SILENCER SATURDAY #83: Odessa Vs Wolfman – Modular Suppressors
Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, where hearing safe is not just an OSHA level, it’s a way of life. Last week we started a first round of voting for four categories of the best suppressors: rimfire, pistol, rifle and specialty. In next weekend’s edition, we’ll layout the initial results and start the final voting process. Thank for your nearly 3000 votes and suggestions. Today we are going to compare two modular suppressors from Dead Air – the Odessa 9 and the Wolfman.
Before we get to our quiet time, here’s a few silencer stories from the last week on the blog:
SILENCER SATURDAY #83: Odessa Vs Wolfman – Modular Suppressors
We talk a lot about individual needs and requirements in this series and I thought we should use two quality silencers as examples of why self evaluation is important. At first glance, two pistol caliber modular suppressors from the same company would be interchangeable. However, you should make a point to study your intended platforms before making a purchase.
Let’s take a look at the specifications for the Odessa and Wolfman modular suppressors:
- Rating: 5.56, 300BLK, 7.62×39, 9X39, 350 Legend, (When shooting supersonic rifle ammo you must use the KeyMicro brake, semi-auto only rated on supersonic rifle cartridges. Full-auto rated on everything else) .380, 9mm
- Length (Long, no mount): 7.5″
- Length (Short, no mount): 5.13″
- Weight (Long, no mount): 14.4 oz.
- Weight (Short, no mount): 9.8 oz.
- Diameter: 1.618″
- Finish: Cerakote
- Mount: Ships with 1/2-28 direct-thread insert
- MSRP: $965.00
- Pistons: 1/2 x 28, M13.5x1LH, 9/16×24, M14.5x1LH, .578×28, M16x1LH, M16x1RH
- Fixed Mounts: 3-Lug, 1/2×28, 1/2×36, 5/8×24, M18x1, M13.5x1LH
- Three Lug: Yes
- Rating: 22LR, 22MAG, 17HMR, 5.7X28MM (FNH), 32 AUTO, 380 AUTO, 9MM
- Length (With Piston / Without): 8.59″ / 8.50″
- Weight (With Piston & Spring / Without): 10.6 oz. / 8.75 oz.
- Diameter: 1.1 in.
- Finish: Black Nitride
- Min. Barrel Length: No restrictions
- MSRP: $899.00
- Pistons: 1/2×28, M13.5X1 LH
- Fixed Mounts: 1/2×28
There are two main characteristics of the Odessa-9 that set it apart from other pistol caliber silencers on the market. The first is the ability to shorten or lengthen your setup between one baffle (~3”) and twelve baffles (~9”). The second feature is it’s amazing 1.1” diameter that allows for a low profile and perfect sight picture on both rifles and pistols. Also amazing is that the Odessa’s performance doesn’t suffer with its slight stature.
The Wolfman, on the other hand, is built for maximizing the internal volume needed for heavier rates of fire, larger cartridges like 300BLK and 9×39 and features a wipe that evens the sound suppression levels for the short configuration into the full size territory.
While the Wolfman and the Odessa can be interchanged between most platforms and they are both modular suppressors, they are built for different roles. The Wolfman is at home on a pistol caliber carbines while the Odessa is born for pistols of all sizes.
In its short configuration, the Wolfman is manageable as a pistol suppressor, albeit on the heavy side. In the long configuration with the right ammo, it’s really quiet. But the Wolfman is also built to handle rifle calibers, justifying the added size and weight.
In its shortest form, the Odessa-9 doesn’t exactly shoot at whisper levels, but it is a sweet subcompact setup on a pistol (see James’s Bond-like film below). In its longest form, it is amazingly quiet on pistol hosts. But with six baffles, the Odessa shows its depth by being both quiet and nimble on a rifle setup like the Marlin 1894CST. It’s like a slight barrel extension rather than packing a silencer. And the sight picture is a bit better too.
Modular suppressors built for pistol calibers come in all shapes and sizes. Make sure your host requirements align with the specifications for your new silencer.
The SIG Rattler got a makeover from some experts in anodizing. Stay tuned for a full write up on the blog. Be safe, have fun and we’ll see you next weekend for TFB’s Silencer Saturday.
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Published on Jul 27, 2019 – TFBTV
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Taylor is correct, the suppressor companies use a brake as a primary blast baffle. It’s been a few years but there was a forum article that showed considerable erosion to the brake on a short barreled 556. I believe it was Silencertalk. I haven’t been active on any forums for quite a while. Got tired of the BS.
Commercial Suppressors are grossly overpriced. The profits have to be 500 % or more. They are very simple, with no moving parts. CNC machining provides economies of scale, the materials are common metals, with perhaps titanium being the exotic metal used. Considering the $200 tax stamp on top of $500 to $1000 suppressors puts them out of reach for many. If makers were less greedy and adjusted their pricing they just might sell a whole lot more. Look at it another way. A high quality AR-15 is about a grand. Its much more complicated, has many more parts, and tighter fits, clearances and tolerances than any suppressor made. But a suppressor for AR costs as much as the rifle. I would like to hear an opposing perspective.