Three questions and we point you at the right silencer. Then compare any two models side by side, or go straight to the full product guide with the measured sound reduction for every combination.
Every model against every caliber range, with the measured sound reduction for each combination. One sheet, updated once a year.
The product guide sets the models against five caliber ranges and three hunting forms. A tick means the combination is recommended; the figure next to it is the measured sound reduction in dBc.
The figures are what we measured, on our own equipment, on the calibers listed. A different barrel length or a different caliber inside the same range will give a different number — the guide is a starting point for a conversation with your dealer, not a promise about your rifle.
Most of the time it is. You look at the caliber, the hunting you actually do, and the weight, and the answer is obvious. But a silencer is a set of technical solutions that have to be weighed against design, size and durability — and now and then the choice is harder than it looks.
The strengths and the weaknesses of a silencer only mean something in relation to what you need it for. Once you know which trade-offs matter to you, the choice gets a good deal easier.
Stalon has more than fifteen years behind us in silencers for hunting, and we have compared the properties that matter to a hunter both in the short and the long run. We are not finished learning. There is more to find out about making silencers more efficient, smaller and more sustainable.
Below are the topics worth knowing about before you decide. Some of them will matter a great deal to you. Others may not matter at all.
Open the ones that apply to you. Nothing here is hidden from search engines or from a screen reader — the text is on the page whether the panel is open or not.
We develop our silencers around the three hunting forms we see most: driven hunts and moving game, spot and stalk, and all-round use.
On a moving hunt, low weight, a short extension and a well-balanced rifle are what matter. They can decide whether the hunt is possible to carry out the way you want at all. As a dog handler you want a small, smooth silencer you can move quietly through the forest with.
For the calmer forms of hunting you can look at the larger silencers. Weight and length matter less from a stand or on a stalk. What matters instead is the best possible recoil reduction and the least barrel flip — the properties you need to place a bullet precisely at longer distances.
If you want one silencer for several hunting forms, one property has to give in favour of another. Then it is the balance between the properties of a specific model that decides, and that is exactly what the configurator at the top of this page works through.
Every silencer is optimised for different calibers: some for the small ones, some for the middle range, some for the powerful. A model is approved for several calibers, but it is built to perform at its best in a few specific ones.
Sound reduction also changes with the caliber the silencer is used on. A model that is ideal for one caliber will not give the same figure on a powerful magnum. The same goes for recoil: a small silencer will not work wonders on an oversized caliber.
The product guide above sets every model against five caliber ranges and gives the measured figure for each combination.
Efficiency is usually taken to mean a longer silencer in front of the muzzle. The idea that more volume always reduces sound better than less volume is a misconception, and we do not think it holds. With the right technology and enough knowledge, a silencer that extends 108 millimetres can be every bit as effective as one that extends 150.
The sound reduction you actually experience also depends on the barrel. Changing barrel length a little can affect the noise level more than changing caliber does. And a short barrel changes more than the sound you hear — it changes recoil and temperature as well.
There is more on how the figures are arrived at under noise measurements.
A small, neat silencer is often less efficient than a big one, and low weight usually also means less endurance under intensive shooting.
We have managed to build low-weight silencers that take a surprising amount of shooting, because we would rather show that the two can be combined than accept the trade-off. We still recommend keeping an eye on the temperature.
The silencer itself withstands up to 250 °C. The barrel support starts to soften at 180 °C, so that is the figure to hold in your head on a warm day with a lot of shooting behind you.
Our silencers are made for every form of hunting and for almost all target shooting, practice and cinema shooting included. Design and function are the same thing here: every detail has a task.
The surface is ultra matte so the silencer does not become an object that disturbs, reflects light into the scope, or spooks game. The edge against the barrel is rounded to streamline it and take away the risk of catching on a holster, a backpack or a branch. The barrel support in the rear section is there to take the knock if you bump the rifle into something.
All our silencers but one are telescopic: part of the silencer extends backwards over the barrel and keeps the rifle balanced. They are adapted for almost every thread and barrel dimension up to 22.5 millimetres, and up to 25.0 millimetres as an option. A short extension and low weight is what we aim for — the silencer and the rifle should work together.
Mounts, barrel bushings, front ends and other parts are listed under accessories.
We are not an industry that mass-produces random products. We are not an industry that produces without consideration, or that develops without feeling. We are hunters developing world-class silencers, with the sense and the knowledge that comes from using them ourselves.
A passion for hunting combined with a deep technical interest are the foundation stones of a Stalon silencer. We have brought our own experience and knowledge into the work, and we develop for hunters who know what qualities a good product has.
In our way of life, nature is what makes it possible to live life to the fullest. That feeling, that culture and that way of living exist because of our surroundings. Which is why we cherish them, and why it runs through everything we do.
We care for nature and for our own ecological footprint. That is why we installed solar panels, and you can be sure that 10 % of our silencers are made using sustainable energy.
We only manufacture on order, which means we have no residual stock and no products are made for nothing. All materials are recycled, and our products are delivered in 100 % climate-compensated packaging.
The future is in our hands, and we want to do what we can to make tomorrow better.
Our dealers and distributors are picked because they know these silencers and can help you land on the right one. Bring the caliber you shoot and the hunting you actually do — they will take it from there.
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