#Brittingham

Kevin Brittingham started Advanced Armament Corporation when he was 19 years old. In the more than two decades that have passed, he has helped to influence the silencer, ammunition and firearms industries in dramatic fashion. If you are looking for proof, take a walk down the ammo aisles at your local gun shop or outdoors store and count the varieties of 300 Blackout rounds on the shelf. Or any subsonic ammunition for that matter. Those same shops now carry several brands of silencers, whereas a decade ago it would be a rare event to see a single NFA item for sale. It was Brittingham’s vision that helped push silencers into the mainstream firearms world.

First, let’s talk about The Fix. Sitting at just about five and a half pounds, this rifle needs to be held to be properly appreciated. Even though I have little to no practical use for a .308 bolt gun at the moment, I found myself wanting one almost immediately. The ergonomics are comfortable, the in-house made trigger is dreamy, the operation and controls are smooth and simple and the whole gun just feels right.

Brand new and enigmatically named  suppressor company “Q” had a booth at the SHOT Show 2017 Industry Day at the Range, where they showed off their first two suppressor offerings. The first – announced earlier this year – is the El Camino, a tubular .22 rimfire suppressor made from titanium, intended to provide better accuracy than previous rimfire suppressors available on the market, especially the AAC Element. The El Camino is already available for sale through SilencerShop, for less than $400.