We got our hands on Dead Air’s new Sandman X, and we wanted to see what it could actually do.

Dead Air designed the Sandman X as a hard-use .30-caliber suppressor, but this one brings some meaningful changes to the Sandman platform. It uses a 3D-printed Haynes 282 construction and Dead Air’s Triskelion Gas Management System, designed to manage back pressure while keeping the suppressor compact and durable.

It’s rated for everything from 5.56 NATO and 7.62 NATO up through .300 RUM, with no barrel-length restrictions and full-auto capability. On paper, that gives the Sandman X plenty of range. But specs only tell you so much.

Here’s a quick look at what the Sandman X brings to the table:

So, how does all of that translate to the range?

We put the Sandman X to work on three different rifles and spent two months getting a feel for how it handled recoil, muzzle blast and gas. Now, you can see exactly how it performed for us.

Want the full breakdown? We took a closer look at the Sandman X, from its construction and mounting system to what we saw during our range testing ⬇️