Texas-Made Suppressors: Who Builds Them and What the Law Really Says

Texas does not host the largest national suppressor brands, most of which are headquartered in states like Utah and Georgia, but it has a real bench of in-state manufacturers. A sampling of shops designing and building suppressors in Texas:

• Texas Silencer Company (Weatherford). A hunting-focused maker whose silencers are designed and built entirely at its Weatherford facility, with a product line aimed at hunters rather than tactical buyers.
• Lone Star Silencer (Midlothian). A precision-oriented manufacturer south of Dallas building American-made suppressors marketed on accuracy and sound reduction for demanding shooters.
• Warsaw Creek Armory (Kaufman County). A small shop southeast of Dallas producing rimfire and centerfire suppressors along with integrally suppressed barrels.
• Dark Horse Suppressors (West Texas). A smaller West Texas maker selling direct and through dealers.

This list is not exhaustive. Texas issues a large number of Type 07/Class 2 licenses, and new SOT shops open regularly, so the in-state roster keeps growing. If you are a dealer, that also means local wholesale relationships are easier to build here than in most states.

HB 957, the Texas Firearm Suppressor Act, took effect September 1, 2021. It repealed the state criminal offense for possessing a suppressor and declared that a suppressor manufactured in Texas that remains in Texas is not subject to federal law or regulation. It also directed the Texas Attorney General to seek a court ruling protecting that framework.

That court test happened. Texas sued the ATF over the law, and the federal courts declined to block NFA enforcement against Texas-made suppressors. As of this writing, no court has upheld a right to make or possess an unregistered suppressor under HB 957, and building one without an approved ATF Form 1 remains a federal felony no matter what state law says. The practical rule for buyers and dealers alike: treat every suppressor, Texas-made or not, as a full NFA transfer.

For a dealer, that is actually the simple outcome. One process covers everything: Form 3 in from the manufacturer or distributor, Form 4 out to the customer, 4473 and NICS at pickup. Our $0 tax stamp dealer guide covers how that flow changed, and did not change, when the tax went to zero.

"Made in Texas" sells in Texas. Stocking in-state brands next to the national names gives your counter a story that resonates with local buyers, and shorter supply lines from an in-state manufacturer can mean faster Form 3 turnaround than shipping from out of state. The compliance load is identical either way: every arrival is an acquisition in your A&D Book, every pending Form 4 needs tracking, and every pickup ends with a 4473.

If NFA items are becoming a bigger share of your business, the operational side is where stores get hurt, not the law itself. See our guides to the NFA tax stamp process for dealers and Class 3/NFA compliance, and if you sell in Texas, our Texas FFL compliance guide covers the state-side rules.