{"id":305,"date":"2022-10-01T06:17:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T06:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=305"},"modified":"2022-10-01T06:17:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T06:17:03","slug":"silencer-review-dead-air-sierra-5-5-56-nato-suppressor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=305","title":{"rendered":"Silencer Review: Dead Air Sierra-5 5.56 NATO Suppressor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dead-Air-Sierra-5-Silencer.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"591\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dead-Air-Sierra-5-Silencer-696x591.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dead-Air-Sierra-5-Silencer-696x591.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dead-Air-Sierra-5-Silencer-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dead-Air-Sierra-5-Silencer-700x594.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dead-Air-Sierra-5-Silencer-768x652.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dead-Air-Sierra-5-Silencer-150x127.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dead-Air-Sierra-5-Silencer-1068x907.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dead-Air-Sierra-5-Silencer-495x420.jpg 495w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dead-Air-Sierra-5-Silencer-560x475.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dead-Air-Sierra-5-Silencer.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Dead Air Sierra-5 Silencer\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Launched this spring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/new-from-dead-air-sierra-5-5-56-nato-silencer\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">at the NRA Show<\/span><\/a>, Dead Air\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/deadairsilencers.com\/silencers\/sierra-5xm\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sierra-5 silencer<\/span><\/a> is a compact, heavy-duty suppressor designed for hard use on .223\/5.56 firearms. Available from Silencer Shop with either a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silencershop.com\/dead-air-sierra-5-keymo-mount.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">KeyMo mount<\/span><\/a> system or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silencershop.com\/dead-air-sierra-5-xeno-mount.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Xeno mount<\/span><\/a> system, I got my hands on one of each and ran them through their paces over the last couple months.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532269\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-700x468.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532269\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-700x468.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203101-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>With a pinned and welded KeyMo flash hider already installed on the muzzle of my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radianweapons.com\/en\/rifles\/model-1-rifle\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Radian Weapons Model 1<\/span><\/a>, it was the perfect host to test out a Sierra-5.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532256\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-560x560.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-700x700.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532256\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-700x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220823_140511-01-560x560.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I visited <a href=\"https:\/\/therangeaustin.com\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Range at Austin<\/span><\/a> to do some initial testing with the new <a href=\"https:\/\/atibal-optics.com\/products\/atibal-hybrid12-1-12x32-sfp\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Atibal HYBRID12<\/span><\/a> 1-12x scope and the <a href=\"https:\/\/blackcollararms.com\/product\/forged-carbon-fiber-cantilever-scope-mounts\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Black Collar Arms forged carbon fiber cantilever scope mount<\/span><\/a>, and put a bunch of rounds through the Sierra-5 at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>While ear pro is necessary at the indoor range whether suppressed or not, I was still able to recognize the nice tone and solid suppression of the Sierra-5 along with the complete and total lack of concussion normally associated with firing 5.56 indoors.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see in the photo above, the nice little Dead Air silencer maintained the excellent accuracy of this rifle. Despite popular myth it\u2019s rare that a silencer degrades accuracy and, actually, more common that they improve accuracy. The Sierra-5 wasn\u2019t an outlier.<\/p>\n<p>Both of Dead Air\u2019s mounting systems also provide a fully repeatable return to zero should you remove and re-install the suppressor. Any shift to your point of impact with and without a suppressor can vary wildly depending on the host firearm, but as long as any shift is perfectly consistent you won\u2019t encounter issues. The Sierra-5 is consistent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532258\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-700x525.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532258\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114329-01-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>At least that\u2019s the case with Dead Air\u2019s mounting systems (Xeno seen above). A great feature of the Sierra-5 is that it\u2019s threaded at its base with the now near-universal \u201cHUB\u201d mount aka 1.375\u00d724 aka 1-3\/8\u00d724 thread size. There are many dozens of mounting systems available for this thread pitch, from QD to direct thread to pistol boosters and so much more.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532257\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-700x525.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532257\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114139-01-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Frankly, I wouldn\u2019t complain if Dead Air also sold the Sierra-5 completely sans mount. Or maybe with just a 1\/2\u00d728 fixed mount. Though I\u2019m a perfectly decent fan of both their KeyMo and Xeno systems, I\u2019d rather not be forced to pay for one of these systems if I\u2019ve already standardized my gun collection on something else.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532261\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-700x525.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532261\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114547-01-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve\u00a0<em>really\u00a0<\/em>standardized, there\u2019s a pre-drilled hole at the base of the Sierra-5 that can be used to pin and weld a mount to the silencer. Presumably most people doing this would also be pinning and welding said mount to their firearm in order to use the Sierra-5 as legal barrel length (e.g. my Radian seen in this review has its KeyMo flash hider welded to its 14.5-inch barrel to meet the 16-inch legal length).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532259\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-2048x1535.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-1920x1439.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-700x525.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532259\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-2048x1535.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-1920x1439.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114352-01-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s space inside the base of the Sierra-5 for lots of different muzzle brakes, compensators, and flash hiders. The suppressor\u2019s blast baffle is nice and beefy with interesting ribs down the sides that I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve seen before.<\/p>\n<p>With Stellite baffles fully welded in a 17-4 PH stainless steel body, the Dead Air Sierra-5 is full-auto rated with no barrel length restrictions. And, yes, I fired a few mags of full-auto .223 through a 14.5-inch upper on the Xeno Sierra-5 and it shrugged it off like a champ.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532262\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-700x525.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532262\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114631-01-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Worth noting, the Xeno mount also didn\u2019t seize up. Once the suppressor stopped smoking and cooled down I was able to unscrew it \u2014 righty loosey! \u2014 from the flash hider without issue. It\u2019s clear that the taper section in front of the threads sealed up flawlessly and kept the threads perfectly clean.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, over the course of three or four full heat cycles across as many range sessions and one hunting trip, the Sierra-5 never came loose on me.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532268\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-700x468.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532268\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-700x468.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203002-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Last weekend both the machine gun and the Radian Model 1 accompanied a few friends and me out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LonesomeBoarAdventures\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lonesome Boar Adventures<\/span><\/a> in Mountain Home, Texas for some hunting. My buddy Peter chose to run the Radian most of the trip and he took a nice hog from about 140 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Out on the hunt, in a deer blind, and behind the ranch house, the Sierra-5 sounded great. For a compact suppressor it performs extremely well and it has a solid, pleasing tone to it with no high-pitched pinging like many 5.56 suppressors have. If it weren\u2019t for the supersonic crack of the projectile, the sound would be all low and dull and about as good as it gets.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532266\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-700x525.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532266\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115647-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Front caps are compatible with all of Dead Air\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/deadairsilencers.com\/shop\/?filter=true&amp;product_cat=rseries\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">R-Series caps<\/span><\/a> including their <a href=\"https:\/\/deadairsilencers.com\/product\/e-brake\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">E-Brake<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532260\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-700x524.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-696x521.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-1068x800.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-1920x1438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-561x420.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-560x419.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-700x524.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532260\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-700x524.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-700x524.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-2048x1534.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-696x521.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-1068x800.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-1920x1438.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-561x420.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220930_114455-01-560x419.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The flash hider front cap included with every Sierra-5 proved itself highly effective. In some slow-mo video I took at The Range Austin as well as out at Lonesome Boar Adventures shooting in near-dark conditions, no flash was visible.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532267\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-265x198.jpg 265w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-700x525.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532267\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220528_115645-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Apparently the Sierra-5\u2019s knurling is a topic of some debate, but I love it. I think it looks great, plus it stays looking great \u2014 much better than smooth Cerakote, which always looks dirty, scuffed, greasy, and uneven once you start using a silencer decently hard \u2014 and it provides truly fantastic grip on the silencer for removing and installing. Dead Air also says that the increased surface area improves and speeds up heat dissipation compared to their tests of the same silencer but without the knurling.<\/p>\n<p>One more benefit to the knurled texture: it better secures suppressor heat covers. As someone who has experienced a suppressor wrap walking off the front of a silencer quite a few times, this is a welcome touch.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532263\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-700x468.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-532263\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-700x468.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220618203057-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>A couple months and a couple hundred rounds later and I\u2019m a big fan of the Dead Air Sierra-5. It\u2019s everything you want in a hard-use, minimalistic AR-15 silencer and nothing you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>The Sierra-5 is compact, yet big enough to be quiet. It has no rate of fire or barrel length restrictions. It has the universal HUB (1.375\u00d724) mount size. It\u2019s quite modest in how it increases backpressure on a gun like my Radian, which does not have an adjustable gas system. The Sierra-5 also looks good and feels good in the hand. Plus it\u2019s backed by a solid warranty.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a dedicated .223\/5.56\/AR-15 silencer, the Dead Air Sierra-5 is a rock solid choice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specifications: Dead Air Sierra-5 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.silencershop.com\/dead-air-sierra-5-keymo-mount.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">KeyMo<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silencershop.com\/dead-air-sierra-5-xeno-mount.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Xeno<\/span><\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>CALIBER RATING:<\/strong> 5.56 NATO, 224 Valkyrie<br \/><strong>ENERGY RATING:<\/strong> 2200+ ft lbs<br \/><strong>BORE DIAMETER:<\/strong> 5.56mm<br \/><strong>LENGTH (NO ADAPTER):<\/strong> 4.87 inches<br \/><strong>LENGTH (W\/KEYMO):<\/strong> 6.27 inches<br \/><strong>LENGTH (W\/XENO):<\/strong> 5.72 inches<br \/><strong>DIAMETER:<\/strong> 1.5 inches<br \/><strong>WEIGHT (NO ADAPTER):<\/strong> 10.8 ounces<br \/><strong>WEIGHT (W\/KEYMO):<\/strong> 15.4 ounces<br \/><strong>WEIGHT (W\/XENO):<\/strong> 13.3 ounces<br \/><strong>MATERIALS:<\/strong> Stellite\u00ae baffles, stainless steel<br \/><strong>FINISH:<\/strong> Black Cerakote\u00ae<br \/><strong>USAGE:<\/strong> Ideal for heavy firing schedules<br \/><strong>BARREL RESTRICTIONS:<\/strong> None<br \/><strong>FULL AUTO RATED:<\/strong> Yes<br \/><strong>MSRP (KEYMO):<\/strong> $929 (much less <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silencershop.com\/dead-air-sierra-5-keymo-mount.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">via Silencer Shop<\/span><\/a>)<br \/><strong>MSRP (XENO):<\/strong> $859 (much less <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silencershop.com\/dead-air-sierra-5-xeno-mount.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">via Silencer Shop<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ratings (out of 5 stars):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall\u00a0 * * * * 1\/2<\/strong><br \/>I have no complaints. This is an absolutely fantastic AR-15 suppressor. While I\u2019m sure there\u2019s a reason this isn\u2019t the case, I\u2019m going to go ahead and say anyway that I\u2019d have given it 5 stars if it were tubeless. I.E. if the Stellite baffles were welded together and became their own tube, rather than doing a baffle stack with a tube over the top. It would, in theory, be lighter as well as quieter (more internal air volume). Yeah, I\u2019m grasping at straws to come up with some way it could be improved for that perfect rating.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/silencer-review-dead-air-sierra-5-5-56-nato-suppressor\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launched this spring at the NRA Show, Dead Air\u2019s 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-305","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reviews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}