5CM

The Apparition Instruments 5CM suppressor is the result of a joint experimental program with Combat Application Technologies (CAT) to develop a compact volume suppressor system optimized for CAT’s CACM family of tuned rifle platforms. The foundation of the design originated from the Combat Nano (Nano) prototype series of muzzle devices, which enabled controlled analysis of supersonic gas discharge behavior at the barrel interface, including gas residence time, mass flow regulation, boundary layer collapse, micro turbulence formation, and thermal decay rates. Using iterative CFD modeling and live fire telemetry, the Nano series established the scientific correlations between muzzle geometry, gas flow conditioning, and post expansion turbulence that directly informed the internal structure of the 5CM. This suppressor architecture increases internal dwell, enhances energy collapse, and improves inter baffle cooling efficiency, allowing a smaller suppressor volume to deliver disproportionately high suppression output.

• Caliber: 5.56
• Length: 5.85″
• Diameter: 1.6″
• Weight – IN718: 18 oz
• Muzzle Device: AI Nano 1/2 x 28 9mm