Posted on 07/14/2026 3:52:56 AM PDT by marktwain
NSSF-adjusted background checks rose sharply in June 2026, showing renewed strength in the firearms market even as total FBI NICS checks slipped slightly. The bigger story may be the National Firearms Act market, where NFA-related background checks surged 177.1% from June 2025, continuing the suppressor and short-barreled firearm boom after the federal NFA tax dropped to $0.
From NSSF: The June 2026 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,123,006 is an increase of 11.7 percent compared to the June 2025 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,004,986. For comparison, the unadjusted June 2026 FBI NICS figure of 1,886,539 reflects a 1.2 percent decrease from the unadjusted FBI NICS figure of 1,909,294 in June 2025.
The adjusted NICS checks are designed to approximate actual firearm sales by removing the large numbers of NICS checks which are used for firearms permits and firearm permit rechecks. In some months of previous years, the number of checks done for permits and permit rechecks exceeded the number done for sales. Those excesses, primarily done in Illinois, have been reduced.
The adjusted NICS checks appear to be a good approximation of firearm sales done through the NICS system.
Some people are able to purchase firearms without NICS checks. There are about 28 states which have at least one type of permit where the permit is a valid substitute for a NICS check. More than one firearm may be purchased with one NICS background check.
This year, the NSSF has started listing checks done for the National Firearms Act. There is a time lag between when a check is done and an NFA firearm is built or transferred.
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That reminds me, I gotta keep an eye out for a SB upper for my AR.
CC
SBRs are all the rage these days but I don’t like them, especially in ARs. You’re giving up all your velocity and dumping a bunch of unburnt powde, and to mitigate the fireballs you’re launching, you gotta get a suppressor, and possibly an adapter for it, thus adding the weight back on.
I get their short and handy, but 5.56 relies solely on velocity for effect on target and people are just lopping it off because they think they’re CQB guys
Seen an 8.5 inch .300 win mag on YouTube. That guy just went full retard with it. Fun to watch, but that’s about it
The upper I have now is 16”. I wouldn’t go below 14.5”, just enough to build an M-4 clone.
CC
The National Firearms Act (NFA) is unconstitutional. How soon will it be overturned by SCOTUS?
I did my part this year.
Got one of my dream rifles.
Winchester Model 70 Super Grade in .300 Win Mag. French Walnut stock. I put a 5-25x56 Swarovski on it.
I have wanted a classic blue steel and wood bolt gun since I was a kid.
It’s beautiful.
L
Kentucky Ballistics?
He’s a legend.
L
Might have been, don’t really remember. Can definitely see Scott shooting something like that
She be kickin
That’s about my limit in a 5.56 rig, but I’ll always prefer the full size 20”. If I want shorter, I’ll just grab something shorter
Perhaps something designed to be that short
I’ve never understood the SBR thing. It seems to me that if you’re doin CQ work a shotgun with 00 buck might be a better choice.
Short barrels just waste powder and produce a blinding flash.
L
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