Silencer Saturday #353: The SilencerCo Velos LBP

By Daniel Y

Welcome back to another edition of Silencer Saturday. This week we are looking at the SilencerCo Velos LBP. It is the first reduced backpressure silencer from SiCo, and now that I’ve had some quality hands-on time with mine I have some thoughts to share.Silencer Saturday @ TFB: Silencer Saturday #352: Are Silencers In Common Use Now? Silencer Saturday #351: The DIY De Lisle Silencer Saturday #350: New Direct Thread Gemtech Silencers Silencer Saturday #349: Angstadt Arms Prophet Integral Silencer Silencer Saturday #348: Suppressing The UziDisclosures: I have a close relationship with SilencerCo, and they provided me with this suppressor.DesignThe Velos Low Back Pressure (LBP) 556 is SilencerCo’s first suppressor to do a number of things. Rather than a traditional stack of baffles, the Velos uses a more complicated internal design, which is made possible through additive manufacturing. This 3D printing process with Inconel allows for an internal design that would be difficult or impossible to create with traditional machining processes. It also means that the suppressor is mostly one piece, rather than a collection of pieces welded together.While the initial

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