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Theohazard · October 3, 2015, 12:12 AM

The advantage of 9mm silencers is that they're smaller and they're usually slightly quieter with 9mm than 9mm silencers are. The exception is when the manufacturer offers 9mm endcaps for their .45 silencers; with a 9mm endcap a .45 silencer is usually quieter when shooting 9mm than its 9mm counterpart.

My two favorite .45 silencers are the SilencerCo Octane 45 and the AAC Ti-Rant 45M. The Octane is a little stronger and has more mounting options, and it has baffles that are all made of stainless steel and easier to clean. Also, SilencerCo sells the 9mm Octane endcap, but AAC doesn't sell a 9mm endcap for the Ti-Rant 45M.

The Ti-Rant doesn't have a factory 300 Blackout mount or a tri-lug mount available (there is a Texas company that makes a 5/8x24 300 BO mount for it), but it has a really cool modular design: Normally it's fairly long, but you can remove the end of it so it's shorter than a 9mm silencer. This makes it great for a home-defense can; use the shorter configuration for manuverability and the longer version for recreational shooting.

Both of those silencers have mounts avaliable to use on any of the hosts you mentioned.

October 3, 2015, 12:12 AM	#2
Theohazard Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 2012 Location: Western PA Posts: 3,829	The advantage of 9mm silencers is that they're smaller and they're usually slightly quieter with 9mm than 9mm silencers are. The exception is when the manufacturer offers 9mm endcaps for their .45 silencers; with a 9mm endcap a .45 silencer is usually quieter when shooting 9mm than its 9mm counterpart. My two favorite .45 silencers are the SilencerCo Octane 45 and the AAC Ti-Rant 45M. The Octane is a little stronger and has more mounting options, and it has baffles that are all made of stainless steel and easier to clean. Also, SilencerCo sells the 9mm Octane endcap, but AAC doesn't sell a 9mm endcap for the Ti-Rant 45M. The Ti-Rant doesn't have a factory 300 Blackout mount or a tri-lug mount available (there is a Texas company that makes a 5/8x24 300 BO mount for it), but it has a really cool modular design: Normally it's fairly long, but you can remove the end of it so it's shorter than a 9mm silencer. This makes it great for a home-defense can; use the shorter configuration for manuverability and the longer version for recreational shooting. Both of those silencers have mounts avaliable to use on any of the hosts you mentioned. __________________ 0331: "Accuracy by volume."