I picked up my 7.62SDN can yesterday and markm and I took it for a quick shoot and compare. Markm shot his 14.5 with his M4-1000 then removed it and shot my 7.62SDN can on his 14.5 and it sounded the same. I was impressed how well it performed on 5.56. And with its size, not a whole lot bigger, made me think this can is a great multi-caliber can.
we did not test a great deal, but the POI shift was about an inch in our quick test, and it did not droop my 20 inch 5R. It held about a one inch group, the gun can do better, but maybe it was user error. Next weekend, we will push more in testing.
Mark has pics and possible video if he gets around to posting it.
That’s badass brother…the only suppressor I have been planing on, and intend to buy is that particular one.
While I haven’t had the opportunity to play with one in person, everything Ive been reading about them over the last few months makes it seem at least in my mind as a no brainier. It sure seems that it’s the most versatile suppressor made that still has high performance in terms of sound reduction on all the different platforms, and is built to sustain true hard use.
Ive heard it with some 300blk rifles and it’s almost hollywood quiet in the videos running subs.
I think it will be awesome to run this can with various MWS setups, 2 MRP 300blk setups…a cqb chassis/10.5", and a rifle length chassis/16", and then even occasionally run it on some 5.56 ARs.
The size of the total package being a .30cal suppressor is also very impressive.
PICS friend-o or that badass can didn’t happen. Look forward to hearing yours and Mark’s exploits and opinions on it in the future:)
I’ll try to get some video up today or tomorrow. I had 4 rounds of subsonic I brought… it’s silly quiet. You can hardly tell the difference between this can and a 5.56 can. I thought it’d be a heavy beast.
Definitely a smart way to go if you move your silencer from gun to gun.
Just wondering, what’s the reason for wanting the SD-N6 over the SD?
I ask because the SD apparently meters better (according to Maj Malfunction’s testing) than the SD-N6 across ALL calibers and is only 1.09" longer than the SD-N6…not to mention its much cheaper.
SDN6 is full inconel where the SD is a mix of inconel and SS if I remember correctly. The SDN6 should have slightly better longevity than the SD. I also think the SDN6 is geared more towards SBR’s with its full inconel baffle stack. I am not a suppressor expert, but I would hope that a suppressor that is 1" longer(thus having more baffles) would be quieter. Maybe my thought process on that is jacked up.
I have shot the SDN6 and M42k back to back on the same 10.5" SBR and I thought, to my ear, the DBL reduction was VERY similar however they sounded differently. I believe this is due to the SDN6 being slightly longer and a slightly different design internally. The SDN6 seemed to me to be slightly lower pitched where as the m42k was a bit higher pitched. Probably a resonance thing too.
Also shot the SDN6 off of an MWS and from 6 feet behind the gun it sounded like a pellet gun. I believe we were doing less than 1 MOA with the setup as well(except the one I pulled really badly).
When I first started researching these suppressors several months back Jason linked me a video AAC did comparing the SDN-6 side by side with the SD, and seeing how much more compact the SDN-6 was, really made the decision easy for myself. Jason IIrc also told me that for 300blk shorty AR setups running subs, the SDN-6 would be ideal. Rob posted a video several months ago as well with a dude running a 300blk shorty AR setup with subs and a SDN-6, and it was really Hollywood quiet. I’ve watched that video tons of times.
Whether or not the SDN-6 rules any one particular setup…i.e. 308 AR setups, subs through 300blk shorty ARs, or is the most effective .30cal suppressor on the market for running on 5.56 setups, it’s not that important to me as long as it performs well across a number of different hosts and does so in the most compact and durable package as possible. The SDN-6 seems to really meet that goal of mine.
Then again, I’m below newb status on suppressors.
Rob…that’s a nice video and a very good comparison. The second guy’s setup sounds really good for a 5.56 suppressed rifle running supers. Do you happen to know the specs
on his rifle, or know where a pic or two of it might exist? That is one badass suppressed MRP CQB setup.
ETA: rjacobs…great info brother. Especially the last line:
“Also shot the SDN6 off of an MWS and from 6 feet behind the gun it sounded like a pellet gun. I believe we were doing less than 1 MOA with the setup as well(except the one I pulled really badly).”
Suppressing this new MWS has very quickly become quite important for myself. That’s outstanding to hear an actual first hand report on this can in use with a MWS. I’d assume it’s a 16" CL MWS, if so even better.
Pappa, Mark…quit dicking around and hook me up with some beautiful bean footage of Pappa’s MWS and the new SDN-6. You guys have way to much fun these days. I need a friend or two:)
For some people they care about that 1.09". I was uninterested in the SDN but the SDN-6 was enough of a change to pique my interest.
SD is 8.75" and 19.1 oz.
SDN-6 is 7.66" and 19.85 oz.
This is one of those rare cases where losing the extra inch was worth it to me vs. saving the 0.7 oz.
IMO when evaluating cans you need to look at many criteria and how they apply to your use:
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what order, and in what priority, is going to vary person to person.
I hate to come across like a “I love to waste my money” type…
But I bought a 5.56mm suppressor for my 5.56mm weapons and a 7.62mm suppressor for my 7.62mm weapons. I know, I know, its just so crazy. In fact, I have every intention of buying another 556mm suppressor to run on my dedicated suppressed SBR so I can float my M4-2000 between my other two ARs without having to wait a half hour for it to cool enough to move it.
As for the SD vs SDN6…I went with what was quieter. The reduction of an inch for me, unlike Rob, isn’t as important as the 3 or 4 dB noise increase that the N6 has over the SD. As far as longevity, sure an all inconel baffle stack will last longer than inconel and SS…but how many 762SD’s are being tossed in the trash after years and years of reliable use? Could the N6 be overkill? Especially for a 16" .308 and a 9" 300BLK firing subsonics?
I talked to Mike Mers from AAC about the 7.62SD and if it could handle 30-06 on a 22" barrel. He said is should be ok, but not to fire to many rounds in a row. I would be leary of shooting .300WM in the N6. I’m pretty sure the 300 has higher pressures than the '06. AAC’s Titan is a masive can, which is built for the Lapua. I know the .300WM is not at that level, but it is close to it.
As Markus said, mine is a 24 inch 5R. I was told by others the same, "yes you can, but don’t just wear that bitch out round after round. My plan shoot is 5 shot group, lets it cool, …and repeat. For 90% of the time, I will use it for 308.
I have no plans to run the can on 5.56 guns, I have that pretty covered, but we just wanted to test it for shits and giggles. And it was impressive.
The main reason I chose the SDN6, inch shorter, which does make the gun much more handy. -don’t get me started-thats my opinion. And better durability.
The good folks at AAC really need to fix the adapter / connection…there is no reason to give people a reason to buy Surefire. If they do not come up with a answer to this, I would have to recommend Surefire. I hate to have to say that, because I like my AAC 5.56 cans, but a can that does not snug up is a no go. AAC, are you listening?
And I own multiple AAC cans and all have been wicked nice. The TiRant should never be left off any discussion of best of the best with CANS!
This is my line of thinking too. I guess I’m not understanding why someone would go with the N6 for its “compactness”? I’m not bashing anyone’s decisions because I honestly don’t care how you spend your money, but unless I was 100% sure I was ONLY buying one can in my lifetime for use between multiple hosts, I would not be choosing the N6 if compactness is one of my top priorities. There are much better options for that…
I kinda view suppressors the same as ARs. Like ARs, there are suppressors that are better suited for a particular task than others (ie. compactness vs. dB performance) but you can choose one that is a “jack of all trades” as long as you understand you’ll be making compromises across the spectrum of critera…
And rob, your list is missing dB performance as one of its criteria…unless you don’t think that’s a necessary criteria for a…suppressor…
I actually don’t. I think it’s ridiculously over-blown and largely the topic of internet debate and not much more. I’ll have to find someone with a long can to shoot next to my N6 and see if anyone can tell the difference. My bet is on “no”.
You will feel the weight and the inch more than the sound differential. The only difference seems to be pitch with all these CANS. And if the N6 is built more robust, all the more reason to go N6.
Multi caliber use, not so much for me. But if was primarily looking for a 7.62 CAN, and knew it could muffle my 5.56 as a bonus, AND I didn’t have an extra 1K laying around. That would attractive. The N6 is comparable to size of many other 5.56 CANS. And if you say your not worried about the inch or weight, then that should be just fine.
I have plenty of m4-2000’s and waiting on a stamp for my mini4, but there is no question many will regard this as a bonus for the N6. 7.62 or 5.56 is GTG Solo:D
