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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.

SilencerCo Announces Maxim 50 Suppressed Muzzleloader

SilencerCo has announced the release of the new integrally suppressed Maxim 50 muzzleloader, which hunters and shooters in most states will be able to purchase without regulation—meaning no tax stamp, no photographs and no fingerprinting.

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.

Ruger Showcases Suppressed Rimfire Lineup

Sturm, Ruger and Co. has a nifty lineup of suppressed rimfire arms on display at Booth 4323.

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.

Michigan Repeals Ban on Hunting with Suppressors

NRA-ILA says Feb. 11 marked a great day for hunters as the Great Lakes State legalized hunting with suppressors.

Building a Deer and Hog Hunter: A Tricked Out Remington 700 Makes the Grade

Field Editor Brian McCombie's only complaint about the suppressed hunting rig he used earlier this season in Texas was that he had to give it back when the hunt was over.

5 Reasons to Own a Suppressor

Here’s why you should start the process of purchasing a suppressor now.

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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