Hopefully this video helps some folks who are trying to decide which can to get. It's not perfect, nor am I the best at anything, but I'm doing what I can, with what I got. And that's more to say than a lot of folks out there these days...
If you like what you see... Please go to the video (on YouTube) and hit the like button, subscribe, share it with others, and feel free to post it and share it on your other social media platforms.
Also, all my details, thoughts, opinions, and impressions are always in the description boxes. But I will post them here as well.
Thanks!
In this video I am testing the sound (Volume & Tone) differences of my Dead Air Sandman-S MIL-Contract suppressor with my brand new Dead Air Nomad-LT (all titanium) suppressor. I'm shooting it on my custom built 16" .300 Blackout using some of my handloaded 220gr. subsonic ammo. I'm not necessarily aiming to hit the gong @ 200 yards, but a few shots do. I also alternate some, on purpose, to hear the dirt impact vs. the gong plate sound so you can hear just how quiet they are. And YES, I left the last dry-fire in there on purpose so you can hear just how quiet the Nomad-LT actually is compared to a shot. Literally, the only noise you hear is the action cycling, and the gasses from the ejection port.
One BIG thing to note, is that (in person) the Sandman-S is noticeably louder than the Nomad-LT, so the microphone's volume does actually clip when the shots go off with the Sandman. And the Nomad-LT is so incredibly quiet, you really only hear the action cycling, and the port noise from the gun, so it does NOT cause the microphone to have sound-clipping. You can tell this by how the fan sounds in the background. The fan gets quieter and louder with the Sandman-S suppressor being shot, but you hear it at the same exact volume with the Nomad-LT. So in the video the Sandman-S might sound the same volume as the Nomad-LT, but that's only due to the microphone clipping when a shot goes off because it is noticeably louder than the Nomad-LT.
My takeaways...
I love both cans, and they both serve their own unique roll in my collection. With Subsonics in a .300 BLK, BOTH suppressors are amazingly quiet. When it comes to shooting groups, my .300 BLK AR actually prefers the Sandman-S... Maybe it's a weight/harmonics thing?. But on my precision and bolt-action rifles, the Nomad-LT seems to not affect the groups at all, but it is MUCH quieter than the Sandman-S.
As far as the "tone" of them... The heavier solid Stellite baffles and 17-4ph stainless steel tube of the Sandman-S gives it a VERY deep and chunky tone...It sounds great on the AR's in all calibers, both subs and supers. The Nomad-LT being solid titanium and very lightweight, has a slightly higher-pitched tone to it (titanium vs. stainless/stellite). It still has a great tone, and sounds amazing on bolt-actions because of how much of a DB reduction is provides. It's totally hearing-safe with supersonics. I can shoot it all day, and still not have it trigger my tinnitus.
Overall volume and DB reduction... The Sandman-S is extremely quiet for a 6.8" suppressor. And it's definitely hearing-safe with .300 BLK subsonics. But in DB reduction, the Nomad-LT wins, hands-down. It's the quietest suppressor I've ever shot, and one of the quietest I've heard to date...In person. I can't wait to hunt with it. But, if you are wanting to use it mostly on an AR platform, or semi-auto rifle, the all-stainless Nomad-30 or Nomad-L would be a much better fit, because they can handle some hard-use, and rapid firing schedules, whereas, the Nomad-Ti and Nomad-LT are not made for that. They are made for the precision shooter/hunter, where you shoot 5 shot groups (at most), and then let it completely cool down. It's just the nature of the titanium beast... For SBR's, 5.56 (under 14.5"), full-auto/rapid fire, and things like that...Stainless steel, Stellite, marraiging alloy, and Inconel are your go-to metals they will be your strongest suppressors with full-auto and SBR ratings.
In the future (Fall, Winter, Spring when it's not 90º-100º+ outside) I will get some open-air sound videos so it cuts down on the echo of being inside an enclosed area, and sounds more realistic to what you will hear outdoors and while hunting.
If you like what you see... Please go to the video (on YouTube) and hit the like button, subscribe, share it with others, and feel free to post it and share it on your other social media platforms.
Also, all my details, thoughts, opinions, and impressions are always in the description boxes. But I will post them here as well.
Thanks!
In this video I am testing the sound (Volume & Tone) differences of my Dead Air Sandman-S MIL-Contract suppressor with my brand new Dead Air Nomad-LT (all titanium) suppressor. I'm shooting it on my custom built 16" .300 Blackout using some of my handloaded 220gr. subsonic ammo. I'm not necessarily aiming to hit the gong @ 200 yards, but a few shots do. I also alternate some, on purpose, to hear the dirt impact vs. the gong plate sound so you can hear just how quiet they are. And YES, I left the last dry-fire in there on purpose so you can hear just how quiet the Nomad-LT actually is compared to a shot. Literally, the only noise you hear is the action cycling, and the gasses from the ejection port.
One BIG thing to note, is that (in person) the Sandman-S is noticeably louder than the Nomad-LT, so the microphone's volume does actually clip when the shots go off with the Sandman. And the Nomad-LT is so incredibly quiet, you really only hear the action cycling, and the port noise from the gun, so it does NOT cause the microphone to have sound-clipping. You can tell this by how the fan sounds in the background. The fan gets quieter and louder with the Sandman-S suppressor being shot, but you hear it at the same exact volume with the Nomad-LT. So in the video the Sandman-S might sound the same volume as the Nomad-LT, but that's only due to the microphone clipping when a shot goes off because it is noticeably louder than the Nomad-LT.
My takeaways...
I love both cans, and they both serve their own unique roll in my collection. With Subsonics in a .300 BLK, BOTH suppressors are amazingly quiet. When it comes to shooting groups, my .300 BLK AR actually prefers the Sandman-S... Maybe it's a weight/harmonics thing?. But on my precision and bolt-action rifles, the Nomad-LT seems to not affect the groups at all, but it is MUCH quieter than the Sandman-S.
As far as the "tone" of them... The heavier solid Stellite baffles and 17-4ph stainless steel tube of the Sandman-S gives it a VERY deep and chunky tone...It sounds great on the AR's in all calibers, both subs and supers. The Nomad-LT being solid titanium and very lightweight, has a slightly higher-pitched tone to it (titanium vs. stainless/stellite). It still has a great tone, and sounds amazing on bolt-actions because of how much of a DB reduction is provides. It's totally hearing-safe with supersonics. I can shoot it all day, and still not have it trigger my tinnitus.
Overall volume and DB reduction... The Sandman-S is extremely quiet for a 6.8" suppressor. And it's definitely hearing-safe with .300 BLK subsonics. But in DB reduction, the Nomad-LT wins, hands-down. It's the quietest suppressor I've ever shot, and one of the quietest I've heard to date...In person. I can't wait to hunt with it. But, if you are wanting to use it mostly on an AR platform, or semi-auto rifle, the all-stainless Nomad-30 or Nomad-L would be a much better fit, because they can handle some hard-use, and rapid firing schedules, whereas, the Nomad-Ti and Nomad-LT are not made for that. They are made for the precision shooter/hunter, where you shoot 5 shot groups (at most), and then let it completely cool down. It's just the nature of the titanium beast... For SBR's, 5.56 (under 14.5"), full-auto/rapid fire, and things like that...Stainless steel, Stellite, marraiging alloy, and Inconel are your go-to metals they will be your strongest suppressors with full-auto and SBR ratings.
In the future (Fall, Winter, Spring when it's not 90º-100º+ outside) I will get some open-air sound videos so it cuts down on the echo of being inside an enclosed area, and sounds more realistic to what you will hear outdoors and while hunting.