The Reticent 22 weighs 2.5 ounces because it is built from Grade 5 titanium and printed with DMLS, which lets a full size .22 suppressor weigh almost nothing without giving up sound.

That is a full size can, not a stubby mini that trades quiet for weight. Two and a half ounces is about what a few sheets of paper feel like in your hand, and that number shapes everything about how the can shoots.

Why does weight matter more than the decibel number?

Decibels live on a spec sheet. Weight lives at the muzzle. On a light rimfire rifle, a heavy can pulls the balance forward, drops the muzzle, and makes the gun difficult to hold on target. Cut that weight and the rifle points like it did before you suppressed it. This is the difference you notice on the first magazine, before you ever think about the sound.

What does Grade 5 titanium do for a suppressor?

Grade 5 titanium is a titanium alloy strong enough to survive a lifetime of rimfire while weighing almost nothing. It is what lets a full size can stay light without getting cut down to a nub. Aluminum is lighter still but gives up durability. Stainless is tough but heavy.

Grade 5 titanium is the balance point, and it is why the Reticent 22 hits 2.5 ounces.

Light Yes. Brittle Never. Sorry Greg!

Don’t be fooled by the light weight. Titanium offers a superior strength-to-weight ratio over steel (about 50% greater). So no matter what Greg says, you know better.

Titanium seems perfect. Is there a downside?

For a .22 LR suppressor, not really. The primary drawback of titanium is its lower high-temperature strength. Titanium begins to lose significant strength above approximately 800°F (426°C), whereas alloys such as Inconel 718 retain their structural integrity at temperatures exceeding 1,300°F (704°C).

In practice, however, this is rarely a concern for .22 LR suppressors. Even during extended firing—including on a fully automatic firearm—a .22 LR suppressor is unlikely to reach temperatures high enough for titanium’s reduced heat resistance to become a limiting factor. Plus Titanium cools down quickly, so even if it does heat up, it loses that heat within a few minutes.

How does DMLS printing change what the suppressor can do?

DMLS, or Direct Metal Laser Sintering, builds the suppressor layer by layer instead of machining it from bar stock. That frees the internal geometry from what a cutting tool can physically reach. It is what makes the OptiWave tone design possible: internal shapes tuned for how the can sounds, not just how quiet it measures. You cannot machine these shapes. You have to grow them.

Does a lighter can mean a louder can?

Cutting weight usually costs performance. The Reticent 22 does not work that way, because the printed geometry is doing the quiet work, so the titanium shell can stay thin and light without giving up sound reduction.

And while we like to say tone matters as much as the raw numbers, our raw number is pretty damn good. The Reticent 22LR meters at 113.4dB on a 22LR bolt gun. In fact, it’s so quiet you need to shoot it on a bolt gun to truly appreciate it because a semi-auto action is louder than the suppressor!

The full size that carries like a mini

You get full size sound reduction at mini can weight, backed by a lifetime warranty, for $345. A 2.5 ounce Grade 5 titanium can swaps onto any 1/2×28 rimfire you own, so one purchase quiets the whole safe. That is the Reticent 22.

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