Silencer Saturday #457: PTR Vent 1 - First Look

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturer of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . This week we are taking a first look at a new silencer for review: the PTR Vent 1 . The silencer made quite a splas...

By Daniel Y •

Montana Lawmakers Prepare Suppressor and Short-Barreled Firearm Bills

Three Montana Republican legislators are preparing parallel bills for the 2027 session to revise state restrictions affecting suppressors and short-barreled firearms. The proposals follow ATF's October 9 federal enforcement change, but Montana's existing statutes remain in effect unless lawmakers...

By Brandon Curtis •

Gun Groups Sue New Mexico to Broaden Protection From Firearm Waiting Period

Gun-rights organizations, three Albuquerque firearm retailers and a prospective buyer filed a new federal lawsuit October 19 challenging New Mexico's continued waiting-period enforcement. They seek protection for themselves, customers and members, not merely a declaration that another lawsuit was...

By Brandon Curtis •

How Tank Armor Really Works

There is a comfortable lie sold by war movies and video games that a tank survives incoming fire simply by being an absurdly thick wall of solid steel. You take a hit, the hull rings like a church bell, sparks fly into the dirt, and the crew rolls forward without spilling their coffee. Anyone who...

By Mason Berryman •

Supreme Court Declines Review of Maine’s 72-Hour Gun Waiting Period

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on October 19, 2026, to review Maine's 72-hour firearm waiting-period case, Beckwith v. Frey. The order leaves the First Circuit's preliminary-injunction decision undisturbed, without deciding whether the law is constitutional. The post Supreme Court Declines Revie...

By Brandon Curtis •

Army Research Leads to First 3D-Printed Heavy-Fuel Engine

ADELPHI, Md. — Years of Army scientific research culminated in the successful flight demonstration of a 3D-printed heavy-fuel rotary-engine series-hybrid system, advancing power and propulsion science for future tactical unmanned aircraft systems. Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilitie...

By Eric G •

K9 Handler Gear Considerations

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a gear week, and the topic is K9 patrol equipment: the gear that keeps both the handler and the dog alive and working across a career, not a demo. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going ever...

By Tom R •

POTD: Grand Power ARAQ-S - Pop the Hood

Every truck guy knows someone who dropped a Cummins diesel into a Chevy just to see the look on people's faces at the gas station. Grand Power of Slovenská Ľupča, Slovakia, has pulled off the rifle equivalent of that swap. But what is it?

By Eric B •
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