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Silent Steel Introduces the Next Generation of Baffle Suppressors

Thursday, September 24th, 2026

Silent Steel launches its Generation 2 Baffle Streamer family, featuring advanced 3D-printed modules, significantly improved sound and flash suppression, new OTB models and a fully upgradeable modular architecture.

Silent Steel is proud to introduce the new Baffle Streamer Gen 2 suppressor family, representing a major step forward in our traditional baffle suppressor technology.

At the heart of the new generation is a completely redesigned 3D-printed Gen 2 Baffle Module. Additive manufacturing allows us to create advanced internal geometries that would not be possible with conventional manufacturing methods. The result is a significant improvement in both sound and flash suppression, while allowing weight, durability and performance to be optimized for different applications.

Two Materials – Two Different Missions

The new Gen 2 Baffle Modules are available in 3D-printed aluminium or Inconel 718.

The aluminium version has been developed with minimum weight in mind. Its lightweight construction makes it particularly suitable for hunters and sporting shooters who want effective sound and flash suppression while adding as little weight as possible to the firearm.

For professional users, the Inconel 718 version provides exceptional durability and high-temperature resistance. It is designed for demanding law enforcement, military and professional applications where reliability and durability under intensive use are essential.

Introducing the Silent Steel Flash-Guard

Flash suppression has been one of the key development areas of the Gen 2 platform.

The new suppressors feature the Silent Steel Flash-Guard, integrated into the front of the suppressor and designed to minimize visible muzzle flash. Combined with the new Gen 2 Baffle Module, it provides excellent flash suppression, including on demanding short-barreled weapon platforms.

A Complete Gen 2 Product Family

The new generation expands the Baffle Streamer family with several configurations for different applications.

The Baffle Streamer Gen 2 is the full-size model, designed for applications where maximum sound and flash suppression are the priority.

The Compact Baffle Streamer Gen 2 provides the same new-generation technology in a shorter and lighter package, offering an excellent balance between suppression performance, overall weapon length and weight.

The range is also expanded with two new Over-the-Barrel (OTB) configurations.

The Streamer OTB Gen 2 uses the standard Streamer body together with a Compact Streamer Gen 2 Baffle Module. By extending part of the suppressor rearward over the barrel, the design reduces added weapon length and moves part of the suppressor mass closer to the shooter for improved balance.

At the top of the range is the completely new XStreamer OTB Gen 2 – Extended Streamer Over-the-Barrel. As the longest model in the family, it uses a full-size Streamer Gen 2 Baffle Module while positioning part of the suppressor over the barrel. The result combines high suppression performance with reduced added length and improved weight distribution. The XStreamer OTB is available exclusively with the lightweight aluminium Gen 2 module.

Designed to Be Upgraded – Not Replaced

One of the most important principles behind the Silent Steel suppressor platform is modularity and long service life.

The new Gen 2 technology continues to use our standard suppressor body architecture. The new Baffle Modules are compatible with corresponding previous-generation Silent Steel suppressor bodies, allowing existing customers to upgrade their suppressor to Gen 2 technology simply by replacing the internal module.

Because the suppressor’s serial number is permanently marked on the body, the serialized component remains unchanged when the internal module is upgraded.

All Gen 2 Baffle Streamer suppressors are fully disassemblable and serviceable, allowing inspection, cleaning and replacement of the internal module when required.

Polite Society Industries Launches Premium Silencers – Rimfire Through .36 Caliber

Thursday, August 13th, 2026

Polite Society Industries Launches Premium Silencers – Rimfire Through .36 Caliber

Built to Last. Priced to Own.

TAMPA, Fla. (August 12, 2026) — Polite Society Industries (PSI) today announced its first line of premium silencers, covering rimfire through .36 caliber and designed by a team of industry veterans.

“We designed our silencers around what laser powder bed fusion makes possible,” said Jon Scott, president of Polite Society Industries. “You can form geometry inside a silencer that nobody would have considered ten years ago and put material only where the part actually needs it. What comes out is light, durable in the places that take the abuse, and does its job. Weight, strength, and suppression used to be a trade – you gave up one to get another – but not anymore.”

Every PSI silencer carries the same promise. If used properly and it breaks, the company fixes it. If it cannot be fixed, it is replaced. If it cannot be replaced, the customer gets their money back.

“Until this year, you waited the better part of a year for a silencer, and if something went wrong, making it right could mean starting the federal paperwork over and waiting all over again for something you had already paid for,” Scott said. “That wait is largely now over. We wrote our warranty to be used when needed.”

Pricing follows the same thinking. “A silencer costs less to build today than it did ten years ago, and that is true across this industry,” continued Scott. “But the prices people are used to were set when a silencer took the better part of a year and two hundred dollars in tax to get. Scarcity like that keeps prices high on its own. That scarcity is gone. It seems more polite to pass along the savings than to keep pricing for a market that no longer exists.”

The phrase “An armed society is a polite society,” from Robert Heinlein’s book Beyond This Horizon, is the philosophical position on which PSI is founded. Politeness is a choice people make when they have every capacity to impose and choose not to, and PSI products make that choice easier.

For full specifications, pricing, and a guide for first-time buyers, visit PoliteSocietyInd.com.

See the Radical CS5 MOD1 Compact Suppressor at Next Week’s Marine Gunner Association Industry Day

Friday, August 7th, 2026

The CS5 MOD1 is a next-generation, compact suppressor engineered for peak performance with minimal footprint. Designed with a focus on low backpressure, it reduces the load on the operator while providing superior signature reduction.

Improvements to CS5 Mod 1 are based on years of customer feedback from the previous generation of CS5. While overall performance of CS5 was favorable, the team concentrated on factors like weight, secondary retention, and kinematics enhancements.

CS5 Mod 1’s streamlined profile improves muzzle balance and handling without compromising weapon kinematics, all while featuring a rugged quick-disconnect system for rapid deployment. The CS5 Mod 1 introduces Radical Defense’s new TLR² Mounting Interface: Taper-Lock Ratcheting Retention keeps OAL short and maintains sub-MOA POI shift repeatability. Recessed engagement teeth on the redesigned Flash Hider Mount, the KFMR prevents premature wear and impact damage.

Featuring a rear biased Center of Gravity (CG), the CS5 Mod 1 improves muzzle balance, aiding control and reducing muzzle flip. Its forward-venting design significantly reduces back pressure reducing bolt speed, increasing reliability, and reducing the amount of toxic blowback introduced to the operator. Additionally, CS5 Mod 1 optimizes flash and sound suppression with integrated Blast Over Pressure (BOP) mitigation with a dB rating of 138.74dB at the Shooter’s Ear was recorded on an 11.5-inch 5.56 Carbine.

The full CS5 Mod 1 ecosystem includes the 5.56 carbine suppressor, a Blank Safety Device (BSD) capable of catching three live rounds of M855A1, and a Sim Training Suppressor.

CS5 Mod 1 will be on display next week at the USMC Marine Gunner Association Industry Day in King George, VA.

For more information, visit rdusa.com.

When Industry Leaders Unite, Innovation Follows

Thursday, August 6th, 2026

Barrett CEO Bryan James recently met with Strategic Sciences CEO Russ Oliver and President Patrick Kisgen to explore how Strategic Sciences’ advanced technologies can integrate with Barrett systems while advancing the future of shoulder-fired capabilities.

Together, we’re building the next generation of battlefield capabilities and delivering innovative solutions for today’s warfighter and tomorrow’s mission.

American Suppressor Association Applauds Major Step For Suppressor Exports

Monday, July 27th, 2026

Washington D.C. – On July 23rd, the Trump Administration posted two coordinated interim final rules, transferring “sound suppressors for non-automatic and semi-automatic firearms” from State Department jurisdiction to the Commerce Department. The new rules, which will take effect on November 20, 2026, will allow American suppressor manufacturers to compete with certain products in commercial markets abroad. 

“With this change, the Trump Administration has taken a major step towards allowing American hunters to travel with their suppressors and American businesses to compete in thriving, well-established international commercial markets,” said Knox Williams, Executive Director of the American Suppressor Association. “For more than a decade, the ASA has led the charge to legalize the commercial exportation of suppressors. Not only will American hunters be able to better protect their hearing, but this change will also create hundreds of jobs at a time when our country needs them most.”

The effective prohibition on the commercial exportation of suppressors was based on the bureaucratic misconception that suppressors, also known as silencers, are capable of eliminating the noise of a gunshot. Simply put, they cannot. On average, suppressors reduce the noise of a gunshot by 20 – 35 decibels (dB), roughly the same sound reduction as earplugs or earmuffs.

According to the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA), “although firearm suppressors do not completely eliminate the risk of [noise-induced hearing loss] from firearm noise, the risk can be significantly reduced…Therefore, NHCA supports the use of firearm noise suppressors…to reduce hazardous firearm noise exposures.”

Join us in the fight to help protect and expand your right to own and use suppressors by becoming an ASA Member at  www.ASAMember.com.

SureFire Flash Test: Suppressors, Muzzle Devices & Ammo

Tuesday, July 14th, 2026

In this video, SureFire conducts a comprehensive demonstration of flash performance with various suppressors and muzzle devices, shooting both M193 and Mk262 ammunition to show flash performance in best-case and worst-case scenarios.

www.surefire.com

SAP Arms Releases the “Desk Pop 5” Silencer | Low Back Pressure, Duty Rated

Wednesday, June 24th, 2026

Swanzey, NH — SAP Arms, a brand of Naughton Dynamic Solutions, LLC (NDS), today announced the official launch and immediate availability of its highly anticipated suppressor, the Desk Pop 5.

Combining robust engineering with modern technologies, the Desk Pop 5 is designed to deliver exceptional signaturesuppression, decibel reduction, reliability, and precision for modern rifle platforms.

Key Features of the Desk Pop 5 Silencer Include:

• Advanced Sound Suppression: Optimized internal geometry and baffle design significantly reduce impulse noise, ensuring maximum hearing protection and signature reduction.

• Precision Manufacturing: CNC-machined to exact tolerances, ensuring perfect concentricity, zero point-of-impact shift, and long-term durability under heavy firing schedules.

• Rugged Construction: Built from 17-4 PH, fully welded and heat treated.

• Common Adaptation: Hub compatible | 1-3/8-24 class 3 thread

Specs:

  • 5.56mm – 10” min barrel length
  • 5.3” long
  • 1.5” OD
  • 10.8 oz

Lifetime warranty

Contact:

Naughton Dynamic Solutions | SAP Arms

Email: info@saparms.com

Website: saparms.com/product/deskpop/

HUXWRX Mission Team Bolt Gun Suppressors

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026

Seen during SOF Week, the HUXWRX Mission Team Bolt Gun Suppressors were purpose built for use with 6.5 Creedmoor, 7 PRC, 308, and .338 Lapua Magnum bolt guns.

They are designed to attach to either a three port muzzle break or direct thread in multiple thread pitches.

Test by and certified for use by the Army Research Lab, these suppressors are made of 17-4 stainless steel with HUXWRX’ non-line of sight DLC coating which applies coating to the inside and outside of the suppressor.

www.huxwrx.com