Kevin Brittingham’s Q Debuts New .22 Silencer
When Kevin Brittingham and some of his pals from his days at SIG and AAC founded a mysterious new company, “Q,” back in March, some us wondered, “what the heck could they possibly be up to?” Inspiring comparisons to the James Bond character with the same name, few outside of Brittingham himself knew precisely what Q was up to or what it meant. More recently, a clearer picture has begun to take shape.
At its heart, Q is something of a standalone skunkworks wherein Brittingham and friends are free to experiment with the sorts of projects that management might not have pursued in corporate settings at AAC and SIG. To this end, the company plans to release a wide variety of products, including accessories, firearms, and silencers. The first in their lineup, the .22 caliber El Camino suppressor, was announced at this weekend’s Texas Firearms Festival.
If Silencer Shop’s word is to be trusted (it is), Q’s can is crazy light and very quiet. Videos never do suppressors justice, but the one posted by Silencer Shop on Instagram supports the claims. Moreover, there will be two versions of the El Camino – a stainless one that weighs 4.2 ounces and a titanium model that weighs an absurdly light 2.2 ounces. Unless I forget something, that should make the titanium El Camino the lightest rimfire silencer on the market and just 0.2 ounces heavier than an A2 birdcage flash hider.
Pricing for the El Camino should be around $400, but I’m not positive if that is for the stainless or titanium version. I’ll be following this one closely, and you can bet that I’ll have a demo to review as soon as Silencer Shop gets one.
An information security professional by day and gun blogger by night, Nathan started his firearms journey at 16 years old as a collector of C&R rifles. These days, you’re likely to find him shooting something a bit more modern – and usually equipped with a suppressor – but his passion for firearms with military heritage has never waned. Over the last five years, Nathan has written about a variety of firearms topics, including Second Amendment politics and gun and gear reviews. When he isn’t shooting or writing, Nathan nerds out over computers, 3D printing, and Star Wars.