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    M4 Suppressors

    Which is the best overall suppressor for the M4 with a 14.5" barrel using M855? Money is not a factor here only quality of function and sound signature.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack_Bauer View Post
    Which is the best overall suppressor for the M4 with a 14.5" barrel using M855? Money is not a factor here only quality of function and sound signature.

    KAC QDSS-NT4
    Surefire FA556SA
    AAC M4-2000
    You wil be happy with any of those.

    If I were to rank in terms of sound reduction:

    1. M4-2000, SF, KAC

    2. Durability-wise, you won't destroy any of them.

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    My PD is lovin our Surefire FA556-212's. We have them on everything from our 16" patrol rifles down to our 11.5" Tac Entry guns.

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    I like the tone of the Ops cans for sound quality. They are close in terms of overall sound reduction, but their mounting solution makes them a little less appealing than the others.

    I have the 2006 M4-2000 which is essentially the current M4-1000, and it sounds far different from the SF can Grant recommends, the 212, I think it is.

    Both were quiet, the SF sounded a little better in tone.

    I'm now all in on AAC cans, and I'm waiting for the 762-SDN-6 to come in. I'll probably pick up a Mini4 after they are out for a little while.
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    Define "best".

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    FWIW, the SF can is supposed to have the least POI shift. I have the M4-2000 mod 8 and really like it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by glocktogo View Post
    FWIW, the SF can is supposed to have the least POI shift.
    Can you elaborate on "supposed to"? This is a claim I've seen a lot, maybe even repeated, but is so far just marketing noise from SF from what I can tell. I have seen very little in the way of empirical testing of shift between cans.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rob_s View Post
    Can you elaborate on "supposed to"? This is a claim I've seen a lot, maybe even repeated, but is so far just marketing noise from SF from what I can tell. I have seen very little in the way of empirical testing of shift between cans.
    I think someone like the member "Molon" here, would have to do the real testing to get to the root of that claim, from all camps.

    A suppressor could hit POA = POI with a can on, take the can off, and have it hit 3MOA low at 100yds and you would still get A zone hits that might otherwise be written off as poor technique, ammo inconsistency, wind, etc.

    Wonder if Molon is in a suppressor state, and if he would ever be interested in such detailed analysis???
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    Quote Originally Posted by SHIVAN View Post
    I think someone like the member "Molon" here, would have to do the real testing to get to the root of that claim, from all camps.

    A suppressor could hit POA = POI with a can on, take the can off, and have it hit 3MOA low at 100yds and you would still get A zone hits that might otherwise be written off as poor technique, ammo inconsistency, wind, etc.

    Wonder if Molon is in a suppressor state, and if he would ever be interested in such detailed analysis???
    I agree.

    The only other problem is that it would seem to me you'd need more than one sample of each can, and you'd have to test them on multiple guns, and ensure that you have the mounts properly torqued/installed.

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    I think it's very difficult for a particular member to give such an opinion because most do not oqn all three.

    I have an AAC M4-2000 and it works very good. From what I can see there is very little POI shift. I will see about some non-scientific testing in the near future.

    I did fire a KAC suppressor when I was in the military, but the conditions were less than ideal and I can't really make a comparison.



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