Have a 10mm Banshee PCC SBR and am trying to decide if I want to remove the linear comp it came with and mount a suppressor. Most 10mm is supersonic, and it doesn’t seem worth it to suppress a supersonic pistol cartridge. I know that yes it’s still quieter than unsuppressed, but I usually shoot with ears on anyway. Plus 10mm subsonic ammo seems more expensive than already expensive 10mm supersonic ammo. Thoughts?

If it was the exact same gun, but a 5.56, would you stick a can on it?

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Originally posted by P220 Smudge:
If it was the exact same gun, but a 5.56, would you stick a can on it?

That’s completely different to me. Sound and blast out of an 8” 5.56 barrel unsuppressed is worse than 10mm. Plus, there really are very few practical options for subsonic rifle ammo that goes out to multi-hundred yard ranges. I just accept the rifle calibers are going to be supersonic no matter what.

My banshee is always shot suppressed now that I got a suppressor for its

So yes.

This is not 10mm specific. But I suppress almost everything I shoot including supersonic pistol stuff when its an SBR. I'm not as big a fan of actual pistols.
Now that's not as good as with subsonic ammo for sure, but its a pretty big improvement. And on a PCC SBR the annoyance of the suppressor hanging out front is really not much of an issue. Not exactly the same but when I run my B&T 10mm SBR I always run it suppressed FWIW> And as a bonus you probably have a lot of choices in things that can run 10mm so we are not talking picking up another suppressor.

I was going to keep my suppressor collection small, but that plan is not working out If I already had a 10mm PCC, I would be curious how the Dead Air RXD 910 sounds on it. I don't know any other 10mm bore cans, but I'm sure they are others. Lots of 45 cal suppressors options.

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Originally posted by Dwill104:
That’s completely different to me.

I think my point is more that it's something between rifle and pistol caliber and that expecting it to behave like all of one or the other has you wrapped up around the axles. My thinking is like hrcjon's: why wouldn't you suppress it if it's just a matter of mounting one on there?

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Originally posted by Dwill104:
I just accept the rifle calibers are going to be supersonic no matter what.

Exactly. And so will your 10mm.

I must be missing something in this thread? Neither is really true. I have plenty of subsonic rifle cartridges and you can clearly get subsonic 10mm.

I agree with hrcjon, subsonic loads are available in most calibers. Doesn’t mean viable for anything but plinking, but I’ve been experimenting with 220gr bullet as 240gr is exponentially more expensive. 300blk, 10mm, and others are fun subsonic but way less useful anywhere else. And I’m okay with that.

Yeah, but put on hold the thinking that you have to shoot subsonic loads through a can is more my point. If you can shoot the same ammo and still make it quieter and less concussive, why wouldn’t you? The alternative is what? Shoot hot 10mm ammo without a can? Why would you do that if you don’t have to?

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Originally posted by P220 Smudge:
Yeah, but put on hold the thinking that you have to shoot subsonic loads through a can is more my point. If you can shoot the same ammo and still make it quieter and less concussive, why wouldn’t you? The alternative is what? Shoot hot 10mm ammo without a can? Why would you do that if you don’t have to?

I don’t disagree, but both arguments can be true. Supersonic ammo quieter, and subsonic ammo exists in most calibers.

I'm kinda in the "suppress all the things" camp, so I want to suppress everything.

You can get 10mm and even .40S&W in subsonic factory rounds.

And B&T also has a .40/10mm suppressor. My RXD 910 can was just approved today, and I bought it specifically to suppress 10mm and .40S&W. I've got Glock barrels for Glock 23 (.40) and 20 (10mm), though I don't have a Glock 20, yet. I'd like to suppress all of my SIGs in .40, 10mm, and .45, but figuring that out is the tricky part.

And as far as the usefulness - I keep a suppressed 9mm by my bed. I would love to have a more powerful round for those bumps in the night.

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I'd like to hear a range report on the RXD 910!

I decided to take the plunge and removed the installed comp and replace it with a 3-lug mount so I could try both my RXD910Ti and Mojave 45. One of my initial reasons for not changing things was that I liked the linear comp that come on the gun, and didn’t want to give it up if I wanted to shoot unsuppressed now and then. But, I figured I could use a 3-lug KVP linear comp and easily swap it out as needed.

The range session today revealed a couple of things. First, Magtech 180gr is quite a bit louder than S&B 180gr, both suppressed and unsuppressed. In fact, it’s almost in the “not worth it” category for me. However, the S&B ammo is much more pleasant. It must be downloaded compared to the Magtech ammo. Second, I thought the RXD was a just a bit better than the Mojave 45. I was hoping that Mojave 45 being longer would compensate for the oversized bore, but I guess not. I had originally bought the RXD not for 10mm, but as a cheaper Mojave 9 for use on my CZ Scorpion-SD, but now it looks like I’ll be dedicating the RXD to 10mm Banshee and have to come up with something else to use on the Scorpion.

I think so, yes.
I would suppress my 10mm pistols if money, paperwork, etc. were more agreeable.
Right now, my one can resides on my 357 Lever action rifle.
The ammo I use breaks the sound barrier, but it makes for a much better experience when shooting.