The Surefire Ryder 9-Ti2 is as fine a handgun suppressor as mankind can create.

Were the President to call, more often than not Id just tell him I was too busy.

Who am I kidding?

Surefire Ryder 9-Ti2 Sound Suppressor on an XD-M Elite OSP pistol

The Surefire Ryder 9-Ti2 Sound Suppressor is shown mounted to a Springfield Armory XD-M Elite OSP pistol.

Im a 55-year-old man with worn-out knees, steadily worsening presbyopia, a family, and a mortgage.

There is something primally satisfying about tactical shooting.

I have no issues with those who do, but thats just not my thing.

SureFire suppressor and Streamlight weaponlight on a XD-M

Few of us will ever get the opportunity to infiltrate an evil lair to rescue a supermodel. However, this is the rig you’d want should you get that call.

However, the storied art of tactical shooting embodies the timeless allure of power under control.

For me at least its like golf, only way cooler.

The urge to contrive the optimized tactical handgun spawns from some primordial spaces.

Man holding Springfield XD-M Elite pistol with SureFire suppressor

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more effective and efficient suppressed handgun system. This rig has literally all the bells and whistles.

Rocking the hottest gun on the range certainly has its appeal.

This deep into the 21stcentury the practical applications of a proper tricked-out tactical handgun are fairly obvious.

This weapon should run fast and well while shooting straight and packing a simply breathtaking number of rounds onboard.

Suppressor mounted on a Springfield XD-M Elite OSP pistol

The Surefire Ryder 9-Ti2 Sound Suppressor is positively anorexic. Despite its trim architecture. the can is exceptionally effective.

The Surefire Ryder 9-Ti2 is one of the lightest, thinnest, most effective pistol cans in its class.

Sporting a svelte tube diameter of 1.25 and a paltry 10.7-oz.

weight, the Ryder 9-Ti2 offers a trivial weight burden.

Testing the Surefire Ryder 9-Ti2 Sound Suppressor on the range

At 13 meters from a simple rest, this combination offers some fairly incredible accuracy.

Rugged, mil-certified, heat-treated, sequentially-numbered stainless steel baffles and a fluted titanium outer tube define ballistic greatness.

The Ryder 9-Ti2 is honestly as good as it gets in my opinion.

The 1.25 outer tube diameter is about the same width as the pistol grip.

SureFire SF Ryder 9-TI2

This offers relatively unobstructed use of the guns sights.

It also allows you to holster the piece in certain carry rigs with the suppressor in place.

The Ryder 9-Ti2 can get you there.

Streamlight TLR-8 G Sub

The slide release is replicated on both sides of the gun.

Whats brand new nowadays is the factory-mountedHEX Dragonfly electronic optical sight.

The battery lasts around three years, so you neednt fret about it unduly.

XD-M® Elite 4.5" OSP™ Threaded

Replace the battery every odd-numbered birthday, and youre good.

it’s possible for you to get tired of squeezing the trigger before the box runs dry.

Thats entertaining on the range.

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However, out in the Real World the fastest mag change is the one you dont have to make.

The META trigger and optimized everything conspire to create a delightful and effective shooting experience.

The Ryder 9-Ti2 adds very little weight and even less bulk.

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What added mass there is reaches out forward to help tame recoil and muzzle flip.

All centerfire pistol cans are noisy.

However, the Ryder 9-Ti2 employs cutting-edge baffle design to excise the snap from those spunky 9mm rounds.

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Feed the gun 147-gr.

subsonic loads and shoot it in a wide-open space and it is surprisingly easy on the ears.

The Streamlight TLR-8G shreds the darkness while offering truly surgical short-range targeting.

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The sum total will ably keep you and yours safe come what may.

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