The SilencerCo Sparrow 22 was the first suppressor SilencerCo ever built, and nearly two decades later it is still one of the best-selling rimfire cans on the market. That kind of longevity usually means one of two things: the design was right the first time, …
CIVIVI Knives: Which Ones Are Worth Buying
CIVIVI knives have become the default answer to “what’s a good pocket knife that doesn’t cost a fortune,” and the reputation is earned. The problem is the catalog — CIVIVI releases models constantly, and the prices don’t sort them the way you’d expect. A 2.3-inch …
Q Suppressors: Half Nelson, Trash Panda, and Which to Buy
Q suppressors come from a company that named a .30-caliber can the Half Nelson, a 6.5mm can the Jumbo Shrimp, and a .338 can the Porq Chop. That’s not an accident — Q was founded by Kevin Brittingham, who built AAC into one of the …
SureFire Suppressors: RC2, RC3, RC4 and Which One You Need
SureFire suppressors trace back to the US Special Operations Command suppressor trials, and the SOCOM series in dealer cases today descends from that program. That pedigree comes at a price — most of the line starts around $1,200 and the .338 can passes $2,200. What …
Lyman Suppressors: Cheap Enough to Be Suspicious, Good Enough to Buy
Lyman suppressors arrived in 2026 under the Sonicore name, and the pricing is the first thing anyone notices: a rimfire can at around $193 and a 5.56 can at around $311, in a market where comparable options routinely run two to three times that. The …
Dead Air Suppressors: 8 Models Compared, Rimfire to Rifle
Dead Air suppressors have spent the last few years pushing into newer manufacturing and gas-management technology rather than relying only on the designs that built the brand. The Mojave 9’s 3D-printed baffle geometry is one reason the 9mm suppressor category looks different today, including on …
Rugged Suppressors: What the Brand Does Better Than Anyone
Rugged suppressors occupy an unusual spot in the market: not the cheapest, not the quietest on paper, and not the newest technology — but among the strongest support packages you can buy, built around one idea nobody else executes as consistently. That idea is modularity. …
How to Choose a Sleeping Bag: Ratings, Fill, and Fit
Learning how to choose a sleeping bag comes down to understanding one number that almost nobody explains properly. The temperature on the tag is a laboratory result produced under specific conditions — conditions that probably don’t match how you camp. Get that one thing right …
Knives: How to Read a Spec Sheet and Buy the Right One
Shopping for knives is mostly a language problem. Two folders sit next to each other at similar prices, one says S30V and liner lock and drop point, the other says D2 and frame lock and tanto, and nothing on either listing tells you which one …
Airsoft Guns: How the System Works and What to Buy First
Getting into airsoft guns is harder than it should be, and the reason is that nothing you buy works on its own. Your gun’s velocity only means something once you know the BB weight it was measured with. Your BB weight only matters against your …