The SilencerCo Maxim 50 is a

muzzle-loading rifle A muzzle-loading rifle is a muzzle-loaded small arm or artillery piece that has a rifled barrel rather than a smoothbore. The term " rifled muzzle loader" typically is used to describe a type of artillery piece, although it is technically accurate ...

that includes an integrated

sound suppressor A silencer, also known as a sound suppressor, suppressor, or sound moderator, is a muzzle device that reduces the acoustic intensity of the muzzle report (sound of a gunshot) and muzzle rise when a gun (firearm or air gun) is discharged, b ...

. A copy of the Traditions Vortek Strikerfire, the muzzleloader has a SilencerCo suppressor welded onto the end of the barrel. Because the rifle is a muzzleloader, it is not considered a firearm under the Gun Control Act of 1968. Therefore, the integrated suppressor is exempt from the

National Firearms Act The National Firearms Act (NFA), 73rd Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 757, was enacted on June 26, 1934, and currently codified and amended as . The law is an Act of Congress in the United States that, in general, imposes an excise tax on the manufact ...

in the United States, because it is permanently attached to the rifle. When fired, the rifle has a report of 139.9 decibels.

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