Spike's Tactical has added a shorter, more portable version of its integrally suppressed Recluse platform to its lineup, with RECOIL magazine first detailing the new Mini-Recluse 9mm as a compact two-stamp NFA platform built around a 6.75-inch barrel and an integral suppressor. The Mini-Recluse carries an MSRP of $2,495 and is built to order from Spike's shop, shipping as a pistol-caliber carbine configuration.

The design uses a blowback action with a ported barrel that bleed off enough gas pressure to keep standard 9mm projectiles subsonic without requiring dedicated subsonic ammunition — a practical simplification for a suppressed platform where hearing-safe performance is the point. Because the integral suppressor cannot be removed and is part of the registered serialized host, the Mini-Recluse requires two NFA stamps: one for the suppressor and one for the short-barreled rifle configuration. With the ATF having formally ended NFA registration requirements for suppressors and SBRs earlier this month, the compliance and transfer timeline for platforms like this one is lighter than it has been in decades.

At 7 pounds, 5 ounces unloaded, the Mini-Recluse threads a needle between a compact NFA host and a functional defensive or range carbine. RECOIL noted that the platform feeds from both Colt-pattern and Glock-compatible magazines, giving shooters meaningful flexibility in their ammunition ecosystem rather than locking them into a single factory magazine format. Overall length spans 24 to 28 inches across six stock positions, making the gun storage-friendly and manageable in confined spaces without the legal exposure of a separate folding-stock NFA item.

The Mini-Recluse grows directly from Spike's original Recluse, a law enforcement-oriented integrally suppressed platform that the company developed over several years and patented. Reducing the dimensions for a more portable footprint brings the concept closer to personal defense and vehicle-storage territory, categories where a suppressed 9mm PCC offers genuine advantages — specifically the ability to engage at indoor and short defensive ranges without the hearing damage associated with unsuppressed pistol or rifle fire.

At $2,495, the Mini-Recluse sits in the premium tier of the suppressed PCC market, competing with factory-integrally-suppressed platforms from other manufacturers in a segment that has seen steady growth since NFA wait times began declining. Spike's indicates the gun is available by order through their website, with no current off-the-shelf dealer inventory — a build-to-order model common to specialty NFA manufacturers that allows close quality control over individual units.

Buyers should factor in the NFA transfer timeline and verify that their dealer is set up for built-to-order NFA paperwork before ordering. Given the recent ATF changes, buyers who have held off on integrally suppressed platforms for paperwork reasons now have a more straightforward path.