Then came time for durability testing. JP Rifles built a full-auto version of their GMR-13 carbine as a test platform for the Hornet. With our new toy in hand, our R&D team headed out to the test range with 20,000 rounds of ammo and came back with nothing but smiles and buckets of brass.

Before firing the first shot, I noticed a big difference in feel and handling. The over-barrel design not only shortens the overall rifle package, it redistributes the weight as well. A good chunk of the one and a quarter-pound weight is behind the muzzle, so the rifle handles similarly to a non-suppressed configuration. Not having…

Salt Lake City-based AMTAC Suppressors, the industry’s leading over-barrel suppressor manufacturer, today launched their Military & Law Enforcement Discount program designed to give back to military, police, and other first responders.

A few years ago, Tony Barney was bitten by the suppressor bug. “I walked into a local shop” he says, “chose a new can, paid, sent $200 to Uncle Sam, and waited. Nine months later when the new suppressor arrived, I was severely disappointed.”