Verminator/wildcat

The Verminator without a shroud extension is not quiet to say the least. It's flat out loud. If you want "silent" you'll have to put an extension on. The Wildcat in stock form is not "loud" but, not "silent" by any means. The Wildcat is quieter then the Verminator unless you have the shroud extension. I owned the Verminator with the Hugget shroud and it was VERY quiet. As near "silent" as you can get in my opinion. If you want the shortest form factor, with the quietest report you can get factory, it will be the Wildcat.

This only applies to .22 cal. I have no experience with either in a .25

Craig

You are getting a longer barrel and shorter package with the Wildcat. That being said the Verminator is very flexible in that you can add a longer barrel and have a gladiator without the front air tube. If i was spending my money it would be on the 22 Verminator for what your looking to do.

I shot the Wildcat with the FX modular shroud extension. It was much quieter. I had no problems shooting it in my back yard. 

Craig 

P.S. If you want SUPER quite, you can get a Hugget for both. My Verminator had that and was stupid quite. 

I preferred the Verminator only because I'm not a Bullpup guy. They were both very accurate. The shorter barrel had zero affect on accuracy. That's the beauty of the Smooth Twist barrel. The "rifling" is only the last 2 1/2 or so inches. The only thing you loose with the short barrel is velocity. Which, in my case, didn't matter because my Verminator was a .177. Even with the 12 inch barrel, I was still at 17 FPE. Now, of the Bullpups I've shot, I prefer the Wildcat. I really like the light weight and the cocking lever location.

The Huggett should be $220. At least that's what the Bobcat unit is.

Craig

I can tell you the Huggett on my .22 Bobcat Mk2 makes a world of difference in the level of sound compared to how the gun comes from the factory. The Huggett is small but very effective.

I would say shoot with the standard verminator mod first and see what you think. most of the noise you here is at the shooters position. let someone else shoot the verm and stand 10 yds away the loudest thing you will hear is the pellet hitting a hard object. i also have the modular FX mod and I think it just changes the pitch a little. adding more modules may help as most mods work on volume over baffles. i dont see 220 for a hugget as a cost for performance value. i shoot indoors a lot into the backyard and my wife doesnt hear it while watching tv in the other room.