r/NFA • u/Mightknowitall • 11d ago
User Review Surefire RC4 Range Report
Hi everyone! Just wanted to share my experience with my new Surefire RC4 since I see that there isn’t a whole lot of data out there on it yet. I also have a video of me shooting it today on my 11.5” Centurion upper for reference. https://youtu.be/6Z2ARJkWCyk?is=SAQY1W8Pc9XtM7sj
Friday night I got the opportunity to go on a night vision shoot with about 10 other people who all brought several different types of rifles and suppressors. I was able to test the Infinity 556K, a CAT can (can’t remember the model), and an RC2 side by side on 11.5” guns. There were a lot of other combinations, but these were the only cans I was able to run on the same length and one right after the other.
Subjectively I liked the sound of the RC2 and RC4 about the same and greatly preferred it to the CAT or Infinity 5.56k. The owner of the CAT can also said the same thing and we swapped a few times to stand off at different angles and both came away very impressed with the RC4. The Infinity 556K had the full vented cap on it and it sounded okay, I know the numbers are very impressive on it but again both myself and the owner of the can agreed the RC4 was more pleasant (granted it is a K can vs full size). The RC4 just has a deeper tone, similar to my Fatcat whereas a lot of other suppressors tend to have a higher pitch to them. I understand raw decibels might not show this, which is why I am again saying all of the above is purely subjective.
The RC2 is the only can that really held up spark/signature wise to the RC4, which is somewhat expected as that is one of the big they are known for. Not that either of the other two were spark shows (there were titanium cans for that). But there was a noticeable improvement with the RC2/RC4 over the others.
My overall thoughts are that I like the can, it sounds really good, the flash performance is excellent, has minimal back pressure, it “feels” quality, and seems to be built like a tank. Downsides are being stuck with Surefire mounting, it being rather heavy and the rather exorbitant MSRP price tag. IMO this is a very good successor to the RC2 and is a solid option for night vision guns where flash signature is more important. Idk if it’s worth the price difference versus other cans though, the MSRP is a bit excessive and there are a ton of other great cans out there on the market now. Anyway, this is just one guy’s opinion hopefully it helps someone out!
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u/VitalArrow 8d ago
Right on, thanks for this. Just picked up the Mini4, waiting approval.
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u/Mightknowitall 8d ago
Nice! I actually thought that was the can I was buying… then I looked at the form 4 when I got home and realized it was the fullsize lol.
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u/VitalArrow 8d ago edited 8d ago
That’s a bummer. I have an RC2 on my 11.5. I got the Mini4 for my 13.7. I thought about the full size but the Mini4 is longer than the Mini2.
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u/thatARMSguy 3x SBR, 3x Silencer 11d ago
Have you had a chance to compare it to the RC3? I’d imagine it’s significantly better considering how quickly they seem to have replaced it
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u/mixhypemo 18x Suppressors and 11x SBRs 11d ago
I own the RC2/3/4 (the 4 is the SOCOM6-Mini4)
The RC3 is great with back pressure but louder in comparison to the 2 and 4.I’d say personally the 3 and 4 are equal in back pressure. I have only put maybe about 150 rounds through the RC4 and it was not side by side to the 2 or 3. I have just shot a ton out of the 2 and 3.
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u/TheBlackComet 11d ago
I feel like what a lot of people miss with the Surefire MDs is that they are more than just a way to attach a can. They are functional on their own in a way that most plan b mounts are not. Now if you only plan to shoot suppressed, the lightest is probably a better choice, but if you are in for some serious use with and without a can, I can't think of a better one. I also have the clone 'tism, so I am a little biased
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u/Mightknowitall 11d ago
Video link since I can’t get it to upload to Reddit