Rimfire Suppressors Tested: 3-Year Roundup of 15 Cans
Rimfire Suppressors Tested: 3-Year Roundup of 15 Cans. 15 rimfire suppressors tested over 3 years on Ruger Mark IVs, Sig P322, Kel-Tec P17, and more. Real-world sound comparison, reliability notes, and which cans { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization", "name": "Greyhive", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://greyhive.com/static/uploads/images/ae198483-01c9-44b4-a16a-03f516ceaf66.svg", "width": 512, "height": 512 }, "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/greyhive", "https://www.instagram.com/greyhive/", "https://www.youtube.com/@Greyhive", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/greyhive/" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "name": "Greyhive", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/c/black_rifle_medic#person", "name": "Black Rifle Medic", "url": "https://greyhive.com/c/black_rifle_medic", "description": "Black Rifle Medic is a Greyhive creator producing original 2A, firearms, hunting, and outdoor content.", "image": "https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/5dbcacb3-ffa8-456c-b56d-7a803d8dfd54.jpg" }, { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/rimfire-suppressors-tested-3-year-review#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/rimfire-suppressors-tested-3-year-review" }, "url": "https://greyhive.com/blog/rimfire-suppressors-tested-3-year-review", "headline": "Rimfire Suppressors Tested: 3-Year Roundup of 15 Cans", "name": "Rimfire Suppressors Tested: 3-Year Roundup of 15 Cans", "description": "15 rimfire suppressors tested over 3 years on Ruger Mark IVs, Sig P322, Kel-Tec P17, and more. Real-world sound comparison, reliability notes, and which cans", "articleSection": "Suppressors & NFA", "articleBody": "Rimfire suppressors are the cheapest, highest-volume entry point into NFA ownership, and they are also the hardest category to shop honestly — almost every .22 can on the market is \"quiet enough,\" which makes marketing copy useless. Over three years, Black Rifle Medic ran 15-plus rimfire cans across Ruger Mark IV and 22/45 Lite pistols, a Sig P322, a Kel-Tec P17, a Taurus TX22, and a 10/22 SBR, recording each one on the same ground-impact and steel-impact routine so the comparison stays apples to apples. This roundup consolidates that footage: SilencerCo Sparrow and Sparrow Titanium, Energetic Armament Nix and Pipsqueak, Yankee Hill Machine Phantom 22, Sound Sentry Warlock 2, Brazilian Suppressors Jesse's Girl, Tuna Can .22 XL, Echo Core, Anechoic, Whisper Tech Whisper Strike Lifesaver 22, Diligent Defense Road Hunter, and the JK Armament 105 Versa X-22. Ammo spanned Aguila Sniper Subsonic 60 grain, Remington subsonic and 40-grain supersonic, Winchester Super Suppressed, and Federal AutoMatch. Worth stating up front: this is ear-level evaluation on video, not metered dB data. What it captures is the thing meters miss — first-round pop, how a can behaves after two magazines, whether it stays torqued, and whether the host gun still cycles. Key Takeaways 15-plus rimfire cans tested over three years on Ruger Mark IV, Mark IV 22/45 Lite, Sig P322, Kel-Tec P…