally.

Take a look here to see how different manufacturers products rate:
Silencer Research

**Jasongar8** · 11-02-2009, 11:35 PM

You are not going to go wrong with any of the "big names". AAC, Gemtech, Surefire, KAC ($$$) all make great stuff. You just need to decide exactly what you want in a suppressor. Do you want a quick detach? Do you want a lightweight one? Do you want a sealed or non-sealed can? You need to consider all of these things before you buy a suppressor because most likely you will keep it forever.

**quesogrande** · 11-03-2009, 09:31 AM

Who do I need to talk to about the all this?

**Plunky** · 11-03-2009, 04:58 PM

If you have questions, ask. Also, you could go ask questions at silencerresearch & silencertalk. There are many manufactures who post on both sites in their respective forums.

High powered rifle suppressors are generally sealed cans. This is for safety & liability. Much has changed through the years.

**Ropin4gold** · 11-03-2009, 07:15 PM

Go down to Hero Gear and pick those guys' brains. Or check out major malfunction.com

**thorn** · 11-04-2009, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quesogrande

Who do I need to talk to about the all this?

Make sure that what ever you pick, it is in stock.

11-02-2009, 03:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
quesogrande TGO Freshman Joined: Jan 2009 Where: Mid to East, TN Posts: 48	Best Suppressor for 5.56 / and pictures I would like the brand of the best suppressor for a 5.56. I would like to clean it myself with out repacking it. your thoughts please and pictures __________________ Do see the glow of the crack pipes like I do? "The beating will continue until morale improves."

11-02-2009, 06:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Metalhead TGO Senior Member Supporting Vendor Joined: Jun 2008 Where: Greenbrier Age: 25 Posts: 834	Surefire, imo. __________________ Daniel Williams Guns & Leather, Inc. 615-643-4865 ext 4 "Beer is proof that God loves us, and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin

11-02-2009, 10:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
1gewehr TGO Freshman Joined: Nov 2009 Where: Mid TN Posts: 20	You can't go wrong with GemTech or SRT. Both always have the among most effective suppressors on the market, and both companies will stand behind their product 100%. As stated above, the take-down feature is over-rated. Spray it down, let it sit and rinse. Or just drop it in an ultrasonic tank with the proper solution. I've got an old Triple X .223 suppressor (no longer made) that I just drop in a bucket of Ed's Red when it starts looking cruddy inside. Next day, I fish it out, swish it around, and blow it out with compressed air. __________________ Nemo me impune lacessit

11-02-2009, 11:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jasongar8 Moderator Moderator Joined: Aug 2007 Where: White House, TN Age: 22 Posts: 829	You are not going to go wrong with any of the "big names". AAC, Gemtech, Surefire, KAC ($$$) all make great stuff. You just need to decide exactly what you want in a suppressor. Do you want a quick detach? Do you want a lightweight one? Do you want a sealed or non-sealed can? You need to consider all of these things before you buy a suppressor because most likely you will keep it forever. __________________ Moderator: Class III (NFA) Firearms and Accessories Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

11-03-2009, 09:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
quesogrande TGO Freshman Joined: Jan 2009 Where: Mid to East, TN Posts: 48	Who do I need to talk to about the all this? __________________ Do see the glow of the crack pipes like I do? "The beating will continue until morale improves."

11-02-2009, 05:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
koz TGO Freshman Joined: Jul 2009 Where: Memphis, TN Posts: 12	I think most people will say the Surefire or the AAC. Repacking is age-old technology. Baffles are decade old but in use. Most are titanium and inconel. Gemtech and AWC made nice suppressors but they're pretty heavy. Ops- INC has the SPR contract but there have been some POI shift. KAC's are ok but you can get a lot better for the money. I have never used the SRT suppressors but have heard some good things about them. For cleaning - spray some break-free or carbon out, let it sit, pour it out and shoot...

11-02-2009, 10:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Plunky TGO Freshman Joined: Dec 2008 Where: ETN Posts: 33	AAC has the top two performing suppressors for that caliber. I would get the M4-2000 personally. Take a look here to see how different manufacturers products rate: Silencer Research

11-03-2009, 04:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
Plunky TGO Freshman Joined: Dec 2008 Where: ETN Posts: 33	If you have questions, ask. Also, you could go ask questions at silencerresearch & silencertalk. There are many manufactures who post on both sites in their respective forums. High powered rifle suppressors are generally sealed cans. This is for safety & liability. Much has changed through the years.

11-03-2009, 07:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ropin4gold TGO Member Joined: Nov 2008 Where: Middle, TN Posts: 163	Go down to Hero Gear and pick those guys' brains. Or check out major malfunction.com

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