Posted on 01/22/2026 8:26:30 AM PST by marktwain
U.S.A. – At the long-range section of Industry Day at the Range near Boulder City, Nevada, a range officer told this correspondent all the rifles were fitted with suppressors but one or maybe two. Besides the long-range section, silencers/suppressors were common throughout the booths.
At the Industry Day at the Range for SHOT Show 2026, the weather was wonderful for the first time in four years. There was no wind in the morning, a clear sky, and the temperature was about 50 degrees to start. Last year was windy, dusty, and cold.
The noise at the show seemed lower than usual. Silencers/suppressors were abundant. Attendance, perhaps even exhibitors, seemed a bit lower than previously. This was the year of the suppressor. The Henry booth had several models with suppressors mounted, in .357 magnum, 9mm, .22, and .45-70. A suppressor and a lever gun in .357 magnum is a nice combination. For traditionalists, remember President Theodore Roosevelt liked suppressors and had them on a couple of his lever guns.
The Henry Booth had several models with suppressors mounted. A suppressor and a lever gun in .357 magnum is a nice combination.
There were many suppressor manufacturers at the range. Carbon Research deserves a mention for their very lightweight and effective silencers. Their suppressors/silencers are made with a minimum of metal to protect the carbon fiber from abrasion.
Carbon Research deserves a mention for their very lightweight and effective silencers.
Another manufacturer was Wraith Metalworks. They make a suppressor kit which can be used on calibers from .458 Winchester Magnum on down. Their top-of-the-line kit costs about 1700 dollars, and is on one tax stamp. The kits have many different baffles, all are 3D-printed in amazing detail,
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Long Range line at Industry Day at the Range 2026.
Thanks for the post and the link to the article.
Thanks to Spamburger and the Dims in Virginia, there will be a $500 tax on suppressors.
Anyone with common sense knows Its a health and noise pollution issue, and now there is a good 2A argument for them since the Army adopted them as standard issue equipment for the M7 rifle.
No NFA Required.
Then Home Brewed Cans.
there will be a $500 tax on suppressors.
= = =
Rename them to ‘vibrators’. Tax will dissapear and they will be subsidized.
The NFA in all particulars is a gross and obvious violation of the Second Amendment.
The Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear ARMS, with no exceptions. It protects everything from rocks and sticks to phasers and proton torpedoes.
What about photon torpedoes? Are those excluded?
😉
Please don’t exclude the Star Wars universe ... 😊
The Virginia $500 tax will be immediately challenged in Court.
Absolutely.
But so is having to file a return which can be used as evidence against you regardless of whether you owe income taxes.
Indeed. Government seems to view the Constitution as something to be avoided or circumvented, rather than being The Law which it must obey.
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