Best Texan Suppressor

I have the one on my Texan 357 from Hunter Supply that’s a bolt on and it quiets it down nicely and about half the cost of a DonnyFL but I also know the DonnyFL Emperor with the adaptor would be a bit quieter being I already have one on a Hatsan Bully in .30 which is just as loud as the Texan 357 without a LDC. Here is a pic when I 1st tried the Hunter Supply LDC and did a 60 yard zero.

Depends if absolute quiet is most important to you. The Emperor from DonnyFL is the quietest thread on LDC I have bought without having to send the rifle in for a custom made one fitted.



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Coldair I couldn’t agree more but the reason I went with the one from Hunter Supply is it was half the cost of a Emperor and adaptor and I was buying some slugs from them, if I would of bought my Texan new I more then likely would of went with the DonnyFL on it, 125.00 difference is a lot of ammo and my Texan .357 likes the 127gr Hunter Supply slug, 60 yard 4 shot group with LDC and tethered to the 90ci tank at 2900psi.

HOLY COW!!!



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I don't think you'll regret the purchase. I have a first gen Emperor on my .30 Flex long rifle (120fpe) and it makes it very quiet. 

Good call LLL you won’t regret it, here is my Emperor on my .30 Bully, the cocking leaver is louder then the shoot, this is shooting a 3” plate at 50 yards.

Just as an update....He actually has an Emperor Version3 out and I went ahead and got the Ronin extender to go with it which will make it that much quieter. Talked to Donny who is a super nice guy and was really helpful in the decision. Cant wait to get the items in the mail.

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Without calling Donny what did he do to make a version 3 Emperor if you don’t mind me asking.

The V3 has a one piece core to it with baffles spaced the full length and the end caps are different, were the V2 has a three piece core and baffles only in one section of the three pieces. It is basically a longer Ronin and the 6" extension will only fit the V3 Emperor. Donny has some photos on his website.

I put a Emperor V3 with the extension on my .257 Texan. It is VERY quiet...with noise reading around 84db with my iphone app. The noise comes from the hammer/valve and not the muzzle.

Very impressive!!! I have the same set up on my .40cal Badger, of course a larger caliber will not be so quiet, but still HUGE improvement over an open muzzle.

Thanks Loren, I must of missed the V3 info when I went to his site. Sounds like that would be a good setup for something like the 45 Texan which sounds like a 12 gauge going off, at least that’s how I think mine sounds.

I see he only list the V2 and V3 now,dah. Sometimes I just need to open my eyes.

84 db is NOT really quiet. My goodness...no offense...thats not your hammer/action noise making 84 db. Moderately quiet is 60~ DB...85~ is considered LOUD...

When we’re talking big bore power, 84 dB is actually quiet. Sound is compared to a diesel truck moving at 40 mph from 50’ away. 

The FX Impact X in .25 at sub 50fpe is 78db. A 9mm handgun runs around 160db. The supersonic crack of a .223 round is around 130db at 200 yards away from the muzzle. So yes I’d say 84db is plenty quiet for a big bore airgun. 

Neil Clague makes a shroud for about $175. It’s on my list of things to save up for. Mr Hollowpoint has a recent video that will give you an idea of sound reduction.

Don’t forget the RL suppressor. I absolutely love mine, and wow does it work.

Unfortunately rlairgunsupply no longer makes these.