Torch 7.62 vs. DUTY 5.56: Which LPM Suppressor for Your AR?

Both of these silencers are built for gas-operated rifles, where gas to the face and back pressure matter as much as muzzle sound. They solve that problem at two different price points. Here is how they compare and who each one is for.

Quick answer

• Choose the Torch 7.62 if you run more than one AR upper (5.56, 300 Blackout, 6 ARC, 7.62x39), shoot very short barrels, or want the least gas in your face and the softest recoil impulse.
• Choose the DUTY 5.56 if the silencer will live on one 5.56 rifle and you want a smaller, lighter, lower-cost silencer.

Specs side by side

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How the Torch 7.62 handles gas

The Torch 7.62 uses a pressure-staged design. It handles the very high initial gas flow to reduce bolt speed and port pop, then restricts gas in a controlled way for heat transfer and muzzle suppression. The result is a softer recoil impulse and less signature for the shooter and anyone nearby. High temperature Inconel 718 and a two-stage end cap that minimizes flash make it a hard-use silencer. It covers subsonic 300 Blackout through 5.56, 6 ARC, and 7.62x39 SBRs, and it has no minimum barrel length.

How the DUTY 5.56 handles gas

The DUTY 5.56 is a simplified version of our Torch 5.56/6mm. Simplifying it brought the price down to $595 and the size down to 5.1" and 11.7 oz. The trade is slightly more back pressure and gas blowback than the Torch 5.56/6mm, so we recommend tuning your host rifle. It still delivers high signature reduction for shooters and bystanders, with a high level of muzzle sound suppression.

One note: we recommend against the CAT SPOOKY 1 flash hider with the DUTY. In our testing it caused premature baffle wear and extra flash out of the silencer. No other muzzle device we have tested has done this.

Mounting on a 1/2-28 AR-15

1/2-28 is the AR-15 standard. The DUTY ships with a 1/2-28 Ti Direct Thread Adapter, so it is ready to go. The direct thread Torch 7.62 ships with a 5/8-24 adapter, the most common thread on 300 Blackout, 6 ARC, and 7.62x39 AR barrels. For a 1/2-28 barrel, add a 1/2-28 Ti Direct Thread Adapter, or get the Torch 7.62 QD kit, which includes a 1/2-28 Eclipse flash hider and a 5/8-24 Liberty Bell brake so you can set up two rifles. Not sure what your barrel has? Check the Barrel Thread Pitch Chart.

Which one should you buy?

If the silencer will live on one 5.56 rifle and budget matters, the DUTY 5.56 does the job in a smaller package. If you want one silencer for several gas guns, run barrels shorter than 7.5", or want the least gas in your face, the Torch 7.62 is worth the difference.

Shop all 5.56 and AR-15 suppressors or 300 Blackout suppressors. Choosing a mount? Read Direct Thread vs. Atlas QD.