Welcome back to the latest episode of TFB’s Behind The Gun Podcast. This week we sit down with Mike Pappas and Eric Rogers from Dead Air Armament, manufacturers of some of the best silencers on the market. Not only does the Dead Air team know how to make great [Read More…]
Good morning readers and thank you for joining us for another episode of TFB’s Behind The Gun Podcast. Joining us today are Kevin and Chris Graham from Yankee Hill Machine. YHM makes everything from parts to complete rifles to suppressors. As the sponsor of [Read More…]
Yesterday the National Rifle Association posted a public service announcement on their social media channels. The iconic scene features what appears to be a father and son duo sharing a moment in the woods either hunting or target shooting. On the image is inscribed a [Read More…]
Regular Silencer Saturday reader and commenter Brett Baker dropped a friendly knowledge bomb on us last weekend. Mr. Baker alerted the community to a post on Sturmgewehr.com signaling the possibility of Innovative arms building Welrod clone pistols for the U.S. market. [Read More…]
Rimfire is life – a recurring mantra on The Firearm Blog. And when an apex predator firearms manufacturer with a deep portfolio of world class defensive pistols changes course to focus on the .22LR cartridge, our beliefs become even more solidified. Today we get [Read More…]
Besides being one of the best values on the suppressor market, Yankee Hill Machine has always produced one of the slickest and easiest to use quick detach (QD) muzzle device systems available to the modern shooter. YHM has just upgraded their lineup to include the Mini [Read More…]
When it comes to sound level testing for gunshots, there is only one real set of criteria that matters: MILSTD Acoustic Noise Limits. Specifically the MIL-1474D and MIL-1474E standards. If you’re a suppressor/silencer nerd like myself, the MILSTD testing criteria [Read More…]
Do you hear that? No? Well, I do. It is a faint but constant ringing in my ears that can either be like a distant static sound or a dominating noise that makes concentration difficult. It’s called tinnitus and it’s largely preventable by using quality hearing [Read More…]
Accurately measuring the noise a firearm or suppressed firearm makes with each report seems like a simple task: download an app on your phone and head out to the range. Not so fast, Alexander Graham Bell. While certain noises produced by stereo speakers, for example, [Read More…]
We all have our “Grail Guns” – firearms that we have lusted and yearned after for years but may not have the means to obtain. Given the opportunity, and resources, we’d jump at the chance to own that one gun that might as well be in a museum and unavailable [Read More…]
On the Sunday before this year’s SHOT Show, TFB and TFBTV were invited to attend the Sig Sauer Range Day at the Clark County Shooting Complex about 30 minutes outside of Las Vegas. The complex itself was incredible, with bays that catered to every type of shooter [Read More…]
As a follow up to last week’s Silencer Saturday where I professed my allegiance to the god that is 300 Blackout, I thought it might be a good idea to discuss my conversion in a little more detail. As I stated, my initial reaction came after comparing an MP5SD [Read More…]
SIG SAUER has expanded its popular MCX lineup to include more than a dozen variants of both the SPEAR and Rattler models. They can be had in a variety of configurations, finishes, and calibers, all equipped with standard pistol grips – until now. SIG recently [Read More…]
The crew of Surefire LLC made their annual appearance at SHOT Show 2024 giving the TFB and TFBTV crews plenty of time to cover some of their latest products. While James covered the recent release of the Stiletto Pro II, I was able to get a closer look at the compact [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its many types of guns, ammunition, shooting sports, and history! In this installment, we’ll take a look at a rimfire 550-series SIG [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: The CZ Scorpion EVO 3 S1 is an interesting pistol caliber carbine from the Czech Republic. Here it can be seen with the Aimpoint Micro T-2 red dot sight and one of Silencerco‘s suppressors along with a lot of other accessories. Here’s the [Read More…]
Hello and welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all bout the rimfire firearm world and its many firearms, ammunitions, shooting sports, and history! Last time on The Rimfire Report we took a look at the very budget-friendly [Read More…]
A true defensive “fighting” carbine needs to be compact, lightweight, accurate, and reliable to fill its role in the armory. Any equipment added to the carbine’s system should be an important capability of the system without dramatically impacting overall [Read More…]
Suppressor junkies rejoice! The latest 5.56 suppressor from B&T is finally shipping! The ROTEX-X Suppressor is a lightweight version of the ROTEX-V which is currently in use with NATO allies over in Europe. The ROTEX-X apparently maintains the same performance as [Read More…]
In my search for a few select models of Knight’s Armament rifle suppressors for reviews on TFB’s Silencer Saturday, I have contacted hundreds of FFL/SOT dealers across the United States hoping to get lucky and find one collecting dust on the shelf. I was pleasantly [Read More…]
Welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about the rimfire firearm world and its various guns, ammo sports, and mysteries. Recently I’ve been going through a bunch of .22LR handguns that are well known for either their [Read More…]
No, that is not an Allen Engineering AEM5 over-the-barrel suppressor pictured above. That is an OCM5 from Otter Creek Labs, a relatively new and up-and-coming manufacturer causing a stir in the world of rifle suppressors. The quietest 5.56 silencer I have ever shot is [Read More…]
Searching for firearm patents online can be an interesting way to spend one’s time. It offers a deeper insight into known models and, sometimes, it offers some rather pleasant surprises. One of such events happened to a reader, who tipped us about a patent for a [Read More…]
Any firearms-related recall is always unfortunate. Companies typically invest a significant amount of time, effort, and resources into their products’ research and development. They want to do all they can to ensure that by the time their product heads out the [Read More…]
The Mute is a proprietary polymer constructed suppressor that is claiming to have superior characteristics to currently available off-the-shelf suppressors. The Mute claims to be a self thermal regulating suppressor that not only quiets the noise of your shots but also [Read More…]
The past year, and the beginning of the current one, has seen plenty of in-person events being canceled due to the pandemic. The organizers of IDEX and NAVDEX, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, decided instead to put in place rigorous health protocols and still welcome the biggest [Read More…]
There are many suppressed rifles with permanently attached silencers on the market, but what exactly is an integrally suppressed rifle (ISR). When I think integrally suppressed, I think of the suppression system built directly into the barrel. A good example of this is [Read More…]
Following up on the late October announcement on their The Good, The Bad and The Quiet contest in Texas, Dead Air Silencers is already planning on hosting round two. One team out of 25 contestants took home a substantial prize package full of silencers, guns and [Read More…]
Our friends at the American Suppressor Association are running a ThanksGiveaway membership and donation drive to help support their efforts to promote and defend silencer use in the United States. As the host of TFB’s Silencer Saturday, this is a subject that is [Read More…]
Welcome to The TFB Debate Club Dodecahedron – where two humans fight to the death in honor of Earth’s magnificence. Actually, it more like two middle school kids arguing over who is the NFL’s best quarterback. With the lack of presidential debates looming over [Read More…]
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