SHOT Show 2025: SilencerCo S98 9mm Suppressor

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The SilencerCo S98 is an all-titanium pistol suppressor. (Photo: SilencerCo)

A titanium pistol suppressor? Yes, we’re interested. The S98 is the newest model from SilencerCo and it’s awesome. This pistol suppressor is lightweight, durable, and built for superior sound suppression.

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The S98 is a dedicated 9mm handgun suppressor. (Photo: SilencerCo)

With its titanium construction, the SilencerCo S98 is perfect for handguns. It weighs in at just seven ounces, so it won’t throw off the balance of your pistol. It’s made so the bore is below your line of sight so the bulk of its size is out of the way (you’ll have a far better field of view). Iron sights won’t be obstructed and neither will red dots, giving you a lot more options when selecting sights to run with your suppressor. And if you’re worried about getting it oriented correctly so all that size is positioned beneath the barrel, don’t–SilencerCo made the S98 with an indexing button to make proper mounting easily repeatable.

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With the S98 you get a clear line of sight and a mounting design that makes it easy to orient the suppressor correctly every time. (Photo: SilencerCo)

The S98 is a dedicated 9mm suppressor, so it’s not one you can use on whatever handgun you feel like running suppressed. That’s a good thing, though, because it means SilencerCo carefully designed and manufactured it for the greatest possible decibel reduction for the caliber. It isn’t just for quieter range time, either. The S98 is small enough you could easily run it on your home defense gun–something that matters because the last thing you want during a home invasion is ringing ears and an inability to tell what’s going on around you.

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At just 7 ounces, the S98 is ideal for use on home defense guns. (Photo: SilencerCo)

Details to know include that the S98 is fully welded, Type II anodized, and has proprietary accessories. It ships with a1/2 x 28 QD Mount and is not AC22 compatible. And, of course, it can be a direct thread if you prefer that to the QD mount. SilencerCo lists its 9mm decibel reading as 130.3. It has an overall length of 5.54-inches, weight of 7 ounces, and dimensions of 1.25-inches x 1.625-inches. Material used is 17-4 stainless steel and Grade 5 titanium.

MSRP $1,269

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8 thoughts on “SHOT Show 2025: SilencerCo S98 9mm Suppressor”

  1. I personally cannot justify $1200 for a suppressor.

    In terms of home defense, my preferred platform at this time is a suppressed carbine chambered in 9mm Luger and loaded with subsonic 147 grain hollowpoints. Even though there is no muzzle velocity advantage of a carbine over a pistol when shooting subsonic ammunition, I like the much longer sight radius and better balance/handling of the carbine.

    Some day I may step up to a carbine chambered in .45 ACP (and suppressed) for a bit more oomph in terms of home defense “firepower”. For now, the 9mm carbine will have to do.

    1. For reference I paid $700 for my pistol-rated suppressor which has an aluminum tube and weighs 8.7 ounces (short) or 12.7 ounces (with its extension). I am sure it is a skosh louder than the titanium masterpiece featured in this article. I can live with that for just over half the price. And my suppressor is fully serviceable.

    2. With that setup the 5 inch barrel versions of 9mm rifle/smg/pcc/”pistol” absolutely makes sense. Honestly I more see 50gi making a comeback/actually have some level of popularity in the space you describe if sbr/suppressors get deregulated.

      1. SAFEupstateFML,

        Now you did it–you mentioned the utility of a short-barreled rifle when shooting subsonic with a suppressor. (A short-barreled rifle maintains sight radius and balance while reducing overall length for extra maneuverability–all without sacrificing any muzzle velocity.)

        That will be my project for this year or next year: identify a semi-automatic short-barreled rifle chambered in 9mm Luger or .45 ACP, submit the appropriate form to ATF to acquire my tax stamp, and then acquire the short-barreled rifle.

        I suppose that I could look for same chambered in .300 AAC Blackout. However, if I am going to be shooting subsonic through a suppressor, I might as well opt for a caliber with the largest diameter bullet possible, where “largest diameter” covers both unexpanded and expanded bullets. Needless to say, both 9mm Luger and .45 ACP are significantly larger diameter than .300 AAC Blackout, both unexpanded and expanded.

        1. Lot to play with especially if you are also looking at soft armor penetration where 300aac can vastly outperform 9mm or 45. I just threw out 50gi because it is a fun silly option that never really got popular enough to be noticed with 45acp being a dominant option for the better part of a century.

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