NEWINGTON — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has again ruled that a "muzzle brake" that gun maker Sig Sauer wants to take to market is actually a silencer. That new decision is ...

Army researchers are working on combining the control of a muzzle brake with the relative silence of a suppressor to help soldiers maintain quiet, accurate fire on the battlefield By Jared Keller ...

NEWINGTON — Gun maker SIG Sauer has filed a civil suit against the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives claiming the federal agency wrongfully classified a "muzzle brake" SIG ...

Generally, when I go to the shooting range, I like to pick a shooting station, where I unload the firearms I plan to sight in or just practice with and mind my own business until I’m done. I’m not ...

A gunmaker is suing the ATF for claiming the company is selling a gun silencer. Gunmaker Sig Sauer said that the ATF wrong classified its “muzzle brake” as a silencer. “If classified as a silencer, no ...

The 'Smuzzle' is a hybrid suppressor/muzzle brake that reduces recoil, sound and flash for machine guns. Army scientists have developed a combination suppressor and muzzle brake that keeps machine ...

In the past 10 years, sportsmen have experienced an enlightenment of sorts. Suppressors (a.k.a. silencers and cans,) once widely (and incorrectly) considered illegal to possess, have grown in ...

When it comes to muzzle brake vs compensator—no matter which one is right for you—one thing is for sure: You have more opportunity to employ these devices and more options for buying them than ever.

(CN) - Uncle Sam arbitrarily classified a new device as a firearm silencer without sufficient review or a decent explanation why, a federal judge's somewhat scathing opinion states. "In any agency ...

In the movies, soldiers are often equipped with ubiquitous “silencers,” which make their weapons nearly silent, sounding little more than a soft “pop, pop” sound when the weapons are fired. In fact, ...