Suppressors Better platform for a can - 9mm or 45acp?

[chooter]

Looking to have a pistol/can setup and want to know everyones experiences as to whether a 9mm or 45acp is a better place to start.

I guess that I need to know is what is easier to suppress - a 9 or 45?

 

[ORD]

Re: Better platform for a can - 9mm or 45acp?

Pick one based on your personal preferences with respect to caliber...would you rather have a 9mm or a .45acp? Seriously...either can be suppressed, and suppressed very well, with the proper suppressor/ammo/etc.

Personally, if you are only going to have ONE suppressor, get a .45acp suppressor that you can also use for shooting 9mm with the proper hardware. For example, take the AAC TiRant .45acp can. With a simple swap of the piston, you can have one can that is adaptable to a range of calibers from 9mm to .45acp. Follow the old adage of why have just one when you can have them all!

 

[mooner]

Re: Better platform for a can - 9mm or 45acp?

Watch this video shooting sub calibers from 45 & 40 cal suppressors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0cMuEpVOuQ
I shoot 9mm from my 45 Osprey, will shoot 40, once I get a threaded barrel

 

[Alderleet]

Re: Better platform for a can - 9mm or 45acp?

45 is the better bet. Its not a fiasco to find subsonic ammo, since ALL generic 45acp ammunition is subsonic.

Whereas all generic 9mm is supersonic. You have to go out of your way and search to find subsonic 9mm. Supersonic negates the usefulness of the can.

 

[BookHound]

Re: Better platform for a can - 9mm or 45acp?

If by "easier to suppress" you mean what will be easier to make the quietest than 9mm is the answer. The TiRant 45 and Osprey 45 suppressors are the BEST .45 ACP suppressors you can buy and don't need to be shot with wet medium in the suppressor to have good sound reduction. But even with these suppressors a .45 host is slightly louder than a 9mm host with quality suppressor.

Just because 45 ammo is subsonic does NOT mean it is starting from a point conducive to being very quiet with a suppressor! The problem with the 45 is the larger diameter. You have a huge hole in the end of the suppressor and a lot of sound typically escapes through this.

Until the Osprey and TiRant products, all quality .45 suppressors (with very few exceptions) needed to be shot "wet" with a medium like wire pulling gel to get close to sound reduction of a quality 9mm suppressor.

Bottom line, the 9mm is "easier" to suppress. And 147-grain or other subsonic ammo isn't hard to find at all. At least I've never had a problem in all the years I've been shooting suppressed 9mm hosts.

 

[Creature]

Re: Better platform for a can - 9mm or 45acp?

I choose 9mm(SWR Trident). I am running on a 9mm sub gun and a G19. Not many options for 45 subguns out there. IIRC the 45 can overall diameter is larger than 9mm and IDK if it would fit inside any quad rails for a 9mm subgun.

It would be cool to have a 45 suppressor as all most ammo is subsonic. I reload so i just bought a shit ton of 147gr FMJs and XTP bullets, work great.

 

[pharm762]

Re: Better platform for a can - 9mm or 45acp?

i like the suppressed 45 acp because the ammo is already subsonic so you will get the most out of your suppressor.

 

[Goin'Hot]

Re: Better platform for a can - 9mm or 45acp?

I have both. A trident and a tundra for my 9's and a YHM cobra II for my 45.

I find I have a wider grin when shooting the 45 suppressed.

 

[Southbreeze]

Re: Better platform for a can - 9mm or 45acp?

Have you thought about an integral carbine in 45acp. I put a side folder choate stock on mine and it's super handy now. It still makes me giggle like a school girl when I go to whackin' coyotes/hogs with it. You just can't argue with 230grn hollow points upon contact.

Mine was done my SRT Arms and it sounds like a brad air nailer when you shoot it. It's shot dry, no wet medium crap, no first round pop; cold or hot it doesn't make a difference. This thing is badass. My Class III had a SRT Ruger 77/44 integral was telling me how awesome this rig was, I saw Doug did marlin camp 45 or 9's as well. I found a camp 45 and shipped it off to him. We shot the camp and the ruger bolt side by side upon delivery, my dealer was that impressed he got on the horn and immediately shipped a camp off for conversion.

My two cents worth. I've accumulated a few of these along the way and my camp 45 is by far the best.

Cheers,
Southbreeze

Here is a pic of my camp with a couple other of my suppressed guns.

 

[rdinak]

Re: Better platform for a can - 9mm or 45acp?

I asked this questions many years ago to owner of AWC. He answered the the 9mm. I have owned several 9mm suppressors in the past and was happy with the choice. Certainly technology has greatly improved in the last 20 years. The thought of owning one can that will work on several calibers is appealing.