Silencer Saturday #374: Hands On With BOE Suppression

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silencer saturday 374 hands on with boe suppression

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new Victra-12 shotgun suppressor. This week, we are looking at the new silencers from BOE Suppression. They have finally made it out into the wild, and a few made it to me. Let’s take a first look.

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Background

C-Products has been in the magazine business since 2011. I first found them thanks to their 5.45×39 AR mags, which worked far more reliably than the competition’s offerings. The company eventually rebranded their magazine line as “Duramag” and they are one of the most common options on store shelves these days.

Duramag’s foray into silencers was first revealed publicly at SHOT Show 2023. Justus showed me the prototypes and explained the design. It used an additively-manufactured core with an outer sleeve and separate front end cap. The end cap had a series of vents that could be optionally closed. Here are some pictures of that original prototype on display:

silencer saturday 374 hands on with boe suppression

Suppressor Design

The actual production models are branded under the BOE Suppression moniker. Let’s take a look at what comes in the box. The first thing of note is the box itself, a nice hard case with foam cutouts. BOE ships the silencer fully disassembled with the core, outer sleeve, and end caps separate. All of the pieces are labeled with the bore diameter to help avoid any accidental “re-sizing” of a caliber that is too large.

The actual production items are very similar to the prototypes shown back in 2023. Most of the overall layout is the same, with a core unit slipping inside an outer serialized body, secured with a front end cap. There are a few differences, though. The 2023 prototype had a front end cap that twisted to open and close the vents. Production models have two end caps, one that has vents and one that is closed.

Additive manufacturing and creative internal structures are becoming more common, and BOE embraces these trends as well. But the monocore baffle stack differs from other vented designs. Rather than having a regular baffle stack with some additional flow paths around the outside, the BOE design uses baffles that end in a honeycomb configuration that sits against the outer silencer tube. The baffle closest to the muzzle has forward-facing vents that face the end cap.

The outer sleeve is made of grade 9 titanium for strength without the weight of other materials. Purchasers have two options for core materials, titanium or Inconel. Inconel is heavier but is the more appropriate material for very hard use applications like short barrel rifles. Both the Inconel and titanium cores come finished with a D360 coating to fight wear and carbon buildup.

silencer saturday 374 hands on with boe suppression

The Family

BOE Suppression sent me three different suppressors to test out. First up is the Mod 1 in .30 caliber with a titanium core. This is an all-around setup for most common rifles. I shoot a lot of long range bolt actions and this is a natural fit for those guns.

Next is another Mod 1 with a titanium core, but this one has a .36 caliber bore diameter. This larger bore allows calibers like .338 Norma, .338 Lapua, or .35 Whelen. That works out perfectly, because I supposedly have a .35 Whelen inbound for a review. I do not have confirmation on compatibility with 9.3×62, which has a .366 bullet diameter, but I will follow up with the company to see if that is a usable cartridge.

Finally, we have the Mod 1S. S stands for Short, and it is a shortened Mod 1. The S model is 2.2 inches shorter and five ounces lighter than the full-size can. This particular one has a 5.56 bore and Inconel baffles. I plan to put this on some shorty ARs and hammer it with both the vented and enclosed end caps. Thankfully all three of these models have very clear labels to avoid any incorrect caliber issues.

silencer saturday 374 hands on with boe suppression

On The Range

My FFL has a range attached so I was able to put a few rounds through it while the paperwork is still pending. I scrounged up a SilencerCo HUB-compatible (Bravo) direct-thread mount in 1/2×28, and it threaded into the back of the Mod 1 .30 caliber suppressor. This is the beauty of HUB threads on a silencer. It is brand-agnostic (for the most part, every once in a while someone does something weird) and you can pick the parts that are best for your arsenal. BOE included a wrench tool to get everything snugged down.

I mounted it on a Steyr Scout Mark 2 and fired a couple of rounds. Shooting a .308 Winchester indoors makes it hard to give a detailed impression of the sound quality, but it made a significant difference. Look for more feedback on this once I can get to an outdoor range. I will also gather some comparison testing on POI shift.

That’s all for this week’s Silencer Saturday, I’ll leave you with some more detail photos of the suppressors. Thanks for joining us, as we will be back next week to explore the world of firearm sound suppression.

silencer saturday 374 hands on with boe suppression