Q3 2026: Firearm Units Down 7.8%, Suppressors Up 178.6%

Q3 2026 retail data shows firearm units down 7.8% while revenue held nearly flat - a mix shift toward lever-actions, premium handguns and suppressors that changes what dealers should stock and how customers find them.

By Claire Eason •

TFB Review: Kestrel HUD - The Dope Card That Updates Itself

You are lying prone behind a rifle, the clock is running, and you need the wind, the range and your drop. So you lift your head, look at the Kestrel in your hand, read the numbers, lose your sight picture and start again. I have done that more times than I care to count, on the range, in matches ...

By Eric B •

SIG Sauer Produces Its First Suppressor in Sweden

Each partner has a defined role. SIG Sauer supplies the product design and engineering behind its global defense portfolio. AMEXCI  manufactures the suppressor using industrial metal additive manufacturing at its production sites in Sweden and Finland. MP-SEC International  handles asse...

By Eric B •

FFL News: Florida NFA Memo, ATF Imposters, Fake Expungements

A Florida prosecutor says unregistered SBRs and suppressors are not automatically contraband, ATF imposters are calling gun owners, and an Indiana gun counter cracked a five-year forged-expungement scheme. What each one means at your transfer counter.

By Fred Thompson •

AUSA 26 – Drone Round in 6.8×51

Drone Round showed us their new 6.8×51 round for use with Next Generation Weapons System. Here, you can see it next to the 5.56mm NATO version. The counter drone ammunition will be offered in both K & L variants which feature different dispersal radii. Offering an effective counter-FPV d...

By Eric G •
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