Dead Air’s new Sierra-5 silencer is a compact, heavy-duty suppressor designed for hard use on .223/5.56 firearms. Available from Silencer Shop with either a KeyMo mount system or a Xeno mount system, I got my hands on one of each and ran them through their paces over the last couple months. With a pinned and … Read more
Dead Air Silencers released their first dedicated .223/5.56 suppressor, the Sierra-5, at the NRA show this weekend. It’s a compact, heavy-duty silencer designed specifically for 5.56 use without barrel length restrictions. Available with either a Dead Air Xeno or KeyMo mount included, the Sierra-5 is threaded with the “industry standard” 1.375×24 mount pitch so the … Read more
Given the price tag of a suppressor plus the $200 tax plus the 9- to 12-month wait time for approval, there’s a lot of appeal to buying a silencer that can be used on as many guns as possible. This is the goal of Dead Air’s new Primal, a .46 caliber can that’s ready for … Read more
When I first opened the shipping box I was surprised at the packaging for this can. It was heavily decorated with motifs of the classic Hollywood monster and had something of a 90’s vibe to it. I immediately liked what I saw. The Wolfman cometh. Today we’re going to be talking about this shiny modular … Read more
Dead Air’s new Nomad-LT is the latest offering in one of my favorite suppressor model lines, and this time around it’s exclusive to Silencer Shop. In June of this year I reviewed the Nomad-Ti, which is a titanium version of the Nomad-30, and as you may have guessed the Nomad-LT seen here is the titanium … Read more
Nearly two years ago I lucked out and was one of the first people outside of Dead Air Silencers to shoot their then-new Nomad-30 suppressor. Over the next few months, the more I shot a Nomad the more it solidified its place as one of my very favorite .30 cal cans. Now, with the release … Read more
A couple of weeks ago I found myself in Salt Lake City which of course meant I just had to make the trek out to visit Mike Pappas and Todd Magee of Dead Air Silencers. As luck would have it, at the time they were mere days away from announcing the newest suppressor in the … Read more
Sound suppression is a trade-off. For a given design, larger is quieter and smaller is louder. While being quieter has its advantages — after all, that’s why we pay a $200 tax and sometimes wait long enough to bring a new human into the world just to buy a silencer — so does being smaller. … Read more
Turns out you don’t need a submachine gun to put Dead Air’s new Wolf-9SD to good use. They’ve new-schooled the old school subgun can with a couple of modern features that make it a solid choice for any 9mm in your arsenal. At 7.58 inches long and 1.618 inches in diameter, the Wolf is fatter … Read more
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