Suppressed Armament Systems | Blast Diverter

Those of us who have had the pleasure of shooting suppressed weapons know how much more enjoyable those little cylinders can make the shooting experience.  Similarly, we who have stood next to someone on the range who was shooting with a muzzle brake on a magnum caliber or a short-barreled rifle will attest that experience is about as […]

Major changes to NFA coming? We hope so

Are major changes to the NFA coming ? For many of us who have waded through the piles of ATF forms in order to obtain restricted items like short barrel rifles, silencers and machine guns we sure hope so. In 2017 there really is no reason that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives […]

Watch: Do suppressors decrease lethality or muzzle velocity?

Ever had a question or spirited debate with another gunslinger about technical aspects of weapons systems? The Marine Corps Facebook page has started a new feature in the spirit of Myth Busters: Gunner Fact or Fiction. In this installment, Gunner Wade debunks the myth that suppressors decrease lethality or muzzle velocity on the M-4. Courtesy […]

Why the Hearing Protection Act Won’t Pass

As 2017 started and the newly elected President of the United States Donald Trump began to make the public relations rounds to newspapers and television conglomerates one suggested piece of legislation above all others made gun owners smile with sheer joy. The proposed legislation was the House Resolution Number 367 of the 115th Congress of […]

Review: Yankee Hill Machine Q.D. Phantom Suppressor

Nothing raises the blood pressure of anti-gunners like firearms and accessories that fall under the purview of the National Firearms Act (NFA). The NFA, passed in 1934, governs the sale and production of all the truly fun toys of the firearms world, namely suppressors, machine guns, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns. Many people mistakenly believe that these […]

The Second Amendment, legal suppressors, Silencerco and Donald Trump Jr.

As President Trump and new Republican majorities move into Washington, gun owners are hoping for change.  Like barnacles on a ship bottom, the accretion of ineffective gun laws has clogged the exercise of Second amendment rights,  Silencer Co and other firearms industry have advocated the deregulation of suppressors. Suppressors are not often used in crimes […]

New Year’s resolutions for the gun industry – 2017

It’s that time of year again, people are already looking at their New Year’s resolutions. Lose 10 pounds, buy more ammo, finish that 80% lower… that’s all great. I’ve been thinking or a few annoyances I’ve like to see go the way of the dodo. These are the 2017 New Year’s resolutions for the gun […]