.22 LR supressor options

[Tommie]

My yard has become a varmint zoo. Skunks, armadillos, possums and ground hogs have taken over. It’s time for a supressed rimfire for dedicated night sniping. I’ve never owned a supressor and don’t know what to look for. Hoping for your help.

The rifle will only be used for thinning the pest herd. No rapid-fire duty or plinking. As long as it’s quiet and reasonably priced, I’m happy.

 

[Sniper338]

deadair mask hd

 

[1shot]

Tactical solutions Axiom
Tacsol for short

 

[memilanuk]

You realize it's may take 10 months, to a year or more, to get that suppressor? And the cost of the tax stamp is going to be very nearly what the cost of the can itself is?

Not saying "don't get one" as I fully support having them... but if you have a more immediate need, you might consider a higher power .22-.25 caliber pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) pellet gun, like a Benjamin Marauder.

 

[M21]

Or try CCI CB Long cartridges. Light 29 grain short projectile loaded with primer mix only and maybe a minute amount of powder. Trajectory like a rainbow but if you are close with proper shot placement will work fine. Heavy weight pellets in a 22 caliber pellet gun also work within the same parameters. I dispatch lots of critters in the back yard with a live trap and then dispatch them. On a suppressor make sure it can be taken down for cleaning. I personally would buy one that costs more and was capable of use on a 223 or 22 Hornet single shot. I have one but right now the manufacturer and name escapes me. Might send you a PM with more info.

 

[memilanuk]

^ another great option. I used to use the heck out of .22 CB shorts (back when .22 Short was cheap and somewhat plentiful) from lever-actions - a Remington Nylon 76, then a Browning BL-22, then a Marlin 39 Golden. Pretty quiet, very short range, no worries about over-penetration for sure.

 

[Mark M.]

Another is CCI Quiet in .22 LR, 40gr.

 

[nakneker]

Winchester makes a heavy subsonic, 44 grains I think, with a massive hollow point that I use in a couple 22s for the same reason. Deadly accurate and the neighbor has never complained.

 

[okie]

the oil filters work well.
check your laws!

 

[flatlander]

I'd just started doing a little online research on which 22RF suppressor to buy last year after building a custom 22RF repeater on a Stiller 2500XR action that I did a Krieger bbl for. I had no intention of shooting anything but std vel match ammo through this custom bbl, so basically any 22RF can would've been sufficient to do the job. However, I'd read just enough to realize going with an easy to disassemble model with SS baffle stack would be a good idea - both from the durability & maintenance points of view. First make/model I'd found info on that met these criteria was the SWR Spectre II, which I just happened to find when I stopped in at a local GS to check what he had in stock. He had a NIB model for $349, which was about as good a price as anything I'd found online, but what really sealed the deal was that he was running a special where he paid the $200 tax stamp fee for any suppressor sold. Cha-ching - sold!

When the stamp finally came & I was able to play with my new toy, I was extremely pleased. It was/is very quiet, there's very little to no POI change with or w/o it attached (my barrels are relatively heavy for 22RF, in Rem sendero contour), accuracy is & always has been at least as good with the can attached as w/o it, and it's relatively easy to clean, since the baffles snap together and are easy to snap apart for cleaning.

Since then, I've converted both my old CMP 40X & XB actions to repeaters that use a specially designed 10rd mag that's basically identical in shape & size to AICS 308 mags, and so will work with any DBM designed for the AI mags. I barreled them with Benchmark & Lilja blanks, and threaded both for the Spectre II. It's seen a lot of use (I very seldom shoot any of these rifles without the can attached), and I'm still very satisfied with it. I did buy a TBAC 22 Takedown (still waiting on the tax stamp for it), mostly because I'm a huge fan of TBAC's 30 cal CF cans; this purchase does not reflect negatively on the Spectre II - I just wanted to try TBAC's latest 22RF design. While shooting a 22RF precision rifle match with the Stiller & can, I noticed that another shooter who was running the older original Spectre can on a CZ 455. What was bothering me was that his rifle seemed a lot quieter than mine - but as it turned out, what I was hearing that made my rifle sound louder than his was the firing pin hitting the rim of each chambered round! I let another shooter fire my rifle while I stood about 10' away - my perception is that it makes less noise than my break-bbl 17 cal air rifle.

 

[XTR]

Silencerco - Warlock22. It only weighs 3 oz.

Mine shipped to the Class 3 today. Hopefully it will get out of jail by Christmas '18.

 

[Delfuego]

Thunderbeast 22 Take-Down is outstanding. Very accurate and noticeably the most quiet at our last 22 match.

 

[Hoser]

Another vote for the Thunderbeast Takedown.

Minimal first round pop and the accuracy is still there.

 

[Outrider27]

We have both Silencerco and Yankee Hill Machine .22RF suppressors and like them both, but the Silencerco is easier to take apart and clean, as it's design lets less contamination get to the threads. Anti-seize in those threads is your friend, and take it apart and clean it regularly. Don't even think about using a can that will take higher power (Hornet, .17's, etc) rounds unless you find ones that can be disassembled for cleaning; 22RF really dirties up a can big time and in a hurry; center fire rounds like .223 fired in non takedown cans fortunately can't hold a candle to the amount of contamination produced by .22RF.

And pray for passage of the Hearing Protection Act....

 

[B23]

Thunderbeast 22 Take-Down is outstanding. Very accurate and noticeably the most quiet at our last 22 match.

I have a few TBAC cans, they not only make an exceptional product but their CS is second to none. If I were in the market for a new rimfire suppressor the TBAC 22 takedown would definitely be my first choice, followed by the Dead Air Mask and Spectre II. I have a Dear Air Ghost for my pistol suppressor and that thing is crazy quiet.

 

[P1ZombieKiller]

I love my Sparrow. and like outrider says, it's very easy to take apart and clean. 22 rim fire is a dirty cartridge, and after 300-400 rounds, they get dirty. They say clean after 500 rounds, but my firearm needs cleaning before then, so I clean them both. The good thing is a lot of rimfire firearms are coming standard with 1/2x28 threads now.

 

[86alaskan]

I use a silencerco sparrow SS for just that job. I usually shoot from inside a mostly closed door, and with the can the outside noise signature is basically silent. I also use the sparrow for all my .22lr shooting and when using subs, a squirrel head shot is far louder than the shot itself. It's easy to take down and clean and very well built. So, out of a bolt action, you'll hear the firing pin strike and the clunk from a good head shot impact, that's pretty much it.

 

[Bamboolongbow]

The Thunderbeast take down is an impressive can.

 

[dtrostel]

Thunderbeast w/o a doubt.

 

[longbow]

Rebel SOS Suppressor on order. $99.00, can take apart and easily clean....

https://rebelsilencers.com/sos-22