An Interview With The Godfather of Silencers, Dr. Phil Dater

The guys from JK Armament sat down and interviewed industry legend, Dr. Phil Dater, MD, about the origins of his shift from radiology to becoming the modern day godfather of the firearm suppressor industry. They like to say “Dater did it first,” and in the video interview and JK Armament blog post, both of which … Read more

SHOT Show: JK Armament Releases Modular 12 GA Shotgun Suppressors

At SHOT Show this year, JK Armament launched what I believe is the best shotgun silencer to hit the market yet. Available in two flavors, the JK 195 VERSAX and JK 195 SGX, the JK 195s are fully modular suppressors with a baffle and front cap design that makes so much sense it hurts. Specifically, … Read more

Turning a JK Armament Modular Solvent Trap Into a Suppressor

  Solvent traps are designed to catch cleaning fluids and patches that come out the business end of your barrel…if you’re one of those weird people who actually cleans his or her firearms. While that rarely describes me, I got my hands on two of JK Armament’s JK 155 MST kits from Silencer Shop and … Read more

New From JK Armament: Modular Solvent Trap Kits — Silencers in Weeks, Not Months

Before building your own NFA item, you have to file an ATF Form 1. That involves the same $200 tax and registration process as the Form 4 that’s filed when purchasing an NFA item from a dealer, but the approval times are significantly faster. In fact, for quite a while now eFiled Form 1s have … Read more