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First suppressor, fewer regrets: Caliber, mounts, and maintenance choices

What silencer should I buy?’ is almost always the wrong question to begin with. The right question is: What gun gets shot the ...
American Rifleman

Lowering Decibels For Less: Lyman's New Sonicore Suppressor Lineup

As 2026 shapes up to be the "Year Of The Suppressor," firearm manufacturers are racing their new designs to market, and one ...
Military.com

H&K Rifle Features New OSS Silencer

LAS VEGAS -- German gun-maker Heckler & Koch GmbH stole headlines at SHOT Show with an assault rifle featuring a new silencer made by the U.S. firm Operators Suppressor Systems. Outfitted with OSS's ...
American Rifleman

FN Releases New SCAR Rifles & QD Suppressors

FN made headlines when it announced it would discontinue its legacy SCAR rifle platform in 2025, but for 2026, the design is ...
Field & Stream

How Does a Silencer Work?

A silencer (a.k.a. suppressor) is a device that screws onto the muzzle of a gun barrel, designed to dampen the sound of a shot. There are silencers for handguns, rifles, and shotguns. Hiram Percy ...
The New York Times

MAXIM'S GUN PROVES THAT IT'S NOISELESS; Report of an Army Rifle, with "Silencer" Attached, No Louder Than an Airgun. MAY REVOLUTIONIZE WAR Inventor Says the Device Will Work ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...