Gem Tech or Yankee Hill?

[Liberty97045]

Looking to buy a .308 suppressor in titanium with a quick disconnect system. Both Yankee Hill and Gem Tech have comparable items.

The Yankee Hill - YHM-3300-TiA at $1,100 Titanium Q.D. Phantom 7.62 - $1,100.00 : YHM, Yankee Hill Machine Co., Inc. | Makers of High Quality Firearms, Accessories & Sound Suppressors, Makers of High Quality Firearms, Accessories & Sound Suppressors

The Gemtech - Quicksand at $1,300 QUICKSAND - GEMTECH

Specs seem comparable. Decisions, decisions. . .

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[PBinWA]

Thunderbeast:

Thunder Beast Arms Corporation [TBAC] | Products | 30BA

 

[Greenbug]

I have a Gemtech HVT thread on mount and am very happy with it. It's not fancy titanium, but it gets the job done for me.

 

[coctailer]

Gemtech is a superior product.

 

[Gopherboy128]

I have two YHM cans. Do they work? Yes. Are they inexpensive? Yes. Will I be buying any more? No. YHM to me is sorta like your first car. You start out with it, learn what you like dont like and get better ones next time. I would reccomend Gemtech, or anything from Silencerco/SWR.

 

[SonicBlue03]

Is titanium a requirement and if so why? If not, AAC's 762-SDN-6 should be on your short list.

 

[Liberty97045]

Titanium is considerably lighter but not an absolute requirement. Neither is the quick connect. Leaning towards a steel GemTech threaded.

 

[SonicBlue03]

I'm personally partial to AAC (two of my three existing cans are, and my incoming 7.62 can is AAC) but I don't think you'll go wrong with Gemtech either. I really like the reviews they do over at SilencerTalk.com, so if you haven't already been there yet it's worth surfing around a bit. The reviews in particular are nice to get perspective on.

 

[Liberty97045]

Is titanium a requirement and if so why? If not, AAC's 762-SDN-6 should be on your short list.

So what's the difference between this and the hunter that justifies $400?

 

[SonicBlue03]

Suppression (I imagine that's a matter of the internal baffle design or material), more variety in multi-caliber use, and mounting are the primary ones.

 

[Liberty97045]

Question, will I see a point of impact shift from the additional weight if the suppressor? Will the additional weight of SS or steel make any difference in accuracy?

 

[SonicBlue03]

You probably will, but depending on your rifle setup, ammo, etc. the answer is "you won't know until you shoot it." I see it with my 5.56mm can but it's not significant. But it's enough.

 

[Liberty97045]

300-TM™

Like this one, good price for bling-tanium

 

[Liberty97045]

I have two YHM cans. Do they work? Yes. Are they inexpensive? Yes. Will I be buying any more? No. YHM to me is sorta like your first car. You start out with it, learn what you like dont like and get better ones next time. I would reccomend Gemtech, or anything from Silencerco/SWR.

I looked at a YHM in titanium with quick connect for $999. The suppressor was full of sand blast media. That a company would let that get to a customer in that condition does not give me warm fuzzies about their quality control.

 

[geometro]

+1 on Thunderbeast if the suppressor is going on a precision rifle.

 

[Greenbug]

I have noticed on my AR in 5.56 and on my bolt gun in 300 Whisper that it groups tighter with the can. A very pleasant surprise!

 

[coctailer]

Question, will I see a point of impact shift from the additional weight if the suppressor? Will the additional weight of SS or steel make any difference in accuracy?

If you are worried about POI shift, then you should look at Surefire. They are spendy ,but they are super-quiet, and the POI is repeatable.

 

[Nwcid]

Thunderbeast:

Thunder Beast Arms Corporation [TBAC] | Products | 30BA

Looks like an awesome can.

 

[Liberty97045]

Thunderbeast:

Thunder Beast Arms Corporation [TBAC] | Products | 30BA

Do you own one and if so, what do you use it with?

 

[PBinWA]

Do you own one and if so, what do you use it with?

I have the thread on version. Works great and very light weight. Great reputation on other boards.

I have used it on 300 BLK, 308, and 300WM.