You won’t find another review of the new Silencerco Omega 36M like this one, guaranteed. Not only can you read up on the new 36M modular silencer, watching our video from the Silencerco first-look private event will let you see behind the curtain. What curtain? We...
The Best Gear for Hog Hunting in 2019
“What’s the best gear for hog hunting?” Ten plus years ago I didn’t know enough to ask that question. But last Memorial Day I decided it was time for me to answer it. I guess you could say that Memorial Day is the “Unofficial” birthday of SHWAT™. A lot has changed in...
Can Shooting Cause Brain Damage? The Science, the Bad News, and the Solution
Personal protective equipment is necessary for many activities. We wear seat belts when we drive, helmets when we ride. Power tools require safety glasses. Shooting and hunting require personal protective equipment, and most modern shooters faithfully don ballistic...
The Silencerco Omega – Should My First Silencer Be Yours, Too?
It’s summer, 2019, and as I mount my SilencerCo Omega I wonder to my self, “If you don’t have a silencer yet, I have to ask, what are you waiting for?” Seriously, buying a can has never been easier. Sure, we still have to deal with the NFA’s regulatory hoops, but...
Sound Decision Making: My Two Silencers for a Dozen Guns
Suppressors are exploding in popularity because they are a good idea. They were a good idea back when Theodore Roosevelt installed one on his .30-30 to avoid annoying his Long Island neighbors, and they are a good idea today. Silencers are such a good idea that in...
Five Seconds, Two Doe Down. Bowers VERS 458 Suppressor Field Tested
Behind every successful harvest there is a story. The story I’m referring to is not the drive to deer camp, the plane ride or listening to Johnny Cash by the fire the night before opening day. I’m referring to the months of planning, field study and choosing the most...
From Skeptic to Convert – ZRODelta Cowl Induction Brake Real World Testing and Results
Anyone remotely acquainted with my philosophy when it comes to muzzle brakes knows how much I dislike them. Disdain would be the most common term used, although that remains understated. Most of my shooting career has revolved around duty as a Law Enforcement...
See Through Suppressor Super Slow Motion Video by SmarterEveryDay
I don't much about YouTuber SmarterEveryDay, but he's got one awesome video up this evening! For this video he teams up with Soteria Suppressors (new to us as well). Soteria has created see through suppressors using cast acrylic tubes. Pull the trigger and you can...
Dead Air Wolverine – Suppressing the AK
The choice of communists and dictators worldwide, the AK47 and AK74 are simultaneously lauded, hated or just overlooked, but almost never are they suppressed in the West. Until now, that is. I’ve just returned from a trip to the Dead Air Armament Utah headquarters...
ARES Defense-FightLite® Industries STEP-22™ Silenced Pistol – Transform Your Ruger .22 Pistol!
Here at SHWAT™ we rarely publish anything off a generic press release, usually we try to be more in depth. I’m making an exception given the nature of the announcement. I think this is something a lot of us would be interested in: a monolithic integrally suppressed...