Dead Air Silencers Mojave 45: Suppressor Review

Low back pressure and excellent sound performance come from this 3D printed titanium suppressor. Here's a full review.

August 22, 2025 By D. Faubion

Unless you’ve been stuck on the International Space Station, you know that suppressors are the hottest-selling firearm accessory in the universe. The main reason is due to the transfer times. Unlike the past, when BATFE approval required an orbit around the sun, in 2025 you can buy a suppressor on Monday and be shooting it before the end of the week. It’s an exciting time for suppressor users, but it’s hard to keep up with all the new product releases.

Speaking of new suppressors, the most recent offering from Dead Air Silencers is the Mojave 45. According to Dead Air owner Mike Pappas, the Mojave 45 is a versatile and modular suppressor that works on everything from pistol cartridges to include certain rifle rounds.

“We designed the Mojave 45 primarily for handgun shooters,” said Pappas. “You can run it on a 9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP or 10mm, but it also works great on PCCs, submachineguns, lever-actions and bolt-guns chambered in cartridges with small powder volumes and a larger bore. The Mojave 45 will handle subsonic and supersonic .300 BLK, as well as lever-guns chambered in .38 Special, .357 Magnum, .44 Special, .44 Magnum, and .45 Colt if the barrel is longer than 16 inches.”

gaad-da-mojave-45-02-1200x800 — The Mojave 45 utalizes Dead Air’s 3D-printed Triskelion baffles, which greatly reduce backpressure while shooting. (Photo by Mark Fingar)

At the heart of the versatile suppressor are titanium-printed Triskelion baffles. According to Pappas, these were designed to minimize backpressure.

“The new Mojave 45 is 3D-printed from Grade 5 titanium,” said Pappas. “The reason we did this was to achieve lower backpressure with the Triskelion baffles. Sometimes, however, manufacturers get too caught up in ultra-low backpressure and sacrifice sound performance. What’s the point of low backpressure if you have to wear hearing protection?”

gaad-da-mojave-45-03-1200x800 — Greater length offers greater sound suppression, but it makes firearms less wieldy. The modular design of the Mojave 45 gives end-users the choice of length versus sound suppression, depending on the needs of the day. (Photo by Mark Fingar)

To minimize noise, the Mojave 45 is a hybrid design. Pappas and his team accomplished this by using Triskelion as well as standard cone baffles.

“Most people hear low backpressure and think loud,” said Pappas. “The Mojave 45 isn’t loud. It has excellent sound performance. To accomplish this, we paired the Triskelion low-backpressure baffles with standard cone baffles at the end to minimize noise.”

gaad-da-mojave-45-04-1200x800 — To operate on a semiautomatic handgun, the Mojave 45 includes a PB500 booster assembly. This can be removed for use on fixed-barrel firearms, to include use on some rifles chambered for .300 Blackout. (Photo by Mark Fingar)

The Mojave 45 is also modular. For maximum sound reduction, run it in the full-length configuration. To shave length, the front module is removable. Replace the endcap on the suppressor body for a 30-percent shorter suppressor.

From Dead Air Silencers, the Mojave 45 ships with a .578-28 threaded piston and PB500 booster assembly for use with semiautomatic pistols. However, you can swap this out with Dead Air’s standard P-Series fixed mounts and adaptors — such as KeyMicro, 3-lug and P-Series Xeno — to run it on a host of fixed-barrel firearms.

gaad-da-mojave-45-05-1200x800 — Both the main body and the forward removable section are 3D printed. The main body is Triskelion and the forward section is a K-baffle design. (Photo by Mark Fingar)

Clearly, the Mojave 45 is a capable suppressor. It works on pistols, carbines, and submachineguns in cartridges ranging 9mm to .45 Colt. In addition, the suppressor combines low backpressure with quiet performance. According to Dead Air Silencers’ Engineer Everett Williams, this was made possible by the marvels of 3D printing.

“Titanium printing has its limitations that people don’t often talk about,” said Williams. “Just because you can print something doesn’t mean you should. When done right, however, it can be amazing. This is how we can get low backpressure but excellent sound performance with the Mojave 45 suppressor.”