The Reticent 22 is a full size .22 suppressor that weighs 2.5 ounces and records a lowest shot of 113.4 dB, which is the short version of why it stands out: it is the lightest full size rimfire suppressor you can buy and one of the quietest at the same time.

It is Grade 5 titanium, printed rather than machined, threads onto any 1/2×28 rimfire, and sells for $345. Here is the full look at the specs, the sound, and who its for.

What is the Reticent 22 in one line?

A 2.5 ounce, 5 inch, full size titanium .22 suppressor that does not make you trade quiet for weight. Most silencers force a choice between a light mini that gives up sound and a quiet full size that adds weight at the muzzle. The Reticent 22 refuses that trade.

That is the entire reason it exists, and it is what the rest of this review comes back to.

Reticent 22 specs

How quiet is it, really?

The Reticent 22 recorded a lowest shot of 113.4 dB and a 5 shot average of 115 dB on a Ruger Precision Rimfire, measured on a Larson Davis meter under Mil-Std-1474D testing. Those are full size sound numbers out of a suppressor that weighs less than most mini suppressors.

How that protocol works and why the meter and host matter is in our guide to the quietest .22 suppressor. Independent reviewers landed in the same place. The Rimfire Report at TFB called it “one of the quietest rimfire suppressors I’ve tried.”

How light is 2.5 ounces on an actual gun?

Light enough that the rifle’s balance barely moves. On a 10/22 or a bolt gun, the Reticent 22 adds so little at the muzzle that the gun points and tracks the way it did bare.

This is the part you notice first, before you ever register the sound: the suppressor is there and the handling is not compromised. On a pistol, where muzzle weight is felt most, the low mass keeps the gun balanced instead of nose heavy.

What is it made of and why does that matter?

It is 100% Grade 5 titanium, an alloy with a strength to weight ratio about 50% stronger than steel, printed with DMLS instead of cut from bar stock.

Printing frees the internal geometry from what a cutting tool can reach, which is what lets a full size suppressor hit 2.5 ounces and stay quiet. The material and the process are covered in depth in our breakdown of Grade 5 titanium and DMLS.

What does it fit?

Anything with a 1/2×28 muzzle thread, which is the standard on most .22 rifles and pistols. One Reticent 22 moves across every 1/2×28 rimfire you own, from a 10/22 to a bolt gun to a pistol, so it quiets the whole safe rather than a single host.

Owners in the reviews are running it on a Bergara B-14R, Ruger Precision bolt gun, MKIV Pistols and various AR-22’s, which is a small range of the hosts it is built for.

How is it to clean and live with?

Rimfire is dirty, and the Reticent 22 is sealed, so maintenance is a soak rather than a scrub. There are no baffles to disassemble and no lead caked stack to pick at.

You fill it with suppressor cleaner, let it sit, and rinse, which is about as low maintenance as a .22 silencer gets.

What are the tradeoffs?

A fair review names them. It is rimfire only (no 5.56) and it’s not full auto rated.

Neither is a knock for the job it is built for, a light, quiet, full size rimfire suppressor, but they are worth knowing before you buy. If you want a suppressor you can move across many guns with the least weight penalty, those tradeoffs are easy to live with.

Who should buy the Reticent 22?

The shooter who wants one suppressor for every rimfire in the safe, and who cares how the gun handles, not just what the meter reads. If you are choosing between a light mini and a quiet full size, this is the suppressor that ends the argument, because it is both.

The Reticent 22 is $345, weighs 2.5 ounces, threads onto any 1/2×28 rimfire, and with the transfer tax now at $0 the only cost is the suppressor itself.

For the order to pickup path, see our guide to buying a suppressor online.

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