Savage Enters Suppressor Market With Reflex-Design Accu-Can 30 B.O.B.

Savage Arms is better known for bolt guns than suppressors, but that's changing. TFB's Silencer Saturday series just got an early look at the Accu-Can 30 B.O.B., Savage's new reflex-design can, and the short version is that it's a legitimately different take on a .30-caliber suppressor worth knowing about before you spend $999.

Key points

• Reflex design: B.O.B. stands for "back over barrel," meaning the rear of the can extends over the first few inches of barrel to add internal volume without adding overall length.
• Specs: It weighs 13.7 oz, runs 8 inches long and 2 inches in diameter, and is rated for .30-caliber cartridges up to .300 Win. Mag., with aluminum construction and a titanium thread insert.
• Rate of fire limit: Savage specifies one round per second for up to 20 rounds before the can needs to cool back to ambient temperature.
• Thread adapter warning: TFB flags that the 5/8-24 threads sit deep inside the reflex chamber, so a muzzle adapter that backs out could get trapped inside with no easy way to remove it.
• Early impressions only: TFB tested it on a Savage 110 Predator Ultra Light in 6.5 Creedmoor and found it subjectively quiet, but has no formal sound data yet.

Quick take

This is a first-look, not a full review, so treat the quiet-can impressions as anecdotal for now. Still, a reflex suppressor from a mainstream manufacturer is worth watching, especially with Savage now under Smith & Wesson ownership and Gemtech already in that portfolio.

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