SilencerCo is one of the biggest names in suppressors, and the reputation is earned: the Utah company has been building cans since 2008, and it says its Omega 300 is the most-sold suppressor ever. The problem is the catalog. SilencerCo sells cans with nearly identical …
Dead Air Mask Review: Mask 22 vs Mask HD, and What You’re Paying For
The Dead Air Mask is Dead Air’s rimfire suppressor: 5.1 inches long, 6.6 ounces, with a titanium tube around stainless steel baffles, rated for rimfire cartridges and 5.7×28. It’s also sold under three names. The Mask, the Mask 22, and the Mask HD are the …
SilencerCo Sparrow 22 Review: Is the Original Rimfire Can Still Worth It?
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 …