Silencer Review: ERECTOR by Q for .22LR

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The only thing shorter than the ERECTOR silencer is the name of the company that makes it: Q. But it's also the longest .22 LR suppressor on the market. And the lightest. And one of...

Silencer Review: NG2 Defense MAXFLO 3D

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Ever since the first Maxim designs, silencer makers have focused on one thing: containment. The sound of gunfire is caused by the rapid expansion of super-heated gasses escaping as the bullet leaves the barrel....

Dead Air Sandman Ti vs. GEMTECH Tracker vs. YHM NITRO 30: Silencer Review

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It's easy to get trapped in the rabbit hole of chasing dB ratings, but as long as you're within that "hearing safe" zone it isn't usually the deciding factor. Simply put, shoot a handful...

SHUSH Bill Introduced in Senate Would De-Regulate Silencers

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Senators Mike Lee (above) and Mike Crapo (below) have introduced the Silencers Help Us Save Hearing or SHUSH bill in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body. If enacted, SHUSH would go a step further than...

Backup Tactical Threaded GLOCK Barrels: Gear Review

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Gun owners seeking the sound of silence continue to wait for the fat lady to sing about the Hearing Protection Act. While ATF wait times are coming down, suppressor buyers still have to jump through the National...

Gun Review: IWI Tavor X95 in 300 Blackout

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From the moment the Israeli-made Tavor hit our shores, it was a major hit. Why not wield a fantastically compact rifle -- meeting the NFA's minimum overall length restriction by a hair's breadth --...

NFA Paperwork Processing Time Set to Drop – Buy Now!

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Early last year, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (and Really Big Fires) finalized their new regulations regarding fingerprinting for National Firearms Act trust members, and other changes to NFA paperwork processing. There...

Gear/Gun Review: GEMTECH INTEGRA 5.56 Integrally Suppressed Upper

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"It's the quietest 5.56 ever," the guy at Silencer Shop boasted. I'd stopped by their Austin, TX HQ to borrow something for review. But I didn't walk in with an idea of exactly what I...

SilencerCo Site-Wide 30% Off Sale for Father’s Day

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(Sponsored Post: Click here for 30% off sale) From threaded barrels for your favorite pistol to Raptor Charging Handles, to patches, safety glasses, $98 bolt carrier groups, suppressor pouches and mirage covers, sights, mounts,...

The Argument Against the Argument Against Silencers

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The main argument gun control advocates use against removing silencers from the National Firearms Act: witnesses wouldn't hear gunshots during a crime. Criminals could use stealth to get away with their firearms-related crimes. This...

NRA Calls Out Washington Post on Anti-Silencer Rant, WaPo Edits NRA’s Statement

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https://youtu.be/e07wRtzEgjw A couple of weeks ago the NSSF and NRA held an event for writers and journalists in the shooting range under their Fairfax, Virginia headquarters. The goal: give writers some real world experience shooting...

BREAKING: Hearing Protection Act Provisions Added to Larger Natural Resources Bill, Hearing Tomorrow

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One of the two main priorities for gun rights advocates (along with national concealed carry reciprocity) under the Trump administration has been passage of the Hearing Protection Act; removing suppressors from National Firearms Act regulation,...