Big Game Rifle Rundown for 2024
Rifle manufacturers came out strong this year with more than a score of new deer-worthy rifles. Here’s a quick rundown. Bergara MgMicro Lite Bergara’s MgMicro Lite weighs a mere 5.8 lbs. and sports an…
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An Icon Revisited: The HK USP in Focus
Originally introduced for sale in 1993, the HK USP (Universelle Selbstladepistole or Universal Self-Loading Pistol) is an overbuilt tank of a pistol that first came to market chambered in .40 S&W. While many other pistols at…
American Suppressor Association Announces a New Noise Reduction Measurement Standard for Comparing Silencer Performance
One of the (not so) dirty little secrets about the noise reduction numbers suppressor makers use to sell their products is there’s no real objective standards for how to measure their performance. If you’ve ever…
American Suppressor Association Announces a New Noise Reduction Standard for Comparing Silencer Performance
One of the (not so) dirty little secrets about the noise reduction numbers suppressor makers use to sell their products is there’s no real standard for how to measure their performance. If you’ve ever shot…
The Future of Pistol Silencers
Conventional wisdom dictates that semi-automatic pistols without fixed barrels (i.e. ones with some flavor of short recoil operated system) require a Nielsen device or “booster” to function with a silencer attached to the barrel. Without…
A Quick Gun Review: Ruger Mark IV Silencer Shop Host (the SSH)
As we’ve reviewed no shortage of Ruger Mark-series guns, including the Mark IV 22/45 Lite, Mark IV Target, Mark IV 22/45 Bull Barrel and more, this won’t be an in-depth gun review. The SSH, or Silencer…
Suppressor-Optimized Ruger Mark IV Silencer Shop Host (SSH) Hits the Market
We love dedicated suppressor hosts! For the last couple years, chopping down the barrel length on Ruger Mark series .22 LR pistols short enough that the addition of a silencer brings it back to “normal”…
SAAMI Standardizes Barrel Threads For Suppressor Use
SAAMI, the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, has existed since 1913 with standardization of cartridge and chamber dimensions (and cartridge maximum pressures) as its primary focus. With hundreds of ammunition manufacturers and hundreds of…
Silencer Shop Extends Deadline for Tax-Free ATF Form 1 Submissions
ATF’s grace period for registering pistol brace-equipped pistols, which they insist are SBRs, with a waiver of the $200 tax ends soon. For those who are abiding by ATF’s ruling rather than removing the pistol…
Submitting ATF Form 1 to Make or Assemble Your Own NFA Item is Easy and Fast
Whether you’re turning an existing pistol or rifle into a short barreled rifle (SBR), sawing off the barrel on your shotgun to create an SBS, or making your own silencer, you’ll need to first file…