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How ‘Cans’ Work

Suppressors are often referred to as “cans” because they look like, well, a soda can on the end of a barrel. Note that “silencer” is really not the correct term; suppressors don’t actually silence anything. They merely reduce the audible sound emanating from the muzzle of a hunter’s rifle to differing degrees.

Whitetail Hunting with SilencerCo Suppressors

Field Editor Brian McCombie had an opportunity to put SilencerCo-equipped firearms to use on a South Texas deer hunt. What's hunting whitetails with a suppressor like? Get Brian's take here.

NRA Stands with Sportsmen, Backs Hearing Protection Act

While firearm suppressors protect hunters’ and shooters’ hearing, their regulation under the National Firearms Act of 1934 requires buyers to fill out an application, pay a $200 tax and go through a time-consuming background check—and that’s in the 41 states that permit them.

KGM Updates RF22 Suppressor

KGM Suppressors has announced the return of the RF22 Rimfire Suppressor. The RF22 has been upgraded to maintain the precision of the original version, with enhanced durability, sound suppression, and even greater host firearm compatibility.

First Look: Savage Arms MSR 15 Blackout

Chambered in .300 Blackout, the new MSR 15 Blackout from Savage Arms uses a pistol-length gas system, allowing users to utilize suppressors and reliably cycle subsonic ammunition without adding length and weight.

Is Your Suppressor Tight?

With more and more states legalizing the common sense practice of hunting with suppressors to protect our hearing, more hunters than ever will take their rifles afield this year with new devices attached to their muzzles.

Suppressed Success

Hunting the Alaska-Yukon moose, the largest ungulate in the world, becomes a distinctly modern endeavor when the author and his partner pursue bulls with ARs fitted with suppressors.

BullShooters: 7 Suppressor Myths

Because silencers (or suppressors) have been regulated and priced out of the average Americans’ means since 1934 (the required federal $200 tax stamp on a 3.50 Maxim silencer equated to $3,500 in 1934 dollars), many folks misunderstand the laws associated with owning one. Here are seven myths—and the seven corresponding truths—about silencer ownership.

Smith & Wesson to Purchase Gemtech

Smith & Wesson has purchased suppressor manufacturer Gemtech, according to a press release from its parent company, American Outdoor Brands Corporation.

First Look: Killer Instinct Speed 425 Crossbow Kit

The Killer Instinct Crossbows Speed 425 crossbow kit includes a Speed 425 crossbow, and a LUMIX Speed Ring Scope boasting HD clarity in low-light conditions, with a 20- to 100-yard adjustable reticle.

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