I have an A10 warthog in 5.56 and am very happy with it. Seems like a good combination of price/weight/sound reduction.

I purchased it over an OCL polonium but I’m sure you can’t go wrong with either.

I really want some more videos on this can. I feel like my gut is telling me to buy it, but the Angel and Devil on my shoulders are screaming YHM T3 and Polonium. I can see it now, I'm going to be buying more than one can.



I will read over that thread. Yeah, I'm betting 2dbs are not as noticeable to the human ears as it is to a machine that reads them. I wish there was a range that sold cans here that I could test them out and see what they sound like. Its a tough choice to make.

Have you shot it without hearing protection? If so, how is it? I know none of these cans will ever be hearing safe, but I want something that doesn't blow my ears out should I have to use it in a self defense situation. My gut keeps telling me to buy the A10 warthog.

I’ve shot the Polo K and Recce 5K on a 14.5 without ears. Neither were painful, I’d say the Recce was a little quieter and more pleasant, likely due to the lower backpressure.

Yes I’ve shot it a handful of times without hearing protection and did not have any issues. This was on my 14.5”. It was noticeably quieter than my rugged razor.

Needless to say I’m very happy with it and do not regret purchasing it.

As someone with a deep background in fluid dynamics, most of what they say in marketing prose is nonsense.  But we're at a point with suppressors where nonsense still flies because data collection hasn't caught up.  

I still bought a Raptor 8 however, because it doesn't matter if their words are true or not.  The end result works, probably as result of a lucky confluence.  The pleasing sound it has is most likely because of it's outer shape completely changing the resonance patterns of the outer shell.  It's not because gasses are "peeled" of and "sent for a spin" as they say - compressed gas flow doesn't work that way.

Doesn't really matter if you think it's their "inspiration". It's what they used to do. Just look up Aerocharger. Same company. I think some of their early cans like the Sabre or their cans for CZ have the Aerocharger name on them.
While I'd think they have a good understanding of fluid dynamics, I'd somewhat agree with Vapor, that they got a bit lucky in their overall design.
Shortly I'll have 3 of their cans when they ship or are released from jail. A10 5.56, F4, Little Bird.

Yeah, that’s what I’m getting at. I’m likely ordering a Raptor this week.  

I don’t think luck was required. They probably heard Kevin B mention several years ago that Maxim’s silencers were still really good and looked at this drawing:And this one:and added some modern features like clipped baffles and applied their expertise in metallurgy. I’m not claiming that any of this is bad. I’ve long wanted a well-executed and modern version of these.