Front Line Friday #15: Dead Air CT5P Review

A short, low back-pressure 5.56 suppressor purpose-built for duty rifles. Dead Air's CT5P makes a strong case that the best suppressor is the one you barely notice.

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Dead Air Made A Can In Best Millimeter

@BallisticAviation stops by the Dead Air booth to speak to Mike Pappas about their two newest suppressors, the RXD 910Ti and the Nomad Ti OTB, that further round out an already extensive lineup. These cans are designed to serve very different roles; one built around optimized 9mm pistol use with 10mm capability, meanwhile, the Nomad Ti OTB (Over The Barrel) is focused on taming big‑boy rifle cartridges in an ultralight, shorter configuration that helps keep long guns balanced.

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Front Line Friday #2: Why Patrol Rifles Should Be Suppressed

Hearing, comms, performance, and downstream liability all get better when the rifle is less abusive to everyone standing near it.

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Front Line Friday #1: The Reality Between Policy and Pavement

A weekly look at duty-grade gear, training, and decisions that have to work on your worst day—not just photograph well on someone else’s best day.

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TFB Review: Ruger Precision Rifle and Dead Air Silencers Collab

You don't often see suppressor companies and rifle manufacturers work in conjunction to create a system, but recently that's exactly what Ruger did with Dead Air Silencers. Together, they took a Ruger Precision Rifle and matched it with a brand new suppressor from Dead Air Silencers. I’ve had this new collaborative rifle for about six months now and can certainly talk about how it performed for me. Let's take a closer look at the Ruger Precision Rifle and Deadair Silencers collab.

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Silencer Saturday #401: RXD Suppressors Hands-On: What Ruger Got Right

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB's Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the Victra-12 shotgun suppressor. Last time, I covered the RXD collaboration from an industry perspective. This week, I want to talk about what actually happened when I took both suppressors to the range and what surprised me about their performance.

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