The Best SilencerCo Hunting Suppressors for 2025
David Higginbotham
While I’ve yet to find a SilencerCo suppressor that isn’t useful in the field in one way or another, I am often asked, “What is the best suppressor for hunting?” In this article, I’ll break down the answers and help point you toward the best SilencerCo suppressors for hunting in 2025. But first, let’s look at why we hunt suppressed.
For me, adding a suppressor to a rifle for a hunt helps me make the most accurate and ethical shot possible. Hunting suppressed has a measurable impact on recoil reduction. When you cut out the kick, your accuracy will improve. And then there’s the obvious appeal of noise suppression, which reduces a shooter’s tendency to flinch at the sudden noise of a gunshot.
These benefits, though, are provided by all the silencers in this list. What makes any of them stand out for hunters?
How We Chose the Best Hunting Suppressors
Before we get too deep into our criteria, know your local hunting regulations (or the regs for where you intend to travel for a hunt). Is it legal to hunt with a suppressor where you live? Use this map to see. These regulations often limit what you can hunt with (like straight-walled cartridges, or calibers), and understanding these limitations may determine which suppressor is best.
Now, onto the meat of this piece. What makes a good hunting suppressor? We’ve already talked about noise suppression, recoil reduction and the way those influence accuracy. There’s much more, though, to consider.
The Best Hunting Suppressors for 2025
When I evaluate suppressors for hunting, I begin with caliber. Some hunters will want one suppressor to cover a variety of hunt styles and calibers. Others know precisely which one caliber they’ll suppress. Knowing this will help narrow down selections.
What type of game will you be hunting? Will you be running a bolt-action rifle? Will you be looking for a suppressor to cover high-volume shooting at vermin? This may shape your options.
How far will you have to carry your suppressor? In a world where size matters, shorter or lighter suppressors can make certain hunts successful. If weight or length isn’t an issue, you may want to privilege other criteria.
One of the last questions I ask looks at sound itself. How much noise reduction is needed? We all want the most noise suppression possible, but there are some tradeoffs that might allow you to carry a more compact design and still be within the threshold of safe hearing without ear protection.
Lastly, I need to add a note on material construction. There’s not a suppressor on this list that can’t take the abuse that comes with hunting. While this is often a talking point with suppressor design, I consider it a given here. I wouldn’t list one if it were in some way delicate, or ludicrously overbuilt.
Best Overall Hunting Suppressor: Scythe Ti
For those looking for an all-around suppressor to handle the versatility of 6.5 Creedmoor (or many of the .30 caliber rounds), I’d suggest the Scythe Ti. This has very quickly become my absolute favorite suppressor for hunting with both 6.5 Creedmoor and .308 — both of which I regularly use for whitetail hunts in Arkansas.
The Scythe Ti is an all-titanium design that eats up the noise and recoil from 6.5 Creedmoor. The material construction makes this an exceptionally light suppressor — ideal for those who walk in for hunts or stalk game over long distances. The baffle stack on the Scythe Ti is welded together and not encased in a sleeve, like most designs. This minimalist approach reflects the Scythe Ti’s ultimate goal of reducing the footprint of the suppressor itself.
If you hunt with a .30 caliber bolt-action and have concerns about carrying weight, this is the single best option. At just 7.03 oz, the Scythe Ti is the pinocle of efficiency, yet it still provides ample recoil reduction and sound suppression.
I’d recommend the Scythe Ti for precision shooting, too. With an external break on the front, the Scythe Ti is an exceptionally flat shooting suppressor. On the other end is a direct thread mount that makes the Scythe Ti exceptionally easy to mount.
Quietest Hunting Suppressor: Omega 300 DT
When you want the most noise reduction for .30 caliber rounds, go for the Omega 300 DT.
For some hunts, the element of surprise might be the most important consideration. Having the quietest suppressor available may keep your location concealed, allowing for follow-up shots on multiple targets.
The Omega 300 DT is a robust build that’s ideal for both everyday range work or the precision shooting needed for competition or hunting. It is built from a combination of Cobalt, Inconel, and Titanium, and weighs in at 12.6 oz.
I prefer the Omega 300 DT for high-round count guns like the AR-10 I use when I’m hunting hogs. The Omega 300 DT provides significant sound suppression with the .308 round averaging 133 dB.
I’d also recommend the Omega 300 DT for anyone looking for one suppressor to handle both hunts and daily shooting. Its robust design and versatility have made this the most trusted suppressor on the market.
Best Multi-Caliber Hunting Suppressor: Omega 36M
The Omega 36M is ideal if you want one suppressor to handle multiple calibers. Let’s say you want to hunt elk with a .30 caliber, whitetail with a hopped up .20 caliber, and squirrel with a rimfire — and you want an effective design to cover all three options.
The Omega 36M’s modular design allows the suppressor to be configured in the long configuration (6.85”) for those hunts where weight and length are less important. But you can also run it in the short configuration (4.9”) when every ounce counts or when you are moving in and out of heavy brush.
In a similar way, the Omega 36M’s multi-caliber compatibility makes this ideal for a .270 or .243, or a .22 WMR, or a .300 WM. One thing to note about the Omega 36M is that some hard-hitting calibers will require sufficient barrel length (as short as 10” for calibers like .223 to 18” for a .300 WM).
No matter how you stack it, this is the embodiment of versatility. I especially like how the Omega 36M can be run in its short form, adding just under five inches to the overall length of a rifle. If length is a consideration, I’d give this one a long look.
Best AR Hunting Suppressor: Velos LBP
For the black-rifle aficionados among us, we have two epic suppressors: the Velos 762 or the Velos 556.
The Velos line was created to mitigate back pressure, and you’ll often see the abbreviation LBP (Low Back Pressure) in the naming. Built for hard use or gassy guns like AR-15s, AKs, and even AR-10s, these two suppressors push gas forward and through vents in the front of the suppressor, so you don’t end up with a face full of smoke and soot when the action cycles.
The Velos LBP line is designed for gas-operated guns and is full auto rated. What makes this good for hunting? Well, pigs rarely travel alone. Those of us committed to the eradication of porcine vermin often find target groups numbering 50 or more. The first pop of an AR or AK tends to send the lil’ bastards scattering. A suppressor helps control that chaos and can help you get off multiple shots effectively.
For versatility, the Velos 762 can handle 5.56 and the .30 caliber rounds. If weight is a concern, look to the Velos 556 for use with a lighter AR.
While there’s almost as much controversy surrounding hunting with ARs as there is about hunting with suppressors, the pairing is ideal for varmints and really getting the upper hand on coyotes and hogs. And you’ll need a lot of ammo.
Best Big Bore Hunting Suppressor: Hybrid 46M
When the game requires a bit more lead, the Hybrid 46M is the option.
The .223 is a wee tiny thing, but what is the best suppressor for hunting buffalo? The Hybrid 46M is a modular design, like the Omega 36M, only this suppressor can handle big fat rounds like the .45-70.
I have been shooting a Hybrid.46M for a while now, and I look at this caliber range as a kind of catch-all versatility. The suppressor will handle large rounds but is still ideal for 6.5 Creedmoor and even smaller rounds. There are interchangeable end caps that reduce the opening size, too, if you want to maximize noise suppression on smaller rounds.
The Hybrid 46M, too, has the added benefit of customizable length. This is a durable build ideal for those who hunt with big bore rifles, but also for those who look to one suppressor to do everything. In the long configuration, the sound reduction reaches its highest potential. In its short form, you get the benefits of weight reduction and a suppressed gun that won’t catch on limbs or brush.
What calibers can the Hybrid 46M suppress? On the low end of the big-bore scale, the Hybrid 46M will eat up .45 ACP. 10MM is fair game, too, for those PCC shooters. .450 Bushmaster, .458 SOCOM, .45-70 Govt, .338 LM, all the way up to .460 Weatherby Magnum, the Hybrid 46M will take the edge off of each of these calibers (and cut recoil, too, on those heavy hitters).
With that kind of range, this would be ideal for absolutely any big game on the planet. From moose and elk to hogs and groundhogs, the Omega 46M is the one suppressor that will do it all.
Conclusion & Final Thoughts
So there it is. How do you hunt? What do you hunt? Where do you hunt? How important is absolute versatility? Answer these simple questions and the choice should be clear enough. You may want one of each. Who am I to judge?
I’ve been leaning heavily on the Scythe Ti this year. When it warms up again, I’ll have passels of hogs coming in from the west, and I’ll be out on the long open plains of eastern Oklahoma with the Hybrid 46M. As those pigs cross into Arkansas in early summer, I’ll be ambushing them with the Velos 762 on an AK and running the gun dry.
Here’s a thought. I alluded to those poor misguided souls amongst us who don’t understand why we would want to hunt suppressed, or that it is even legal. It is up to us to spread the word. While hunting suppressed is all about reducing the noise, we can be a bit noisier about our rights.
Can you hunt with a suppressor — I mean, is it legal in your state? If you hunt where its legal, make sure to hunt with a suppressor. Once you do, you won’t go back to the obnoxiously noisy way, and you’ll help show everyone the benefit of noise reduction and more capable accuracy.
David Higginbotham
