Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new YHM R45 Multi-Host Suppressor. Last weekend we finished off a three part series on the SureFire SOCOM556 RC3 with some bolt action shooting. Today we say goodbye to 2023 and hello to 2024 with a brief reflection on a year’s worth of Silencer Saturday posts. Did you have a favorite new suppressor that debuted this year?
First, I would like to thank our sponsor Yankee Hill Machine (YHM). Without their support, a weekly series on silencers would not be possible. Sponsorship aside, YHM makes some of the best performing suppressors per dollar spent. The Turbo T3 for a 5.56mm host or the Resonator for a 7.62mm hosts are two of the best deals currently on the market. I’ve bolded this year’s YHM reviews in the list below.
We spent the month of August with some solid performers from Silencer Central – I am a fan of the Banish Backcountry. SilencerCo had quite a few new releases this year, including a re-release of the Sparrow in titanium. And AAC is making some plays with the Element 3 and the Ranger 7.
If 2023 had a theme, it would probably be ‘Back-Pressure Reduction’. Almost every major manufacturer has a rifle silencer that features gas flow pathways that vents pressure forward. Hat tip to HUXWRX (OSS) with their latest releases and for starting the modern trend of manipulating gas flow through the suppressor.
I have found a new appreciation for bolt action hosts this year. My suggestion, if you don’t already own one, is to invest in a 300BLK bolt action rifle, maybe cut the barrel down to 10” (ATF Form 1 approval first), and enjoy shooting subsonic rounds in one of the quietest centerfire setups available. I would even suggest a bolt action in 5.56x45mm – suppressed it is a fun and fairly cheap medium range target rifle. Check out the Ruger American Ranch line of hosts.
From all of us here at TFB we wish you all a safe and happy new year. Thank you for joining us every week and we look forward to bringing you more great content in 2024.
Thanks for reading. Be safe, have fun, and we’ll see you back here next weekend for another Silencer Saturday.
SILENCER SATURDAY #310: Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024
- SILENCER SATURDAY #261: Resilient Suppressors RS9 and RSP
- SILENCER SATURDAY #262: SHOT Show Suppressor Preview & Requests
- SILENCER SATURDAY #263: Suppressed SHOT Show 2023 Recap
- SILENCER SATURDAY #264: The 9mm FN Rush 9Ti Pistol Suppressor
- SILENCER SATURDAY #265: Why Everyone Needs 5.56 Bolt Action Rifle
- SILENCER SATURDAY #266: MP5 + B&T SQD = Awesome
- SILENCER SATURDAY #267: Living With A Super Short Barrel (TWSS)
- SILENCER SATURDAY #268: Why Is The SIG MCX The Best Suppressor Host Available?
- SILENCER SATURDAY #269: First Shots – The SIG MCX-SPEAR And SLH SLX Suppressors
- SILENCER SATURDAY #270: On The Range – SIG MCX-SPEAR LT And SLX556-QD
- SILENCER SATURDAY #271: Selecting The Best Personal Defense Weapon (PDW)
- SILENCER SATURDAY #272: Under Pressure – SilencerCo VELOS LBP
- SILENCER SATURDAY #273: Precision Armament Accu-Washer Muzzle Device Alignment System
- SILENCER SATURDAY #274: Short Silencer, Long Barrel? Surefire SOCOM556-MINI2
- SILENCER SATURDAY #275: The Universal, Lightweight Silencer Central Banish Backcountry
- SILENCER SATURDAY #276: Spotlight On SilencerCo
- SILENCER SATURDAY #277: Silencers Ripped From The Headlines
- SILENCER SATURDAY #278: Silencer Central Banish 45
- SILENCER SATURDAY #279: Spotlight On Dead Air Silencers
- SILENCER SATURDAY #280: AAC Ranger 7 Rifle Suppressor
- SILENCER SATURDAY #281: Let It Flow Through You – HUXWRX FLOW 762 Ti
- SILENCER SATURDAY #282: Discussing The Top Ten Suppressor Myths
- SILENCER SATURDAY #283: Buying Suppressor Ready Guns
- SILENCER SATURDAY #284: YHM Phantom 22 Rimfire Maintenance
- SILENCER SATURDAY #285: Suppressors Ripped from the Headlines
- SILENCER SATURDAY #286: DD Daniel SoundGuard SG-30 – First Impressions
- SILENCER SATURDAY #287: The YHM R45 – Versatility FTMFW
- SILENCER SATURDAY #288: The YHM Fat Cat – Not Kitten Around Meow!
- SILENCER SATURDAY #289: THE YHM Sidewinder M2 9mm Suppressor
- SILENCER SATURDAY #290: Universal Big Bore – Silencer Central Banish 46
- SILENCER SATURDAY #291: Pistoling with the Silencer Central Banish 46
- SILENCER SATURDAY #292: Rifle Ready Banish 46 Suppressor – Full Auto 300BLK
- SILENCER SATURDAY #293: Silencer Central Summer – Banish Silencers -August Recap
- SILENCER SATURDAY #294: The YHM Turbo K-RB 5.56 – Labor Day Weekend
- SILENCER SATURDAY #295: YHM 5.56 Showdown – Turbo vs Fat Cat
- SILENCER SATURDAY #296: The B&T MK23 Suppressor
- SILENCER SATURDAY: Why, Hello SIG MCX And 300 Blackout Subs
- SILENCER SATURDAY 298: HUB and Flow with the HUXWRX VENTUM 762
- SILENCER SATURDAY 299: HUXWRX VENTUM 762 – Part 2
- SILENCER SATURDAY 300: Introducing the Dead Air Mojave 9
- SILENCER SATURDAY 301: The Dead Air Mojave 9 Suppressor
- SILENCER SATURDAY #302: POI Testing With SIG SLH And SLX Suppressors
- SILENCER SATURDAY #303: 15 Years – SilencerCo Sparrow-Ti
- SILENCER SATURDAY #303: AAC Element 3 – A Rimfire Bloodline Lives On
- SILENCER SATURDAY #304: Shooting the AAC Element 3 Rimfire Suppressor
- SILENCER SATURDAY #305: Thankful for Great Suppressors
- SILENCER SATURDAY #306: The KAC QDC MCQ-PRT Ultra Compact 5.56mm Suppressor
- SILENCER SATURDAY #307: The SureFire SOCOM RC3 Suppressor
- SILENCER SATURDAY #308: Barrel Lengths and the SureFire SOCOM556 RC3
- SILENCER SATURDAY #309: Bolt Action Rifles and the SureFire SOCOM556-RC3