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<blockquote data-quote="TulsaMike" data-source="post: 3681894" data-attributes="member: 49625"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://deadairsilencers.com/products/mask/[/URL]</p><p>Shows the 22 can is rated for 17wsm, and most 22 cans are fine for things like that or even 5.7x28 out of a rifle, which is pretty quick as well. As others have said, the worst thing about a 5.56 can is they tend to be welded and made completely of steel, inconel, and other heavier metals to withstand the higher velocities of 5.56 rounds. The 22 cans tend to be aluminum body, and therefore significantly lighter, and can also be torn down for cleaning. If your pocketbook isn’t hurting, get both as the 22 cans are usually quite cheap, where as decent 5.56 cans are about twice the price. As a surefire fanboy, all my cans are very expensive, but if I had a light weight small caliber like yours, I’d prob buy a dedicated 22 can for it that can also go on other 22s in case I got an ar platform in 22lr or something.</p><p>One other thing to consider, most 22 cans are direct thread, where as most 5.56 use a muzzle device. Not a huge cost, but an extra $80+ per weapon you use them on unless you get a direct thread 5.56, but that means leaving muzzle devices off your rifles when not in use, and I use my 5.56 cans on a few different rifles, which I also shoot unsuppressed at times, so I want muzzle devices on all of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TulsaMike, post: 3681894, member: 49625"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://deadairsilencers.com/products/mask/[/URL] Shows the 22 can is rated for 17wsm, and most 22 cans are fine for things like that or even 5.7x28 out of a rifle, which is pretty quick as well. As others have said, the worst thing about a 5.56 can is they tend to be welded and made completely of steel, inconel, and other heavier metals to withstand the higher velocities of 5.56 rounds. The 22 cans tend to be aluminum body, and therefore significantly lighter, and can also be torn down for cleaning. If your pocketbook isn’t hurting, get both as the 22 cans are usually quite cheap, where as decent 5.56 cans are about twice the price. As a surefire fanboy, all my cans are very expensive, but if I had a light weight small caliber like yours, I’d prob buy a dedicated 22 can for it that can also go on other 22s in case I got an ar platform in 22lr or something. One other thing to consider, most 22 cans are direct thread, where as most 5.56 use a muzzle device. Not a huge cost, but an extra $80+ per weapon you use them on unless you get a direct thread 5.56, but that means leaving muzzle devices off your rifles when not in use, and I use my 5.56 cans on a few different rifles, which I also shoot unsuppressed at times, so I want muzzle devices on all of them. [/QUOTE]
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