Suppressor sound tests / .300 Win Mag / .300 Win Mag, 26" bolt-action rifle

.300 Win Mag, 26" bolt-action rifle2025

68 suppressors were fired on this same gun, on the same day, with the same ammunition. Fired with no suppressor at all, it measured 157.1 dB, which is what each reduction below is counted from.

The bar above the list places each of the 68 suppressors fired on this gun by how loud the shot still measured at the shooter's ear. Between the quietest and the loudest there is 26 dB. It stays on screen as you read, so hovering a row shows where that suppressor falls.

The shaded band is the tightest 1.76 dB stretch of this strip, holding 14 of the 68 suppressors tested, which this test cannot tell apart from one another. It is a sample rather than a special group, so sweep the strip and the band follows. No 1.76 dB stretch of this strip holds more of them than that, so the field really is spread out: on this gun, which suppressor you fit changes how loud the shot is.

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  1. TBAC 338 Ultra BA124.9 dB
    21 oz · 10.63"See this suppressor →
    32.2 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  2. Otter Creek Labs Hydrogen L125.2 dB
    13.8 oz · 9.5"See this suppressor →
    32.0 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  3. B&T TiRe-X with OTB126.1 dB
    17.6 oz · 10.63"
    31.0 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  4. FCA FX 338XL-TI126.8 dB
    17.5 oz · 10.25"
    30.3 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  5. PTR Vent 1126.8 dB
    16 oz · 9.13"See this suppressor →
    30.3 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  6. TBAC Magnus CB126.9 dB
    17.8 oz · 9"See this suppressor →
    30.2 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  7. Q LLC Tall Boy127.1 dB
    20.9 oz · 10.38"See this suppressor →
    30.0 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  8. Otter Creek Labs Infinity Superset with Extension127.8 dB
    17.4 oz · 9.75"
    29.3 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  9. ECCO Accipiter Ti127.9 dB
    11.6 oz · 9.25"See this suppressor →
    29.2 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  10. Q LLC Speakeasy128.8 dB
    17.7 oz · 8.75"See this suppressor →
    28.4 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  11. Abel Theorem L129.0 dB
    16.1 oz · 8.75"See this suppressor →
    28.1 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  12. GDM GDM 30L129.3 dB
    18.7 oz · 9.88"
    27.8 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  13. ECCO Accipiter 8in129.8 dB
    14.1 oz · 8.38"
    27.3 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  14. Knight's Armament Co 762 HUB Proto129.9 dB
    16.8 oz · 9"
    27.3 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  15. TBAC Ultra 9 CB129.9 dB
    12.2 oz · 9"See this suppressor →
    27.2 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  16. Dead Air RXD30TI131.2 dB
    11.7 oz · 7.5"See this suppressor →
    25.9 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  17. CAT BBK A1131.3 dB
    16.9 oz · 10"
    25.8 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  18. FCA FX 30S-TI131.4 dB
    11.9 oz · 7.75"See this suppressor →
    25.8 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  19. GDM GDM 30M131.8 dB
    16.1 oz · 8.38"
    25.3 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  20. G3 Defense MK7131.9 dB
    12.1 oz · 7"
    25.3 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  21. Banish BANISH 30 V2 Long131.9 dB
    13.6 oz · 8.5"See this suppressor →
    25.2 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  22. FPM Dirty Dacschund131.9 dB
    18.5 oz · 8.13"
    25.2 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  23. BOSS Chairman Ti132.1 dB
    13.3 oz · 8"See this suppressor →
    25.1 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  24. ECCO Aquilae132.3 dB
    17.1 oz · 7"See this suppressor →
    24.8 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  25. North Country Armory Gannett132.5 dB
    23 oz · 8.5"See this suppressor →
    24.6 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  26. TBAC Magnus S CB132.6 dB
    13.2 oz · 6.88"See this suppressor →
    24.5 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  27. Off Grid Trident Ti133.0 dB
    8.7 oz · 8"See this suppressor →
    24.2 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  28. Elite Iron Thud Lite L133.3 dB
    19.7 oz · 8.75"
    23.9 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  29. Yankee Hill Machine Bad Larry133.7 dB
    18.8 oz · 7.75"See this suppressor →
    23.5 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  30. Abel Theorem133.8 dB
    12.7 oz · 7.13"See this suppressor →
    23.4 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  31. TBAC Ultra 7 CB134.1 dB
    10.3 oz · 7"See this suppressor →
    23.1 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  32. Faxon Firearms Sentry 30134.1 dB
    16.9 oz · 7.13"
    23.0 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  33. FPM Mini DD134.1 dB
    9.6 oz · 6.63"
    23.0 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  34. Yankee Hill Machine Resonator R2134.2 dB
    20.3 oz · 8.25"See this suppressor →
    22.9 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  35. North Country Armory Chisholm134.3 dB
    17.4 oz · 8.25"See this suppressor →
    22.8 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  36. Banish BANISH BACKCOUNTRY134.4 dB
    9.1 oz · 5.63"See this suppressor →
    22.8 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  37. Wolfpack Disruptor 30L134.4 dB
    17.6 oz · 8"See this suppressor →
    22.8 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  38. Q LLC Blind Tiger134.5 dB
    14.3 oz · 7.13"See this suppressor →
    22.6 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  39. Lone Star Silencer Vendetta134.6 dB
    12.8 oz · 8"See this suppressor →
    22.6 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  40. Wraith Metalworks Socom 30135.0 dB
    20.2 oz · 9"
    22.2 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  41. B&T VERS36SM with Module135.2 dB
    12.5 oz · 7.13"
    21.9 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  42. EchoCore Latitude 30135.3 dB
    19.5 oz · 8.38"See this suppressor →
    21.8 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  43. BOSS Chairman TIK135.8 dB
    10.8 oz · 6"
    21.4 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  44. Faxon Firearms Sentry 36135.9 dB
    16.8 oz · 7.13"
    21.2 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  45. Hammer Creek HC67136.1 dB
    8.4 oz · 6.5"See this suppressor →
    21.0 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  46. Knight's Armament Co 762 DTS-1.1136.1 dB
    17.7 oz · 8.25"
    21.0 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  47. APRS Big Dipper136.6 dB
    14.4 oz · 9"
    20.6 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  48. FCA FX 30K-TI136.8 dB
    10 oz · 6.25"See this suppressor →
    20.3 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  49. TBAC Magnus K CB136.9 dB
    11.1 oz · 5.38"See this suppressor →
    20.2 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  50. XCaliber Mountaineer-TI137.1 dB
    16.7 oz · 8.5"See this suppressor →
    20.0 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  51. Abel Theorem S137.1 dB
    10.9 oz · 5.75"See this suppressor →
    20.0 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  52. TBAC Magnus RR CB137.1 dB
    19.2 oz · 10.5"See this suppressor →
    20.0 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  53. Otter Creek Labs Universe-36137.8 dB
    15.8 oz · 7.63"See this suppressor →
    19.3 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  54. Wolfpack Disruptor 30138.0 dB
    14.4 oz · 6.5"See this suppressor →
    19.1 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  55. Dead Air Sandman X138.1 dB
    17.1 oz · 6.88"See this suppressor →
    19.0 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  56. North Country Armory Gallatin138.3 dB
    13.6 oz · 6.13"See this suppressor →
    18.8 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  57. TBAC Ultra 5 CB139.2 dB
    8.1 oz · 5"See this suppressor →
    17.9 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  58. Hammer Creek HC97R139.3 dB
    12.6 oz · 9.13"See this suppressor →
    17.9 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  59. RR Weapons Ventus 30141.4 dB
    16.9 oz · 6.63"See this suppressor →
    15.7 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  60. Elite Iron Tantrum X141.5 dB
    11.4 oz · 5.5"
    15.7 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  61. RR Weapons Ventus 30K142.1 dB
    14.7 oz · 4.75"See this suppressor →
    15.1 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  62. RR Weapons Chode143.3 dB
    16.1 oz · 3.63"See this suppressor →
    13.9 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  63. B&T Ranger143.6 dB
    7.9 oz · 6.38"See this suppressor →
    13.6 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  64. Elite Iron Tantrum143.8 dB
    10.4 oz · 5"
    13.3 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  65. TBAC Magnus S RR CB144.2 dB
    16.8 oz · 8.35"See this suppressor →
    13.0 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  66. Hammer Creek HC57144.3 dB
    6 oz · 5"See this suppressor →
    12.8 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  67. TBAC Magnus K RR CB148.0 dB
    13.3 oz · 6.88"See this suppressor →
    9.1 dB quieter than unsuppressed
  68. Abel Theorem S with Brake150.9 dB
    12 oz · 7.25"
    6.2 dB quieter than unsuppressed

Products come and go from these events voluntarily. A suppressor missing from this list was not tested, nothing more. Differences smaller than 1.76 dB are closer than this test can reliably measure. The results also don’t record which mount or muzzle device each suppressor was fitted with, and that hardware can affect both the reading and the weight and length shown above. Decibels are not a count of anything: as a rule of thumb every 10 dB is roughly a halving of how loud something seems, so the gaps here are larger than they look.

Every row opens to show all three microphones, and it is worth opening. A suppressor can be the quietest here beside the muzzle and middling at the shooter’s ear, so a claim about one says nothing about the other.

Thunder Beast published the decibel figures, the weights and the lengths. The resolution limit of 1.76 dB, the shaded band, and the 157.1 dB unsuppressed figure are worked out here from those measurements.

Data from the 2025 SILENCER SUMMIT, published by Thunder Beast Arms Corp. See their results