Sound suppression is a trade-off. For a given design, larger is quieter and smaller is louder. While being quieter has its advantages — after all, that’s why we pay a $200 tax and sometimes wait long enough to bring a new human into the world just to buy a silencer — so does being smaller. […]
Suppressor technology has come a long way, and it’s the rare exception, indeed, that isn’t hearing safe when shot dry. Even so, you may still want to shoot your suppressor wet. But what does that mean, anyway, and what the heck is ablative? A firearm silencer/suppressor quiets a gunshot primarily by slowing down, expanding (in a […]
Microtech Knives is well known for high-end, well, knives. I’ve owned two myself, I do believe JWT carries one, and there’s a shiny new UTX-70 in my jeans fifth pocket as I type. But Microtech’s owner, Tony Marfione, has always been passionate about firearm suppressors and has been designing them since the early 90’s. Finally, […]
Perusing the photo-pandemic known as Instagram, my heart rate kicked up and my finger slid to an abrupt stop on an unlikely image. It wasn’t the latest innovation in arms – I was getting my first look at the Hold Ur Fire Kit – a slick system for organizing, storing, and transporting your smaller arms […]
CMMG just announced its BANSHEE line of SBRs and pistols (300 BLK SBR review here) as well as its DefCan suppressors, and, thanks to Silencer Shop, we got our hands on much of the new equipment. With a DefCan 9, DefCan 3Ti, Q Half Nelson, Dead Air Sandman Ti, and two BANSHEEs, I hit the […]
SIG SAUER’s adding a suppressed upper to their lineup: the SUR300. The new upper — chambered in the ever-so-chic 300 blackout — fits the SIG MCX and a standard AR15 lower. The supper [sic] has some cool features: – 6.75” Cold Hammer Forged Barrel – Permanently Attached 19 Baffle Titanium Suppressor – Free Float M-lok Handguard […]
When we hear “3D printed” we usually think of flimsy plastic, but Daniel Defense‘s new DD WAVE suppressor is made via a process called direct metal laser sintering. A thin layer of powdered metal is deposited — in this case, primarily Inconel — then a powerful laser sinters (melts/welds) specific parts of it to the […]
Thunder Beast Arms Corporation, TBAC, has made a name for itself in the precision rifle world by making lightweight, extremely quiet suppressors that maintain utmost accuracy. Generally speaking, they’re expensive and appeal to the PRS shooter, long range shooter, and hunter, but not the heavy use crowd. Soon, though, TBAC will be releasing a $495 […]
Completing the paperwork for a suppressor purchase can have you running all around town for passport photos and fingerprinting. Then it’s off to a long, slow process filling out forms at your dealer. But not at Silencer Shop or a Powered by Silencer Shop dealer. Their process takes care of everything in-house and in right […]
Turns out you don’t need a submachine gun to put Dead Air’s new Wolf-9SD to good use. They’ve new-schooled the old school subgun can with a couple of modern features that make it a solid choice for any 9mm in your arsenal. At 7.58 inches long and 1.618 inches in diameter, the Wolf is fatter […]
CZ-USA continues to ramp up its domestic manufacturing and sourcing capabilities, which is great for their ability to sell semi-automatic rifles within U.S. borders (922r and such). In a sneak peek on Instagram yesterday, CZ-USA broke the news on their upcoming suppressor. Full copy of that post is pasted below. But…also visible in the photo […]
Selecting a suppressor — especially a first suppressor — is difficult. With the generally high cost of entry, $200 NFA tax, and ~nine-month wait in addition to various other fees and hassles, it’s a big decision. If you ask me, the Liberty Cosmic is the best first suppressor available. Rated for use on at least […]
