Shooting suppressed is the ONLY way to go these days. People can actually get visibly upset when people aren’t shooting suppressed at the range. When looking for a suppressor, I ask myself “what is this suppressor for?” Range time? Hunting? Inside of a vehicle/shoot house? There is no such thing as a suppressor that simply does it all, but the Elevated Silence DURA HD 556 is pretty darn close. The first thing you’ll notice is the weight of it. It is pretty heavy, but to be honest, I have been running mine on a 16” gas gun and the weight is honestly not that noticeable. What IS noticeable is the little amount of gas you get in your face. If you’ve shot suppressed much at all, you know what I’m talking about. With some suppressors, you get so much gas blowback that it’s hard to shoot more than a few shots at the time. The DURA HD 556 makes shooting with a can so much more enjoyable. The main point of shooting suppressed is to mitigate sound. This can does a great job of that. I just spent the weekend shooting prairie dogs out west, and my buddy made the comment that this suppressor is pretty darn quiet compared to others we’ve used before. Finally, people are always worried about getting their suppressor too hot, which with other manufacturers that’s a valid point. With the DURA HD 556 you honestly don’t have to worry about it. When testing, we heated it to red hot by dumping 8-10 mags through it and didn’t have a single baffle strike. Once it cooled, we inspected it and saw zero damage, we then went back to shooting and it worked just as well as when we started. I’ve used and tested quite a few different suppressors and I can truly say that the Elevated Silence DURA HD 556 is the best of the best.

I love the Dura HD. I have only had this suppressor for a few months so I only have several hundred rounds through it currently. I am left handed and have this on a DI pistol (I’ve also shot it on a rifle). I do not have an adjustable gas system on either of these. On my hosts, I have not had any malfunctions, I do not notice a crazy amount of blow back (remember I’m left handed), and do not have a zero shift on either weapon. Elevated Silence is great. I can’t wait to see what they come up with next.