The magnum-rated .30-cal. rifle suppressor has long been one of the hottest-selling segments in the silencer industry, thanks to its inherent ability to be used aboard a wide variety of rifles and ...

Rolling back decades-old regulations on the use of silencers. Easing importation of foreign-made assault rifles. Protecting the practice of baiting birds with grain as they migrate and then ...

There are silencers for handguns, rifles, and shotguns. Hiram Percy Maxim developed the first commercially successful silencer. It’s no surprise he also developed the first car muffler—another ...

Silencers were in common use in the United States until the Great Depression, when impoverished Americans began using silenced rifles to poach deer, rabbit, and other animals — sometimes even ...

Silencers attach to the end of the barrel of pistols and rifles and muffle the sound of gunshots, as well as mask muzzle flash. Hunters say silencers protect their hearing, avoid disturbing nearby ...