Over the decade, the field of firearm silencers has exploded with diverse new technologies & remarkable new designs, increasing interest in silencers both for tactical operations by military and police to sporting purposes by qualified civilians. Author Alan Paulson has been called, the dean of the American silencer experts today and has more data on supressor performance than any manufacturer or government agency. photos, illus, 81/2 x 11, softcvr, 424 pgs.