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Suppressors by Caliber · Deep Dive

Suppressors by Caliber

Subsonic or nothing: a can fixes one of the two noises, and only the ammunition fixes the other.

Which can for which cartridge — .22 LR, 5.56, the 7.62 family, 9mm, .45 ACP and 6.5 Creedmoor — the ammunition that makes each work, and the smallest set of cans that covers all of them.

Photo: Ruger 10/22 rifle with suppressor by Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Volumes

    1. Vol 1 Overview — How to Choose, and the One-Can Fallacy
    2. Vol 2 Sizing — Pistol Cans, Rifle Cans, and What Length Buys
    3. Vol 3 .22 LR — The Best Host, and What to Do About an Orphan Can
    4. Vol 4 5.56 NATO — The Hardest Common Host
    5. Vol 5 The 7.62 Family — One Can, and the Two .308s It Has to Serve
    6. Vol 6 9mm — Boosters, Bullet Weight, and the Modular Default
    7. Vol 7 .45 ACP — Subsonic Since 1911
    8. Vol 8 6.5 Creedmoor and Precision Rifle — Where Repeatability Beats Decibels
    9. Vol 9 Ammunition — The Half of the System You Actually Control
    10. Vol 10 The Plan — The Smallest Set of Cans That Covers Everything