Wes Calloway covers the firearms industry for Guns & Gear HQ, with a focus on gear, manufacturing and new product releases.
A .45 ACP can has the largest common bore in pistol suppression, which is why most of them will also shoot 9mm, .40 and .380 on the same stamp. Here is where the category actually starts, where the money clusters, and what you give up for the flexibility.
Almost nobody builds a suppressor specifically for 6.5 Creedmoor, and the handful who do price it like a specialty item. Here is what the category actually holds and when the .30 caliber can is the smarter buy.
Half of what sells as a .300 Blackout suppressor is a 9mm pistol can with a second rating stamped on the paperwork. Here is what the category actually costs, and when the dedicated can is the right buy.
The .30 caliber can is the one suppressor that covers almost every rifle in the safe, and it is the largest category we track. Here is what the whole market actually costs and which cans are worth the stamp.
A 5.56 can is the most-bought suppressor in the country and nobody publishes what the category actually costs across the whole market. Here is the real spread, and the cans worth buying inside it.
A rimfire can is the cheapest entry into suppressor ownership, and the category has quietly gotten very good. Here is what .22 LR suppressors cost right now across every retailer we track, and which ones earn the tax stamp.
Selma, North Carolina manufacturer Lynx Defense is one of 88 companies competing in the NC Chamber's 2026 Coolest Thing Made in NC contest. First-round voting for its Pistol Range Bag closes September 2.