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“We quickly realized if we wanted to stay relevant as a business, we had to find a niche in our community.” The 70+ year story of Kentucky Gun Co is one that entails a business successfully navigating the twists and turns of a fluctuating  and sometimes volatile  economy. Through perseverance and always keeping an eye on market trends and demographics, since 1946 Kentucky Gun Co has evolved from depot store to grocery store to ice house, and eventually into what they are today – a sporting goods store where you can buy just about anything. In 2002, sensing the end

SILENCERCO’S ARSENAL SERIES showcases guns we love for various reasons that reside in our in-house arsenal. We are best-known for making guns quiet in order to do this, we must interact with a great variety of amazing platforms. In these posts we will tell you about each platform we like, why it’s different and relevant, and why we think it belongs in our pantheon of greatness. Does this gun look familiar to you? If you’ve seen the movie Spaceballs, then you’ve seen the Calico M100. The appearance of the Calico M100 made it a perfect choice for the movie’s futuristic space

“We are here because of our customers we know that so we make every effort to be here for them.” In a city rich with history, the story of Green Top fits right in. Currently in their 69th year, Green Top of Ashland, VA, is set to kick off year 70 with a bang. In 1947, their first year in business, Green Top didn’t have a single firearm to sell and was not a sporting goods store. Rather, it was a gas station with a focus on selling fuel and fireworks. As the story goes, a customer who was short

SILENCERCO’S ARSENAL SERIES showcases guns we love for various reasons that reside in our in-house arsenal. We are best-known for making guns quiet in order to do this, we must interact with a great variety of amazing platforms. In these posts we will tell you about each platform we like, why it’s different and relevant, and why we think it belongs in our pantheon of greatness. After a proliferation of overbuilt subguns with pistol grip magazines in the 60s, 70s, and 80s like the Uzi, the Steyr SA23, and the Ingram MAC series, there wasn’t a modern offering made with

We all love firearms. From rare gun collectors to weekend hobby shooters, firearms play a major role in our lives. If you spend enough time in the gun industry, you may be lucky enough to meet someone who really, really loves guns; someone who arguably loves them more than anyone else you have met. This concept can become somewhat subjective, especially when you consider the many facets within the industry  sub-machine guns, shotguns, bolt-action rifles, full-autos, 1911’s, etc. I’m talking about the person who can walk into a shop and wade through a room full of pistols, revolvers, rifles and

SILENCERCO’S ARSENAL SERIES showcases guns we love for various reasons that reside in our in-house arsenal. We are best-known for making guns quiet in order to do this, we must interact with a great variety of amazing platforms. In these posts we will tell you about each platform we like, why it’s different and relevant, and why we think it belongs in our pantheon of greatness. This week we discuss the only easily suppressable revolver in existence that we are aware of the Nagant M1895. In general, revolvers aren’t compatible with silencers because too much gas escapes at the junction

Arsenal Blog 007: P90 SILENCERCO’S ARSENAL SERIES showcases guns we love for various reasons that reside in our in-house arsenal. We are best-known for making guns quiet in order to do this, we must interact with a great variety of amazing platforms. In these posts we will tell you about each platform we like, why it’s different and relevant, and why we think it belongs in our pantheon of greatness. The FN P90 aka FN Project 1990 personal defense weapon (PDW) was designed by FN Herstal in Belgium along with unique ammunition in 5.7×28mm. Featuring a compact bullpup design with