[SHOT 2026] Griffin Armament Created A New Silencer Material

Griffin Armament is continuing to invest in manufacturing capabilities and cutting-edge technology. Not only are they now using additive manufacturing to build silencers, but they developed a new alloy that is ideal for that application. Keep reading for all the details.

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Silencers place some intense heat and pressure stresses on materials, and there has been a constant progression to materials best suited to that application. While silencers once were either steel or aluminum, now alloys like Inconel and Haynes 282 and rarer materials like titanium are found in most designs. Griffin Armament wanted to create a new alloy with exactly the properties they needed in their silencers, and Nickel 625X was born. It is a low iron, high nickel content alloy with some other exotic materials mixed in for additional properties. This new alloy is 40% lighter than Inconel while also being lighter, and is more ductile than Haynes 282, so it is less brittle and holds up better around force concentrator points inside the silencer.

Along with this new material, Griffin is moving many of their suppressor designs from traditional welded baffles to 3D printed baffle cores. Expect these changes to come to the suppressors targeting the military and hard-use space first, while the more affordable silencers will retain their standard baffle construction. Fully printed silencers for .22 LR and .32 Auto are coming as well. The Checkmate series consists of very small and lightweight silencers that will pair nicely with small pistols like the PPK. Expect to see the Checkmate series hitting shelves in the next month.

New materials and new production methods are not the only new things this year, though. Griffin Armament also had a new suppressor targeted at the precision rifle market on display. The PRC suppressor features a muzzle brake on the front of the can, which can be timed to sit correctly on the barrel. This two-port brake cuts down on recoil without losing the recoil reduction and noise suppression benefits of a silencer. The PRC series will begin with a .30 caliber model, with others coming in due course. This line will probably debut after the Recce line, and others move to additive manufacturing.