AllOutdoor Review: Dead Air Sandman X

As hunters, sportsmen, and outdoorsmen, we are sometimes trying to find instruments that can make a searching expertise extra fulfilling or profitable. This was evident within the Dead Air Nomad Ti XC .30 Cal Silencer evaluation shared with you again in April. That silencer was impeccably mild and nice for searching, however was one thing you don’t need to abuse. So, that begs the query: what if you’d like a silencer that you simply can abuse? Full-auto hearth and chuck it down a mountain kind of abuse. Then, you need to take a protracted, discerning take a look at the Sandman X in line with Lifeless Air. So, on this AllOutdoor Evaluation, we’re going to try the Dead Air Sandman X .30 cal silencer in a Black Cerakote end to see if this silencer is the considered one of our damaging desires. Let’s dive in!

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Specs – Lifeless Air Sandman X .30 Cal Silencer

The Dead Air Sandman X .30 cal silencer can really be bought in considered one of 2 doable colorways – Black or Flat Darkish Earth (FDE) Cerakote – and also you even have your selection of Keymo or Xeno mount choices. The MSRP for Keymo variations (Black or FDE) is ready at $1,059.99 whereas Xeno choices will run you $999.99. All the specs for the Sandman X may be learn under as introduced by Lifeless Air:

Silencer Class: Rifle Silencers
Caliber Score: .300 RUM
Power Score: 4,200 Ft-Lbs
Bore Diameter: .30 caliber
Size: 6.4”(Xeno) | 6.9”(Keymo)
Diameter: 1.65″

Weight: 14.5 oz (Xeno) | 16.8 oz (Keymo)
Supplies: 3D Printed from Haynes® 282
End: Black or Flat Darkish Earth (FDE) Excessive Temp Cerakote®
Utilization: Skilled-grade heavy-duty use
Barrel Restrictions: None
Full Auto Rated: Sure

As alluded to earlier, there are 4 potential mixtures of silencers you would get for your self based mostly on the end and mounting possibility you choose. All 4 of these selections are listed under:

Xeno Mount, Black | SMXXNBLK
Xeno Mount, FDE | SMXXNFDE
Keymo Mount, Black | SMXKMBLK
Keymo Mount, FDE | SMXKMFDE

A Phrase from Lifeless Air on the brand new Sandman X .30 Cal Silencer

Sandman X
The Sandman X is the head of Lifeless Air’s unwavering dedication to efficiency and an evolution to the venerable Sandman line. The Sandman X incorporates many years of analysis to offer customers essentially the most pleasurable taking pictures expertise doable by optimizing sound, balancing backpressure, and eliminating flash to extend efficiency for semi-automatic and bolt motion rifles alike.

What’s the Upsell? What’s the 30 Second Elevator Pitch?

There are quite a few high quality silencers out within the market, and Lifeless Air makes numerous them. So, why purchase the Sandman X? What’s the upsell? What’s the 30-second elevator pitch for somebody to dive in on this one? For me, it boils down to three details for anybody who’s in search of a hard-use suppressor:

Skilled-Grade Heavy-Obligation Use: no matter kind of debauchery and gun vary abuse you and your boys can prepare dinner up, this silencer can deal with it (and, then some).
Hub Mount Suitable – Regardless of the way you jive – Keymo or Xeno – with an trade normal Hub Mount system, you may hook this silencer as much as your firearms nonetheless you like to play.
3D Printed from Haynes® 282: with the developments and know-how allowed by 3D printing, the inner geometry of the baffles, and this silencer as a complete, is one thing that might by no means be welded collectively by human fingers.

What’s within the Field?

One of the crucial frequent and recurring questions I obtain reviewing firearms and their associated merchandise is, “what’s within the field?” Which means, what do you all get along with your buy. That is essential as a result of what you do, and don’t get, will dictate what kind of equipment you want to moreover purchase relying on what you need your end-product or weapon system to appear to be. All this being mentioned, that is every part that you’ll obtain with a Keymo Sandman X, which is the variant we’re reviewing right here in the present day:

Included within the Field

Keymo Adapter
TL Software Pack
5/8″ x 24 TPI, KeyMicro Flash Hider

Discipline Use – Lifeless Air Sandman X .30 Cal Silencer

So, how did this silencer carry out out on the vary?… I mounted this silencer to my tried-and-true Springfield Armory Mannequin 2020 Waypoint chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor for testing. Being that I opted for the Keymo model within the Black Cerakote colorway, I merely wanted to pop off the manufacturing facility muzzle brake that comes with the Mannequin 2020 Waypoint and hand spin on the 5/8″ x 24 TPI, KeyMicro Flash Hider. Then, I might quick-attach the Sandman X.

For an additional layer of assuredness whereas testing, I did apply a wrench to it that’s provided with the silencer and simply gave it the light ugga-dugga therapy to make sure every part was tight.

Subsequent, it was time to ship some rounds down vary to see how the silencer would possibly have an effect on accuracy. For the testing of this silencer, I used some new Nosler Whitetail Country Ammunition. So, an amazing thanks is with the intention to Nosler for supporting this evaluation with a few of their high quality ammunition. In testing, I used to be firing recent Nosler Whitetail Nation ammo and I used to be capable of obtain teams anyplace from 1/4″ to three/4″ once I was solely taking pictures for group measurement. Even once I carried out a monitoring testing on my silencer and optic, I acquired teams of loosely 1″ in measurement – nonetheless very respectable.

So far as noise suppression, this silencer was very constant regarding the report, or pop, that you’d hear. Your 1st or fifth shot sounded the identical. I discovered that attention-grabbing. There wasn’t actually a big “first spherical pop,” which may typically occur to silencers as they replenish with gasoline for the primary time.

Additionally, the Sandman X did an ideal job of eliminating flash. Since this silencer is full-auto rated, the flash discount didn’t shock me. I discovered this to be very useful since you weren’t briefly blinded from a gust of flame when you’re attempting to trace your shot heading in the right direction.

Whereas a bolt gun like my Mannequin 2020 Waypoint isn’t going to do a lot to check the full-auto ranking of this silencer, I did witness that it had little to no mirage for somebody working a bolt-action as quick as you may.

It additionally naturally cooled shortly. Inside most likely 2 minutes of ending firing, I might take away the silencer by hand. Fairly spectacular!

Whereas I’m a bit old fashioned that I historically solely like direct thread silencers, I did admire the short capabilities of the Keymo system. I don’t know that I’m a ‘convert’ simply but, however I undoubtedly see the upsides and appreciated it throughout the testing of the Sandman X.

Whereas this silencer does weigh greater than most that I’ve reviewed up to now based mostly off of the sheer numbers, it was troublesome to ‘really feel’ that distinction in motion. When I’m hoisting a ~12 Lb rifle that’s all kitted out to my liking, what actually is the distinction between an 4-6 ounces right here or there? What I’m actually saying is that this silencer felt loads lighter than what the spec sheet implies.

Last Ideas

So, what are my remaining ideas on the Dead Air Sandman X .30 cal silencer in a Black Cerakote end?… Total, this silencer performs precisely as its billed to be: hard-use, handy Keymo attachment, and a more-than-clever geometry internally. Whereas all of us won’t be searching down a full-auto rated silencer that’s as battle-tested as this – if you happen to, in actual fact, are – then, this one is it. At an MSRP of $1,059 for the Keymo model that we examined right here, it’s not overly costly and it flatly outperformed my expectations.

In closing, I need to say thanks to Dead Air for permitting AllOutdoor and myself the chance to check out their Dead Air Sandman X .30 cal silencer in a Black Cerakote end. That’s drastically appreciated. Additionally, we wish to know what all of you guys and gals assume? Do you consider that the Dead Air Sandman X .30 cal silencer in a Black Cerakote end is one thing price spending your cash on? Would you are taking one with you whereas out on a western hunt? Deploy one whereas taking pictures a contest? High off a house protection rifle with one? As all the time, tell us your entire ideas about Dead Air and their new Sandman X .30 cal silencer within the Feedback under! We all the time admire your suggestions.

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