Veil suppressor mounted on rifle, backlit by fire

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01 / Veil · 5.56 Duty

The quiet
you can carry.

131.9 dB at the muzzle. Under the 140 dB hearing-safe threshold — and 12–15 dB below what the biggest names in duty 5.56 publish. Built to work on the tenth magazine.

Suppressed dB

131.9dB

Reduction

37.6dB

Weight

10.8oz

MSRP

$1,249

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01 · The Brief

A 5.56 can that doesn't ask you to slow down — or lie about what it is.

Veil is our duty-cycle 5.56. Not a range toy, not a competition-only can — a suppressor built for the day where the string never really ends. Short enough to keep your handling. Light enough to keep your hit rate. Quiet enough that the man across the doorway isn't sure where you are.

Every number on this page came from our January 2026 testing on a 16″ direct-impingement rifle, published with a ±2 dB caveat because that's what honesty sounds like. We didn't build Veil to win a hero-round demo — we built it to work on the tenth magazine.

The Number

131.9dB

Suppressed sound level at the muzzle, 5.56 NATO from a 16″ direct-impingement rifle — under the commonly cited 140 dB hearing-safe threshold for impulse noise. That's 37.6 dB of reduction against a ~169.5 dB unsuppressed baseline. Every serialized Veil ships with the published data sheet in the box.

Under 140 dB · Hearing-safe threshold

Method · One meter left of muzzle · ±2 dB atmospheric variance · Growing database

Head-to-Head · 5.56 NATO

The suppressed number.
Measured, dated, published.

How to read this chart · Bars show absolute suppressed sound level at the muzzle. Shorter is quieter. The blue line marks the commonly cited 140 dB hearing-safe threshold for impulse noise — Veil sits under it.

Echo Trace Veil 10.8 oz · 6.9 in · this page

131.9dB

Echo Trace Cloak Sister 5.56 · Extreme Duty

131.8dB

Suppressed dB · Lower is quieter

120

130

140 · threshold

150

Source & Method Echo Trace figures from our January 2026 testing — 16″ direct-impingement 5.56 rifle, one meter left of muzzle, ±2 dB atmospheric variance. Same rifle, same meter, same day, same lot of ammo for every measurement.

02 · Specification

Every number,
in one place.

Serial-tracked · Lifetime warranty
Aberdeen, North Carolina
SOT / Type 07 FFL

Sound

Suppressed Sound Level131.9 dB

Peak Reduction37.6 dB

Test Host16″ 5.56 NATO DI

Unsuppressed Baseline~169.5 dB

Method1m left of muzzle · ±2 dB

First-Round BehaviorConsistent shot-to-shot

Physical

Length6.9 in

Weight10.8 oz

Diameter1.8 in

Body MaterialTitanium

ArchitectureTriangular baffles · Gas tube venting

FinishPVD/DLC coating · BLK or FDE

Mount & Fire Rating

Mount StandardHUB (1 3/8-24)

Fire RatingAuto rated at 11.5″ (Mk-18 standard)

Cyclic NotesSOCOM tested · 7 tables · destruction testing complete (Feb 2026)

Rated Caliber5.56 NATO

Warranty & Origin

SerializedBody carries the ATF engravings

WarrantyLifetime, original owner

Upgrade ProgramEligible — see below

OriginMade in Aberdeen, NC

Down-barrel view of Veil suppressor muzzle

03 · Engineering

Triangular baffles,
refined to a standard.

Triangular baffles aren't new. Ours are dialed in. Veil's baffle cavities are 3D pyramids — distributing blast force across three planes instead of trying to hold a curve. Combined with gas tube venting, erosion drops to a fraction of traditional rates. Same 5.56 can that quiets your rifle also outlasts it.

External gas tubes vent the entrance chamber — the loudest, highest-pressure zone in any suppressor — into holding chambers that redirect flow against the primary gas movement. The result on paper is 131.9 dB at the muzzle, 37.6 dB of reduction on a 16″ DI 5.56. The result in your hand is a suppressor that just works, mag after mag.

Triangular pyramid baffle geometry — three-plane force distribution, refined to a standard
Gas tube venting — external tubes bleed the loudest chamber into holding volumes
Semi-modular — primary baffle threads rigidly to the body for easy service and upgrade over the life of the can
Titanium body, HUB threading, direct-thread ½-28 adapter included
Two-piece body/core — serialized body stays, core gets serviced

04 · Cutaway

See through it.

X-Ray · Cutaway

Component Index

HUB mount

Industry-standard HUB threading (1 3/8-24) on the titanium body. Compatible with every direct-thread, muzzle-brake, and flash-hider mount from every major manufacturer. Direct-thread ½-28 adapter included in the box.

Mechanical lock

Copper-lined interface that binds body to core. Torqued to spec by an authorized technician — not user-serviceable in the field.

Serialized body

The ATF-marked half. Carries the serial, caliber, and manufacturer engraving. Stays with the owner for life.

Serviceable core

Baffles, gas paths, end cap. Non-serialized. Refreshed or upgraded through the dealer — no new paperwork.

End cap

Muzzle-side flow control. First-blast surface. Replaced during a core service if worn.

04 · Upgrade Program

Keep the body.
Refresh the core.

The serialized body of a suppressor is the part the government tracks. Everything else — baffles, blast baffle, end cap — is service hardware. Most brands ship you a new can when the internals fatigue. We don't. Send the Veil back, keep your serial, and get a fresh core for a fraction of a new suppressor.

STEP 01
Register the serial Your Veil is registered when it leaves Aberdeen. No paperwork on your end to be eligible.
STEP 02
Send it back through your FFL All service traffic routes through a licensed FFL, same as the original transfer. Federal law, and we agree with it.
STEP 03
Get a new core, keep your paperwork New baffle stack, blast baffle, and end cap. Same serial. Same NFA paperwork. Serviced and function-tested before we ship it home.

Full Upgrade Program details →

Take Veil home.
Backed for life.

Pay today. Pick your FFL at checkout. We ship the can to your dealer, they file the Form 4 with you, and it's yours after ATF approval — covered by our lifetime warranty and serviceable-core program from day one.

Finish

The quietyou can carry.

A 5.56 can that doesn't ask you to slow down — or lie about what it is.

The suppressed number.Measured, dated, published.

Every number,in one place.

Sound

Physical

Mount & Fire Rating

Warranty & Origin

Triangular baffles,refined to a standard.

See through it.

HUB mount

Mechanical lock

Serialized body

Serviceable core

End cap

Made to work,shown working.

Keep the body.Refresh the core.

Take Veil home.Backed for life.

Same standard.Different jobs.

The quiet
you can carry.

The suppressed number.
Measured, dated, published.

Every number,
in one place.

Triangular baffles,
refined to a standard.

Made to work,
shown working.

Keep the body.
Refresh the core.

Take Veil home.
Backed for life.

Same standard.
Different jobs.