{"id":79874,"date":"2017-09-23T10:48:19","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T14:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=79874"},"modified":"2017-09-23T10:48:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T08:41:20","slug":"sig-goes-quiet-save-hearing-buy-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sig-goes-quiet-save-hearing-buy-can\/","title":{"rendered":"SIG Goes Quiet \u2014\u00a0Save Your Hearing: Why It’s Smart To Buy A Can."},"content":{"rendered":"

With the Hearing Protection Act<\/a> being heard on Capitol Hill and the introduction of the Maxim50<\/a> this week, suppressors are front and center in the shooting community.\u00a0SIG has actually been in the suppressor business<\/a> for quite some time, but you would never see one on store shelves. They basically only worried about the overseas and military markets, ignoring the U.S. consumer. And one can\u2019t really blame them. How ironic it is here in the \u201chome of the free\u201d, suppressors are much easier to purchase in Europe. Liberal\u2019s like international law so much, I think we could agree on this one. Shooting unsuppressed isn\u2019t just rude, it is bad for your ears.<\/p>\n

SIG Sauer has been marketing themselves as the \u201c total systems provider\u201d, and that is proving more accurate by the day. This week, we finished the hard part of getting a suppressor. The waiting game.\"SIG<\/a><\/p>\n

Going Quiet<\/h2>\n

About five years ago, SIG decided to bring their expertise to the industry for the rest of us, and the result has been spectacular. SIG doesn\u2019t do anything half-assed, which is reflected in the new cans we picked up.<\/p>\n

At the helm of SIG Sauer Suppressor division is my old friend, Tom Collins. Tommy knows a couple of things about suppressors as he used to be the CEO of Gemtech. Knowledge like his, combined with SIG’s world-renowned engineering staff and production facility, has pushed the suppressor world forward. SIG uses wire EDM machines for cutting the baffles, ensuring precise tolerances. The coatings are PVD ( Physical Vapor Deposit), creating a finish that is tougher than Cerakote under heat. The air volume of the suppressors as a family has been increased over competitors, resulting in a quieter can. A patented taper lock system ensures a tighter lock-up and less zero shift. A variety of materials are available, depending on your personal needs. Titanium, Inconel, Stainless Steel, and space-age coatings they won\u2019t tell us the name of are all incorporated the construction across the Sig suppressor family.\"SIG<\/a><\/p>\n

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In the coming weeks, we will be offering a glimpse of the entire lineup, concluding with .338 Lapua. For this week, we started small. A rimfire is often the suppressor first bought and is arguably the most useful, so it made sense to start there. The Sig rimfire can is called the SRD22X<\/a>, and retails for $445.<\/p>\n

SPECS\"SIG<\/a><\/h2>\n