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What Hunters Need to Know About Suppressors

Today more American hunters are realizing the benefits of suppressors. Here are the answers to some of the most common questions about their ownership and use.

Top 5 Suppressors for Hunting

Suppressors mitigate a rifle’s report to decibel thresholds deemed safe by OSHA, enhance accuracy and lessen recoil. Here are the top five suppressors fit for various hunting scenarios.

Top 9 New Non-AR-15s for 2017

A quick review of 2017 reveals that it was the again the year of the AR-15. But, looks can be deceiving. Here are nine new ARs that fire something other than 5.56 NATO.

10 Things You Didn't Know About SilencerCo

Founded in a garage in West Valley City, Utah, in 2008, suppressor maker SilencerCo was launched when two friends—Josh Waldron and Jonathon Shults—decided they could make a better suppressor for a .22 rimfire handgun than what was already on the market. It worked—and the company has grown exponentially since that day. Here are 10 things you probably didn't know about SilencerCo.

Iowa Legalizes Use of Suppressors

NRA-ILA Commends Iowa Governor Terry Branstad for signing a bill into law last week legalizing the use of suppressors in the Hawkeye State.

Hardware: Savage Hog Hunter

Even if feral pigs aren’t something you often find in your crosshairs, Savage’s little utilitarian bolt-action should draw your attention. The Hog Hunter is built to be tough, affordable and deliver results, too—and it succeeds on all three counts.

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.

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