The Triumph reemerges from Liberty Suppressors with a lightweight Titanium construction. (Photo: Liberty Suppressors) Liberty Suppressors expands its silencer inventory once more with a relaunch of its Triumph suppressor. The company coins the device as a “severe duty centerfire rifle silencer.” Using a Titanium construction, the Triumph is a lightweight can with a 718 Inconel
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Statistical data from the ATF shows more than 5.5 million NFA items are currently registered, including 1.5 million suppressors. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) The number of National Firearm Act items saw a spike last year — including a 10 percent bump in suppressors and 16 percent rise in the short-barreled rifles registered — according to new
The 762HR is a dedicated hunting can. (Photo: Liberty Suppressors) Liberty Suppressors adds to its lineup of silencers, launching the new 762HR designed for hunters and recreational shooters. A member of the company’s Chaotic Family line the 762 Hunting Rifle can measures 6 inches in length with a 2-inch diameter. Weighing 21-ounces, the 762HR works
While it is not known what upper SOCOM has chosen from Sig Sauer, the company introduced their SUR300 .300 BLK Upper Reciever Group, compatible with both MCX and AR-style lowers, earlier this year. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) The U.S. Special Operations Command last week awarded a contract for suppressed uppers from Sig Sauer in an effort
George Christie, AKA Little Fat Guy, has been attending the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot twice a year since 1985. It’s his happy place. Christie rents a few of his machine guns at the well known gun shoot that takes place in April and October near West Point, Kentucky. He can be found at the
Liberty Suppressors brings another suppressor on deck, announcing the release of its latest model — the Vector. The newest 22 LR suppressor to hit Liberty’s lineup, the Vector is specifically designed for hunting and recreational shooting activities. Measuring 5- to 6-inches long depending on user preference, the can is 1.125 inches in diameter. Created with
The H9 threaded barrel gives consumers the ability to mount a can or compensator at the end of the H9 pistol. (Photo: Hudson Mfg.) Hudson Manufacturing brings a new accessory to the H9 market, launching a 1/2×28 threaded barrel for the H9. Using a premium nitride finish, the drop-in barrel allows H9 shooters to pop
SilencerCo adds more colors to its suppressor inventory. (Photo: SilencerCo) SilencerCo drops new color finishes onto its suppressor line, adding more options to consumers looking to spice up their gun builds. The colors will appear on popular suppressor models ranging from .22 up to .300 Win Mag. Silencerco says it will now offer the following
Sgt. Robert Brown fires an MP5 submachine gun at a range on the Iraqi Special Operations Forces compound at Baghdad’s Victory Base Complex, Oct. 16, 2009. (Photo: U.S. Army) The U.S. Army plans to award a flurry of small contracts to 10 different firearm companies for what it is terming “Sub Compact Weapons.” A synopsis
Submachine gun shooting competitions are one of the least known shooting disciplines in the U.S. This is a result of the restricted nature of the firearms involved. Subgun shoots can only occur in states where NFA firearms are legal. One such state is Kentucky, and a subgun shooting competition is held at every Knob Creek
Wanting a tiny can to complement a shortened Ruger 10/22 build, Jim Zimba with Bigshooterist gives the Bowers Group Bitty a workout. Shipped in a .22LR ammo box-sized package, the $325 Bitty tips the scales at 2.6-ounces and is just 2.8-inches long overall. Full-auto rated and user-serviceable with no wipes or juice needed, Bowers says
Without giving too many specifics, SureFire said, “The MasterFire performed as designed, validating the concept and fulfilling the requirement.” (Photo: SureFire) Fountain Valley, California-based SureFire says one of their new weapon light-interfacing MasterFire holsters have been used with success by military commandos. “Recently a US Special Operations team successfully conducted the first night combat jump
Slide Fire posted the notice on their website on Sunday (Photo: Screenshot) Embattled Texas-based Slide Fire Solutions ceased functionality on their website Sunday night and announced they will no longer accept orders moving forward. The company, the primary manufacturer of bump stock devices in the country, advised that orders placed prior to midnight on May
Tom Mchale reviews the CMMG MkG Banshee .45 ACP pistol. The ultra-short CMMG MkG Banshee is a perfect suppressor platform. USA –-(Ammoland.com)- How short is too short? Does length matter as long as you use it right? What about diameter? Does a large caliber make up for a short barrel? Wanting to know the answers to all
When you’re sick you call a doctor. When your car breaks down, you call a mechanic. When you want an artillery gun, you call Bob Bigando, or Dangerous Bob, as he’s more commonly referred to in the firearms community. Bigando is the one of the nation’s leading experts when it comes to big guns. He
Meaux says he wants the gun as close to perfect as he can get it before it leaves his shop. (Photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Baton Rouge-based Aklys Defense is prepping their integrally suppressed AKSV Velociraptor project for regular production. The planned two-stamp Kalash is a suppressed short barreled rifle that is small enough to fit in
Expanding their line of AR-series offerings, Springfield has a pair of new 11.5-inch barreled SBRs ready for stamp collectors or uniformed users. The company debuted their Saint SBR and Saint Edge SBR officially on Friday, with the former using a forged lower receiver, and the latter a lightened billet lower. Each has a free-float M-Lok
Dead Air’s new Odessa-9, shown on a beautiful Heckler & Koch P7M13 squeeze-cocker and a bed of The People’s Cold War leftovers, is new to the suppressor market (Photos: Dead Air) Kamas, Utah-based Dead Air has come in from the cold to bring a new user-configurable suppressor to the market that is thin enough to
Slide Fire announced they will soon stop accepting new orders, but bump fire stocks are not going away. (Photo: Slide Fire Solutions) While the country’s primary manufacturer of bump fire stocks may have signaled they are leaving the industry, the question of the stocks themselves remains. On Tuesday, Texas-based Slide Fire Solutions said they would
Local media in gun control-heavy Quebec are reporting on an unlicensed firearms maker that operated out of a metal fabrication shop in Montreal. The French-language Le Journal de Montreal reported prosecutors this week are trying Pierre Larivière, 63, and Jean-Pierre Huot, 61, on a series of weapons charges following a 2014 incident in which Montreal
CMMG launches a new line of suppressors with the DefCan series. (Photo: CMMG) Continuing its roll out of new products, CMMG launched the new DefCan suppressor line featuring an array of cans to suit shooter needs. The lightweight DefCan line consists of five total models, with direct thread and quick detach models available within most
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, seen here last week at a press conference, is expected to sign the country’s latest bump stock ban into law. (Photo: Joe Andrucyk/Office of the Governor) The Maryland state Senate on Wednesday approved a House bill to outlaw “rapid fire trigger activators,” a measure Gov. Larry Hogan has promised to sign.
The ARS30-1 Ti Compact Suppressor was made by Gemtech for Arsenal. (Photo: Arsenal) Arsenal rolls out the new ARS30-1 Ti Compact Suppressor, delivering a quick mount can design with Gemtech roots. Made exclusively for Arsenal by Gemtech, the ARS30-1 offers a compact, titanium construction styled for 7.62mm platforms. Weighing 19.5-ounces, the ARS30-1 measures 7.5-inches in
Local media is reporting that a Democrat vying for a seat in Congress has caught the eye of federal regulators over a rifle whose barrel she publicly shortened in a protest. Police tell area media they now have the AR-15 that Karen Mallard, a candidate for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, on Wednesday seemingly shortened the
A Virginia Democrat vying for a seat in Congress wanted to take a public stand against guns, and got a lot of attention, though she may have inadvertently broken the law. Karen Mallard, one of a crowded field of challengers competing for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District — a seat currently held by a Republican —
Undated photo released by the Los Angeles Police Department in 2013 shows suspect Christopher Dorner in his naval uniform (Photo: LAPD) The nation’s largest gun control group used the fifth anniversary of a fired Los Angeles police officer’s actions to stump against partial suppressor deregulation. The group this week cited the use of a suppressor
While the Ithaca Model 37 trench gun at the top seems fairly standard, the two pumps below are new and not in the company’s catalog. (Photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com) It looks like Ohio-based Ithaca Gun Company may be about to join the cool kids by marketing a line of NFA-compliant “firearms” that steer clear of a
The Chimera is billed as being able to drop .300 BLK to 125.8 dB and even .300 Winchester Magnum to 141.6 dB at the muzzle. (Photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com) The Utah-based suppressor powerhouse has a new fully welded, full-auto rated multicaliber can with no barrel restrictions ready to accommodate everything from .22 Hornet to .300 WM.
Kevin Graham, seen here showing off The Resonator at SHOT Show 2018, co-owns Yankee Hill Machine Company with his brother, Chris. They’re the third generation to run YHM. (Photo: Daniel Terrill/Guns.com) Massachusetts-based gun maker Yankee Hill Machine Company released a new .30-caliber suppressor rated for a variety of cartridges at last week’s SHOT Show in
OSS Marketing Manager Randy Carothers handles the new Helix QD suppressors (the first three) and an older model for a patron attending SHOT Show 2018 in Las Vegas. (Photo: Daniel Terrill/Guns.com) Utah-based OSS Suppressors introduced their new Helix Quick Disconnect silencers at SHOT Show in Las Vegas last week, a short time after announcing a