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10/6/2008 7:01:31 PM EDT
I have looked and looked for a 6.8 suppressor. What am I missing...I see the pics in this forum. Are they using another caliber as a suppressor on the 6.8? Sorry for the newbie question.
10/6/2008 7:08:06 PM EDT
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I have looked and looked for a 6.8 suppressor. What am I missing...I see the pics in this forum. Are they using another caliber as a suppressor on the 6.8? Sorry for the newbie question.


Welcome, no worries about the new question.  The fact is some people use 30 cal suppressors to do double duty.  That I know of dedicated 6.8 cans are made by Ops Inc and Surefire, beyond that I am uncertain, there very well may be others but those are the ones I have experience with.

6.8 can by Ops Inc
adcofirearms.com/acc/productLine_.cfm?brand=OPS%20INC&product_category=Silencers


Surefire 6.8 Cans
www.surefire.com/maxexp/main/co_disp/displ/carfnbr/439/sesent/00
10/6/2008 7:12:40 PM EDT
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i use a YHM 308 can. works VERY well.
10/6/2008 7:25:21 PM EDT
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i use a YHM 308 can. works VERY well.


Same here.

Don't limit yourself with a 6.8mm suppressor.

Get a 7.62 suppressor like the YHM. Since the difference between the two bullets is less that 1 mm, there is no real big loss in efficiency.

The adaptor will work on the thread pitch of most 6.8mm bbls. 5/8" X 24tpi.

That way if you get an AR10, sometime down the road, you have a can that works on both platforms.
10/6/2008 8:17:32 PM EDT
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Thanks for the info. I figured it was a 308 can. I have a SWR Omega that screws directly onto my Remington 700 barrel. What adapter would you suggest to allow it to work on the 6.8 barrel? Thanks again for the help.
10/6/2008 8:29:36 PM EDT
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It really depends on your rfile and your Omega.  Most of the 6.8 barrels are threaded 5/8x24.  (with exceptions like Stag IIRC they are 1/2x36.)

If your 700 is threaded that way, it should just be a matter of screwing the Omega onto the muzzle on your 6.8.  

A lot of thread on 308 cans default at 5/8x24 (common pitch I suppose)  If you had the 700 threaded in some other pitch, you can contact TROS about making an adapter.

I just sent paperwork out Saturday for a suppressor.  I went with an AAC M4-2000 bored to 6.8  If I'm lucky, I'll have it by Christmas  LOL
10/6/2008 9:43:42 PM EDT
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It really depends on your rfile and your Omega.  Most of the 6.8 barrels are threaded 5/8x24.  (with exceptions like Stag IIRC they are 1/2x36.)

If your 700 is threaded that way, it should just be a matter of screwing the Omega onto the muzzle on your 6.8.  

A lot of thread on 308 cans default at 5/8x24 (common pitch I suppose)  If you had the 700 threaded in some other pitch, you can contact TROS about making an adapter.

I just sent paperwork out Saturday for a suppressor.  I went with an AAC M4-2000 bored to 6.8  If I'm lucky, I'll have it by Christmas  LOL


tell me how you like that. I had a friend do the same thing and he said it was louder than his 308 can. but he said the weight difference was well worth it....

on a side note I've been thinking of getting an SWR thundertrap over bored to >50 for a beuwolf i've got....

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