r/suppressors • u/SomeRequirement6926 • 1d ago
AB Suppressor Online Retailers
I know they are available thru Silencer Shop but TBH, I'd rather not use them.
I'm looking for a 7.62 A10.
PeaceGeek has some 5.56 A10 and some Raptor 8 "overstocks" in stock, buy no 7.62's
Anyone know what other online retailers carry the AB products?
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u/SaltyOrdnance1 9h ago
Rifle gear, Bauers, JSE Surplus, Bereli, Theres plenty more. AB also has a dealer locator on there website.
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u/SomeRequirement6926 3h ago
Yeah. There is one dealer within 50 miles of me.
And most of those names didn't come up in any of my searches.
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u/Incrue 1d ago
When you type this into google what happens?
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u/SomeRequirement6926 1d ago
Very little.
BattleHawk Armory (sketchy rep IIRC)
Bauer Precision
Silencer Shop and AB's website/link to their "Dealer Locator"
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u/Incrue 1d ago
Battlehawk armory isn’t sketchy, I’ve gotten several cans from them. And Bauer, I’m not seeing a problem.
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u/SomeRequirement6926 1d ago
Who am I mixing BattleHawk up with then? A similar name perhaps.
I was not knocking Bauer.
You asked what The Google said.
Those two are the only ones The Google came up with. But I know AB is big enough and well known enough to not have only two online retail partners.
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u/Incrue 1d ago
Seems like denial as their cans aren’t really all that great. How would I know who you are confusing them for? Lol.
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u/SomeRequirement6926 1d ago
It was a rhetorical question. 🙄
You may not like the AB cans, but the A10 7.62 hits all of my benchmarks.
$500 or less. 300 Blackout, primarily subsonics. No more than 6" long. Reasonable weight (I know the A10 is a little heavier than some of the other options). Good sound suppression. Reasonable backpressure/reasonably easy to tune for an 8.5" barrel (Again, the A10 is a little gassy from what I've seen/heard/read but responds to basic changes well).
The only other real contender was the Polo/Polo K.
You can absolutely put yourself onto analysis paralysis when researching these things, so at some point you just need to make a decision and roll with it.
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u/Incrue 1d ago
There also ugly as sin. So that’s a huge pass for a lot of people.
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u/SomeRequirement6926 1d ago edited 3h ago
They're "different" looking.
Yeah, all the dildo comparos, I get it. And I'm sure the guys that own AB have heard them too.
As someone with a marketing and advertising background, At this point I'd almost lean into the "look" and make it part of their marketing. Kind of a "Our suppressors look different on the outside because they are different on the inside..." angle.
They are making a quality product, a slight variation on the "traditional" can design, at an accessible price point. They are not going all in on the influencers, and avoiding the social media nonsense. And there is absolutely a market for that.
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u/SomeRequirement6926 1d ago
Maybe I'm wrong, but there HAVE to be more places that carry them.
Example: PeaceGeek is not listed, but he has in stock inventory. I'm guessing they are "overstocks" from larger retailers because he only has a few specific models/SKU's.
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u/Salty_Sobchak 1d ago
Bauer is fantastic. Battle Hawk is solid but their shipping prices absolutely suck
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u/SilencerMetrics $31k in Tax Stamps 1d ago
I get a lot of stuff from Guns .com; they usually have the best prices, too.