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 ...

It used to be rare to see a suppressor at the shooting range, and you almost never saw one while hunting. Times have changed. Not only have suppressors become very common, purchasing a suppressor is ...

Gun silencers are often misunderstood thanks to Hollywood. In this video, we explain how suppressors actually work, what they do to a gunshot, and why they don’t make firearms truly silent. A Strange ...