Why Suppressors Keep Getting Shorter, and When a K Can Is Too Short

Count the 5.56 suppressors under six inches at your local gun shop’s suppressor counter, then think back to what that same shelf looked like in 2019. Short cans went from a niche request to a default recommendation in about five years, following some similar trends in other parts of the ind...

By Luke Cuenco

DOJ Stands Down on NFA Challenge After White House Intervention

President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department not to appeal the Silencer Shop ruling, leaving a major injunction against key National Firearms Act registration and approval provisions in place for covered plaintiffs, members and customers.

By John Crump

FFL Transfers: Turning a Fee Into a Customer Pipeline

Transfers look like a $25-$50 paperwork fee. They are the highest-intent buyer your shop sees all week - and the cheapest customer-acquisition channel you own, if the four touchpoints between arrival and pickup are handled right.

By Gary Stone

POTD: The Cabot Grand Duke Prototype – Toolmakers Built This

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a 1911 built by people who were not in the gun business at all. Cabot Guns came out of Penn United Technologies in Cabot, Pennsylvania, a carbide tooling shop that grew out of a three bay garage and now turns out precision parts for aerospa...

By Sam.S

Magnum Research Adds NRA Blue Desert Eagle in .50 AE

Magnum Research has a new Desert Eagle, and you won't lose this one in the safe. The NRA Blue Desert Eagle  is a .50 AE pistol made exclusively for Chattanooga Shooting Supplies. It carries the model number DE50NB and an MSRP of $2,186. Blue Cerakote covers the frame and slide, while th...

By Josh C

FFL News: DOJ Won't Appeal NFA Ruling; Virginia Dealer Unit

The administration won't appeal the Texas NFA ruling, but the injunction covers members and customers of the plaintiffs, not the general public — 4473, NICS and Section 922(b)(4) all still apply. Plus Virginia's new FAIR enforcement unit, the FBI's NICS Monitoring confirmation, and the state-level split on registration.

By Fred Thompson

TFB Behind the Gun #235: Slovakian Gunleather w/ Martin of FALCO

This week on TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast, I'm joined by a long-time friend and supporter of TFB, Martin from FALCO Holsters . Most of you here already know that FALCO Holsters is the Slovakian leather shop that's been putting American concealed carriers into some of the best-fitte...

By Luke C.

Manufacturer Dealer Locators: The Free FFL Growth Channel

SIG SAUER's new Celerant-powered dealer locator sends online shoppers straight to local dealers with live in-stock inventory. It is free, high-intent traffic - but only for dealers whose stock actually shows up.

By Gary Stone

Jim Carmichel’s ‘Favorite’ Deer Rifles

OL's former shooting editor maintains you don't have to pick a single favorite rifle for hunting deer. Here are his top picks, and the stories behind each The post Jim Carmichel’s ‘Favorite’ Deer Rifles appeared first on Outdoor Life.

By Jim Carmichel
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