Thread: Which suppressor? DPT or Hardy?

Owned both. But I'll say DPT.

Dude DPT is where it’s at. Awesome design. Only a single hole to put a small piece of tape over and after a wet hunt unscrew it into two halves to air and dry out.

Open it every now and again to check it’s condition.

Awesome guys to deal with.

DPT, ordered one on Monday night, it arrived today (I think it is my 3rd DPT)

Darren is fantastic in terms of customer service.

DPT for sure

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I have 3 DPT's all came via Terminator Products including a slightly modified 35cal one as it needed a bigger hole (no fault of the suppressor just my barrel had a bigger hole than 35cal)
Would buy another DPT tomorrow if I needed one

DPT fan here. All my hunting rifles wear one and the customer service is 2nd to none.

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Originally Posted by 300_BLK

The testing you are referencing was conducted at Hardy Rifle Engineering, a detail that was left out of said document.

And done with out a hardy employee any where near the testing container.
Once you've compared the stealth to its competitors you will be a convert to!

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Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

The DPT is the only suppressor to get compared to a Hardy.

The stuff you hear/read on the internet about customer service or more appropriately lack of it from Hardy's isn't just internet hearsay, its a real thing, you don't have to ,look far to find it.

On top of all that Darren is a decent Bloke that will always stand behind his product

Crikey the boy from Tokoroa will love this pr. LOL. The only thing DPT has going for it is quality and reliability.

I love my dpt i also have an mae smaller but quite a bit heavyer than the dpt i have a couple of mates who have hardys and they are good aswell
Sweet fa difference between them suppresson wise you can only suppress a said rifle so much
So you need to go for the one that fits the bill for you
There are pros and cons to all of them for example mae compact but heavy
Dpt light but bulky fatness wise

Everything is a trade off just go for the one that suits your shooting style best

I prefer light waight and a slightly more bulky suppressor doesn’t bother me which is why If I brought another tomorrow id go dpt all day long

Everyone says DPTs customer service is all about Darren, what about that tall bloke with the funny accent that always greets you when you walk in, he’s not too bad

Hardy all the way

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If its DPT you need the SS first baffle, I had one on a 17 hornet and it munched the first baffle after about 400 Rounds? Maybe I expected to much? but Happy uses DPT all the time with the SS baffle and talking to him I think he in love with either Darren or Friwi, not really sure.
DPT are good guys to deal with.
Currently I have a Hardy on my 6.5, MAE on my 17HMR and Shultz and Larsen on my 204 and 223. The rest just hurt my ears!

Well I'm happy with my Hardy.
The shorter length is worth something to me. That's an extra 1" of Barrel I can keep. Shorter overhang has also got to be stronger when you bash it in the bush.
They have responded to all my emails and questions. I have brought 2 already and will be getting another shortly. Have not had any problems with mine to be fair. Gen 5 and Gen 5 Stealth.
I think that the talk of the DPT having an advantage in that you can strip it and clean them is somewhat of a red herring as the Hardy core is machined from a solid piece of metal so is inherently
more resistant to start with than a series of baffles.
Also should point out that I suspect that Hardy are more focused on their dealer sales that 1 off cash customers, And that's a sensible business decision, deal with 1 man and make 1 sale or make 20 sales at a lower margin. Volume brings down manufacturing costs.

Re the DB scale. An increase of 3Db equals doubling of sound intensity (acoustic energy). A +10 dB increase is the level of twice the perceived volume or twice as loud (loudness) in psychoacoustics − mostly sensed. (Asked Google)

Originally Posted by Maca49

If its DPT you need the SS first baffle, I had one on a 17 hornet and it munched the first baffle after about 400 Rounds?

That's interesting Maca. It's for a hunting rifle, so after initial setup, I won't get through that many rounds. Go for the SS baffle?