November 04, 2025
By Brad Fitzpatrick
There are a lot of suppressor companies today, but I would imagine that Gemtech is the only one of those brands that began in a hospital. In the 1960s, radiologist and avid shooter Phil Dater began tinkering with the hospital’s machine shop, and with his knowledge of ultrasound, he began designing plans for a new suppressor.
Those early days spent dabbling in the hospital machine shop proved to be the genesis of one of today’s top suppressor brands—Gemtech. Since those early days, suppressor technology has advanced substantially, but Gemtech has always been able to remain at the...
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