[SHOT 2023] Hush Puppy Project and Super Vel Ammo

by Daniel Y

Published: January 19th, 2023

[SHOT 2023] Hush Puppy Project and Super Vel Ammo

TFB has covered both the Hush Puppy Project and Super Vel ammo in previous SHOT Show posts and reviews. After a recent period of absence, they are back on the scene and were once again showing off their wares at SHOT 2023.

[SHOT 2023] Hush Puppy Project and Super Vel Ammo

The most noticeable item at the booth was the Model 2 suppressor. This is a tiny little silencer utilizing wipes. Six wipes fit into the core of the silencer, and they can be packed with petroleum jelly as an additional ablative. A set of wipes lasts something like 15 rounds. Packing with petroleum jelly and spacing out the time between shots both help lengthen the life of the wipes.

[SHOT 2023] Hush Puppy Mk2 wipes showing increasing round counts (from left to right)

Thanks to the whims of the ATF, these little pieces of urethane are considered suppressor parts. To comply with this (wholly illogical) regulatory interpretation, the Model 2 has two modules which are functional parts of the suppressor. One of those modules can be filled with used wipes and shipped back to the manufacturer for replacement. The second module also acts as a storage device for spare wipes.

Also on display was the slide lock device. A reciprocating slide and the ejection of brass are both sources of noise with semiautomatic guns. Slide locks address these issues by making the gun a single shot. When activated, the slide cannot move.

[SHOT 2023] Slide locks visible on the slides of Glocks and the frame and slide of an M&P, which will likely be available after the Glocks

There are currently three methods for getting a slide lock from Hush Puppy. The first is sending in a Glock slide for retrofitting. This is the most affordable method and does not involve an FFL transfer. It works on any Gen 3/4/5 9mm Glock. The second method is purchasing a complete Gen 5 Glock 19 with the slide lock involved. They are a Lipseys exclusive product retailing for $1,089. The third option is a custom slide with a slide lock installed. Hush Puppy is still working on the exact details of the custom slide.

[SHOT 2023] A prototype Glock conversion slide with optics cut

Neither the silencer or slide lock will make the gun truly quiet without subsonic ammo. Super Vel produces a 158 grain 9mm load. It duplicates the Mk 144 Mod 0 load used in the original Mk 22 “hush puppy” pistols as used by the SEALs in Vietnam.

[SHOT 2023] Super Vel Mk 144 Mod 0 subsonic 9mm ammo

Keep an eye out for pricing and availability info on the Hush Puppy website, which is currently under construction.

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Daniel Y

AKA @fromtheguncounter on Instagram. Gun nerd, reloader, attorney, and mediocre hunter. Daniel can still be found on occasion behind the counter at a local gun store. When he is not shooting, he enjoys hiking, camping, and rappelling around Utah.

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Aono on Jan 19, 2023

Interesting, I thought the hush puppy project was defunct. Maybe they just didn't see enough interest in the M&P model and switched to Glocks?

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- TheUnspoken on Jan 19, 2023
  
  @Aono I think I would prefer it on an old S&W M39 like the MK22, or on a Beretta like Knight's hush puppy vs a Glock. In the photo the M&P actually looks the cleanest with a small switch between the slide and frame.
  
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- Aono on Jan 19, 2023
  
  @TheUnspoken I completely agree. But they have to do what they have to do to sell the thing.
  
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- Andrew on Jan 19, 2023
  
  @Aono Yeah, I thought it was gone. I’ll get one if they do it for Glocks.
  
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- Andrew on Jan 19, 2023
  
  @TheUnspoken For a Beretta, I’d be in.
  
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William on Jan 19, 2023

Super Vel? That's a name I haven't heard in years. I remember seeing ads for Super Vel back in the 80s and 90s while looking at gun magazines at the local Safeway grocery store.

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- Scott C on Jan 19, 2023
  
  @William They're still very much around and doing very interesting development work.
  
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- Retfed on Jan 19, 2023
  
  @Scott C Is it really the same company, though? The original Super Vel was founded in the 60s by Lee Jurras, and, according to sources I read, went defunct in 1974. (I think that's in error, since I remember buying Super Vel ammo in the late 70s.) Anyway, the name was revived around 2014, but I don't think it's really the same company. If I'm wrong, please correct me.
  
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- Cymond on Jan 19, 2023
  
  @William Growing up, my dad had a box of 357 Mag Super Vel ammo that he got from a cop. Ironically, it was the only full-power 357 ammo he owned. We only shot 38 Special, but he would occasionally let us try out one of the Super Vels.
  
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- Scott C on Jan 19, 2023
  
  @retfed On this I'm very unsure. Gun and ammo companies shed owners and old names get revived so much that I have a hard time keeping track
  
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