3 cans

[jmccracken1214]

im wanting to start paperwork this year and decided to just bite the bullet and get 3, to satisfy my needs so I won’t have to do the wait again.
I don’t have a 22 but will, so 2 of the cans are narrowed down. 22, and a 30 cal.

My selection issue is the last can. It’ll mainly be used in bolt guns but I’d like to run it on a 556 ar some. Will the 30 cal can be similar to a 556 can?

 

[Get Off My Lawn]

im wanting to start paperwork this year and decided to just bite the bullet and get 3, to satisfy my needs so I won’t have to do the wait again.
I don’t have a 22 but will, so 2 of the cans are narrowed down. 22, and a 30 cal.

My selection issue is the last can. It’ll mainly be used in bolt guns but I’d like to run it on a 556 ar some. Will the 30 cal can be similar to a 556 can?

I spoke with Zac at TBAC and he said the 30 cal can is only 2db louder than the 5.56 can on a 5.56.
You may want to save the $ and get 2 good cans.

 

[BigWaylon]

You going to grab a pistol can as the third?

30 cal cans often sound better (not necessarily quieter) on 5.56 hosts than 5.56 cans of the same design. So it’s a matter of whether you’re ok with the additional length/weight.

 

[patina]

TBAC 22, Ultra 7 and Ultra 9.

 

[BowWow]

Use the 30 cal can on the 556, like said, it sounds better.

 

[jmccracken1214]

A pistol can would be cool, but I dont really have an interest, or any threaded barrels on my pistols.

I want to leave 1 30can on one of my bolt guns, and then have the option to slap the other can on another bolt gun, or AR... etc if my wife/friend wanted to shoot one of the other rifles.

I just wasnt sure if a dedicated 556 can would be a lot more quieter by design with the 223 round, over a 30 cal can

 

[BigWaylon]

I just wasnt sure if a dedicated 556 can would be a lot more quieter by design with the 223 round, over a 30 cal can

In general...

If you take a 5.56 can and a 7.62 can of the same design, the 7.62 is longer and heavier. When shooting the 7.62 on a 5.56, you lose suppression to the larger bore (more gas escapes) and gain it due to internal volume. This often balances out, as TBAC said, to within 1-3 dB either way. But the larger internal volume often results in a lower tone...which most people find more pleasant even if it’s louder according to the meter.

In your specific circumstances, I’d look at a direct thread to leave on the bolt, and a .30 QD can for the others.

 

[patina]

In general...

If you take a 5.56 can and a 7.62 can of the same design, the 7.62 is longer and heavier. When shooting the 7.62 on a 5.56, you lose suppression to the larger bore (more gas escapes) and gain it due to internal volume. This often balances out, as TBAC said, to within 1-3 dB either way. But the larger internal volume often results in a lower tone...which most people find more pleasant even if it’s louder according to the meter.

In your specific circumstances, I’d look at a direct thread to leave on the bolt, and a .30 QD can for the others.

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