BATFE Planning to Finalize Rule on NFA Trusts in December
Back in 2013, Nick reported that the BATFE was toying with the idea of requiring all responsible parties in an NFA trust to get a Chief Law Enforcement Officer (CLEO) sign-off, just as individuals are...
Technical Drawings: SIG SAUER’s Custom Shoulder Taper for Silencer Mounting
SIG SAUER's new line of silencers is nifty for many reasons, but one of the main reasons is that they are all about improving the way silencers and firearms interconnect. The typical way a...
Silencer Review: Dead Air Armament Sandman (S and L)
It seems like silencer companies are coming out of the woodwork these days. Everyone and their brother makes cans -- heck, my local FFL has a shop-built silencer they're hawking. But while the basic...
New from AAC: Modular Ti-Rant 45 Pistol Silencer
When I was over at the IWA show in Germany, something I noticed was that modular silencers were quite the thing. I thought we'd never see the likes in the USA due to the...
New from AAC: Eccentric Pistol Silencer, New Rimfire Cans
The biggest pain in the ass for pistol silencer owners is figuring out how to accurately shoot with the damned can attached. Most silencers obscure the sight picture for standard height sights, and the...
New from YHM: Sidewinder Pistol Silencer
YHM has been making silencers for ages, but they've been mainly in the background since the silencer surge a couple years ago. SilencerCo, Gemtech, AAC, and now SIG SAUER are the big names, but...
SIG SAUER: “We’re Not a Flashlight Company Making Silencers. We’re A Gun Company Making...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGYlsPW8UJI
Back when AAC started making silencers, one of the first advertisements they ever did was a comparison between AAC's latest silencer offering and the top competitor, Surefire. They showed the two cans side by...
SIG SAUER Officially Launches New Silencer Brand
They finally put the band back together. Launching today, SIG SAUER's silencer line has its own website (SigSauerSilencers.com) and its own look & feel. Prominently featuring three of the most recognizable people from the...
Mike Smith May Hate Me, But AAC Still Fixed My Can
I've had an AAC 762-SDN-6 silencer since shortly after my first visit to AAC HQ. It was the first silencer I ever bought, and over the last three years I've been sticking that thing on...
Hands On With America’s First 3D-Printed Metal Silencer
Silencer design is still something of a black art and extremely complex. Not only do you need to design something that will efficiently slow and cool the expanding gasses to quiet the report of...
Iowa House, Senate Wrangle Over Gun Bill
As we reported last month, the GOP-controlled Iowa House had passed an omnibus firearms bill that would have done everything from legalizing silencers, created data privacy protections for firearms owners, and streamlined permitting and...
Confirmed: NFA Transfer Times Now 90 Days…And Falling
When I bought my first silencer, it took over seven months from the day I sent the forms in to the ATF until my tax stamp came back. It took so long, in fact,...