Guns for Beginners: Is it a ‘Silencer’ or a ‘Suppressor?’
A favorite topic among YouTube trolls and pedants everywhere is whether that can on the end of one’s barrel — you know, the one that quiets the report of the gunshot — is called…
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Cops Catch Up To A Six-Time Felon With Shooting Range In His Basement…In Chicago
The Chicago PD recently tracked down a six-time felon with an enviable collection of firearms and accessories. Among his toys were suppressors, which are off-limits for mere mortals in the Land O’ Lincoln. But that…
ATF Goes After Homemade Silencers Through Mass Form 1 Disapprovals
Before manufacturing one’s own silencer or other NFA item, one must file an ATF Form 1 for registration and approval and receive said approval. Through a leap of logic, ATF has begun disapproving Form 1s…
The Truth About Silencer Volume Levels [VIDEO]
If you’ve ever seen a silenced firearm in a movie or a TV show or heard an anti-gun politician talk on the subject, but haven’t heard a suppressed gunshot in person, you likely have a…
American Gun: Shooting a Suppressed Firearms is Like Finding Religion
The transition from going to shooting a traditional weapon to a suppressed weapons was kinda like finding Christ, I guess. That’s the proclamation of farmer Chase in SilencerCo’s latest video profile of American gun owners….
The Hearing Protection Act is a Common Sense Gun Safety Reform Bill
Courtesy SilencerCo By Larry Keane Prospects for any sort of pro-gun bill moving in Congress are dim, but that doesn’t mean Congress shouldn’t try, especially when it’s a bill to make recreational shooting and hunting…
Homeland Security: Illegal, Deadly Firearms are Just a Click Away
With a Biden administration just a couple of months away, the media appear to be helping push one of candidate Biden’s gun control agenda items — a ban on the sale of guns and gun…
BUYER BEWARE: Facebook Allowing Dubious Ads for ‘Car Fuel Filters’
Image via Facebook We all know how Facebook aggressively and promptly kills off posts that promote gun sales on their platform. That’s even extended to gun reviews and posts about Medal of Honor recipients that…
Silencer Review: Q jumbo SHRIMP
Made entirely of titanium, the lightweight Q jumbo SHRIMP is one of the few 6.5mm-specific suppressors on the market. It’s targeted toward PRS and other precision rifle style shooters plus hunters looking for a compact,…
PEW Science Announces Industry Leading Silencer Sound Standard
Not only is the logarithmic decibel scale difficult to understand, it only scratches the surface of explaining what is and is not “hearing safe” when it comes to firing suppressed firearms. PEW Science is looking…