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Shot Show Industry Day at the Range 2026: Year of the Suppressor
AmmoLand ^ | January 21, 2026 | Dean Weingarten

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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Excellent weather. Turnout was down. Silencers everywhere
1 posted on 01/22/2026 8:26:30 AM PST by marktwain
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2 posted on 01/22/2026 8:29:48 AM PST by marktwain (----------------------)
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Long Range line at Industry Day at the Range 2026.

3 posted on 01/22/2026 8:30:51 AM PST by marktwain (----------------------)
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Thanks for the post and the link to the article.


4 posted on 01/22/2026 8:38:01 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Thanks to Spamburger and the Dims in Virginia, there will be a $500 tax on suppressors.


5 posted on 01/22/2026 9:10:00 AM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.”)
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A zero NFA tax is a good first step, but suppressors should not be NFA items in the first place, especially those for long arms.

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.

6 posted on 01/22/2026 10:10:25 AM PST by SecondAmendment (Political insight on loan from Rush Limbaugh)
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No NFA Required.
Then Home Brewed Cans.


7 posted on 01/22/2026 10:16:47 AM PST by Big Red Badger (Resist Satan's Tyranny )
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there will be a $500 tax on suppressors.
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Rename them to ‘vibrators’. Tax will dissapear and they will be subsidized.


8 posted on 01/22/2026 11:39:55 AM PST by Scrambler Bob (Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense; My pronoun is EXIT. And I am generally full of /S)
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