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5.56 Rifle

Stealth Additive Works Tisha

5.56 suppressor

Stealth Additive Works Tisha suppressor

Sound

120.27

LIAeq100ms (dB)

Shooter's ear · 14.5" AR-15 · 5.56 Lake City M193

Backpressure

Not yet tested

Metric TBD

Stand-in — not yet defined

Flash

Not yet tested

Metric TBD

Stand-in — not yet defined

SPECS ON THE BOX

Showing specs for: Tisha Inconel

Manufacturer

MakeStealth Additive WorksModelTishaDesign Caliber5.56Country of ManufactureUSA -UT

Features

Caliber Range5.56BackpressureLowMount TypeHubRear Thread1.375×24 (HUB)Included MountPlan-B and Muzzle DeviceMount RemovableYesUser ServiceableNoFull-Auto RatedYes

Construction

MaterialInconelManufacturing Method3D PrintedFinishCerakoteWeight15 ozLength4.1"Outer Diameter2.1"

SCOUT REPORT

About this Suppressor

SilencerScout Sound Test

Our core performance metric. If this is your first time exploring our data, read our sound metering methodology to understand what these numbers are telling you. Every configuration is metered at two positions and both are shown side by side: SE (shooter's ear) and ML (muzzle, left side). Metered July 22, 2026.

A gunshot recorded on a sound meter is a pressure curve that spikes and decays over milliseconds. Peak decibels captures only the tallest point on that curve, ignoring how long the pressure stays elevated and which frequencies carry the energy. LIAeq100ms takes the whole curve, applies an A-weighting filter to approximate how the human ear responds across frequencies, then integrates the impulse energy over a fixed 100-millisecond window. The result is a single number: the level of a steady, continuous sound that would deliver the same A-weighted energy to your ear. LIAeq100ms is our leading metric. Peak decibels and impulse are shown alongside it for context.

5.56 Lake City M193 — AR-15 barrel-length sweep

Metric10.5" AR-155.56 Lake City M19314.5" AR-155.56 Lake City M19318" AR-155.56 Lake City M193
SEMLSEMLSEML
LIAeq100ms (dB)118.66111.96120.27111.19Not yet testedNot yet tested
Peak (dB)149.83143.55150.78141Not yet testedNot yet tested
Peak (dBA)147.49138.97141.9138.67Not yet testedNot yet tested
Impulse (Pa·ms)53.3553.5382.2743.74Not yet testedNot yet tested
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The AR-15 hosts used for the 5.56 barrel-length sweep

Results

Good

About the Test Platform

Suppressors are tested across a full range of barrel lengths and gas systems. See our article on the test platforms for full detail behind our test configurations.

The AR-15 hosts behind our 5.56 tests — write-up not yet published.

First Round Pop

On the first shot, unburnt propellant mixes with the oxygen sitting inside the suppressor and burns a second time in the can. That secondary combustion often makes the round louder than the ones behind it. Once that oxygen is burnt off, follow-up shots settle into a quieter, steadier number. This is commonly called first round pop, or FRP. Because a hunter, marksman or defensive shooter may only ever fire one or two rounds, we isolate the first-round data rather than bury it in the average, and present it here. The magnitude of first round pop varies substantially across designs.

Shooter's ear · LIAeq100ms (dB)

HostFirst roundSubsequentPop
10.5" AR-155.56 Lake City M193118.89118.66+0.23
14.5" AR-155.56 Lake City M193121.15120.27+0.88
18" AR-155.56 Lake City M193Not yet testedNot yet testedNot yet tested

Interesting Metrics

Raw dB reduction ignores what the reduction cost you. These ratios divide it by the three things you actually carry: weight, length, and the internal volume the design needs to do its work. Two cans that meter alike but weigh half an ounce apart stop reading as equals.

14.5" AR-15 · 5.56 Lake City M193 · shooter's ear · 15.97 dB reduction

dB reductionValue
Per ouncedB/oz1.06
Per inchdB/in3.9
Per cubic inchdB/in³ · estimated volume1.33

Tuning overhead

This metric captures the tuning overhead of the suppressor when paired with sound-mitigating part choices. A valuable metric for understanding what overhead you, the end user, have to push the performance envelope. Both rows are the same barrel and the same load. Only the parts used change.

How we tuned

Not yet tested — the parts and settings we tuned this host with are published here once this suppressor runs the battery.

Metric14.5" AR-155.56 Lake City M19314.5" AR-15 Tuned5.56 Lake City M193DifferenceTuned − untuned
SEMLSEMLSEML
LIAeq100ms (dB)120.27111.19Not yet testedNot yet testedNot yet testedNot yet tested
Peak (dB)150.78141Not yet testedNot yet testedNot yet testedNot yet tested
Peak (dBA)141.9138.67Not yet testedNot yet testedNot yet testedNot yet tested
Impulse (Pa·ms)82.2743.74Not yet testedNot yet testedNot yet testedNot yet tested
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The 14.5" AR-15 host used for the 5.56 tuning comparison

Ammo test

Metric14.5" AR-155.56 Lake City M19314.5" AR-155.56 Lake City M85514.5" AR-155.56 Black Hills OTM 77gr
SEMLSEMLSEML
LIAeq100ms (dB)120.27111.19119.57109.82119.3109.68
Peak (dB)150.78141149.93140.81150.56140.46
Peak (dBA)141.9138.67140.46138.32141.32137.83
Impulse (Pa·ms)82.2743.7485.1943.5981.637.46
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A 5.56 Lake City M193 cartridge
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A 5.56 Lake City M855 cartridge
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A 5.56 Black Hills 77gr OTM cartridge
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