Does anyone have experience with either of these cans? There doesn’t seem to be much available right now, and I can pick up one of these locally. It will be general use, on 5.56, 300 blackout, and 7.62 rifle.

No direct experience with either can. However, I did meet the guy who owns Otter Creek last weekend, and he was super nice. So I have that to offer. I also shot the Polonium, Polonium K, and OCM5. I have a Polonium, KSGM has an OCM5. There's a small, but growing contingent of Otter Creek fans here. Their stuff is very quiet.

https://pewscience.com/sound-s...ydrogen-l-savage-308

https://pewscience.com/sound-s...-omega300-savage-308

At a quick glance, the Hydrogen smokes the Omega 300. Both are worth a read.

The one thing I can speak to that the article doesn't get into is I've seen Andrew (Otter Creek's owner) say in several places that his warranty is one thing, but he'll fix a can no matter what. If it's clear you tried to destroy the can, he'll charge you to fix it, but short of outright abuse, you're covered no matter what. I've seen people speak to this claim, and it's 100%. I have also seen people say equally amazing stuff about Silencerco taking care of them. I think you're going to wind up with a quality product backed by companies who will take care of you either way.

The Hydrogen-L is both lighter and outperforms the Omega 300 by a fair margin in terms of suppression, but at the cost of much higher backpressure. I couldn't find anything for the Hydrogen-S with Pew, but it's safe to say that with it being shorter and having fewer baffles, you're not going to get the same suppression or the same backpressure as with the L, so they may be pretty close in terms of performance, but the Hydrogen is going to be a fair bit lighter.

Both the S and the 300 were tested at last year's Silence Summit. You can find enough data here to make your eyes bleed. Short version: Hydrogen S is still a better performer.

https://thunderbeastarms.com/sound/summit2023/

If it were me, I'd get the S, and while I'm not coming into this with no bias, I'm also not a fanboy. I just got my first three suppressors, and they're all different brands. I went for the best performance I could afford in whatever the price range wound up being.

Thanks, I REALLY appreciate your effort and your input. I have been wanting a Huxwrx Ventum, and have zero luck finding one. A somewhat local shop had those two in stock, the OCL has been there a few days, and the 300 just arrived today. In this market if you wait, it’s gonna be gone. The 300 has a lot of history it seems, and good reviews, and good support. I’ve heard of OCL, and they seem to be a growing company with good reviews as well. It was very light weight. It was marketed as a hunting can, and had some barrel length restrictions (11.5” in 5.56) that made me wonder if it wasn’t as beefy or durable as the 300. I’m not going to be doing mag dumps or anything, I guess I’m just over thinking it.

I think you're overthinking it, at least inasmuch as it having barrel restrictions meaning it's not as durable as the 300. I think it'll also hold up to some mag dumps just fine, it's full auto rated as long as you try to keep the temps down. Being built of thin titanium, it heats up fast, but it also cools down quickly as well. Again, Andrew at Otter Creek stands behind his stuff. As long as it's clear you weren't trying to make the can fail, he's gonna warranty your stuff if something goes wrong. I'd buy with confidence, purely based on what I've seen from him online and how he takes care of customers.

Honestly, you couldn't go wrong either way. I would like the Otter Creek for the weight, and after checking the barrel restrictions, those lengths wouldn't be a problem for me anyways because I wouldn't own any of those in a shorter barrel length than what's listed.

And yeah, manufacturers and dealers are scrambling to keep up. If you want something, either get in the queue, or grab what you can when it's in stock.