When Silencerco invited me to their facility last spring, I had only a vague idea what new product they might be releasing. At their “Catalina wine mixer” event, all those in attendance were more than just slightly surprised when they announced they had managed to effectively silence a 12 gauge shotgun. More impressive was their Salvo 12 suppressor, a modular and user-configurable design.
As I shot steel and clays with a suppressed shotgun, I could hardly believe the sound reduction, regardless of weapon, barrel length, cartridge or Salvo 12 set up. My first thought after squeezing the trigger on a suppressed Benelli M4 was “Man, I want this for turkey hunting!” followed immediately by “Man, I wish I would have had this in Iraq!” Those two initial thoughts speak volumes about the Salvo 12 and its design, as well as its wide range of applications.
And apparently I’m not the only one who wants a silenced 12 gauge to smoke ugly bipeds…
Crye Precision released its own take on a modern scattergun with the SIX12 at SHOT show 2014, only a few months before the introduction of the Silencerco Salvo. If you haven’t seen the SIX12, it’s an impressive weapon that was intended to facilitate tactical breaching. Mounted under a carbine (much like the older KAC “Masterkey”), the SIX12 holds a rapidly-replaceable six-shot rotary magazine. A double action-type trigger rotates the cylinder and fires the weapon, providing rapid fire capability in a streamlined package. The weapon’s design places the majority of its weight further back to help reduce fatigue and achieve better balance. The modular design allows the weapon to be underslung, or used in a standalone configuration which can be set up in only a few minutes with a separate kit. This futuristic looking set up has been made even more advanced with the addition of the Silencerco Salvo 12.
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