[SHOT 2026] UTG Pro Is Ready For The Suppressor Boom
Every year, SHOT Show has a theme, and this year, it’s The Year Of The Suppressor. Aftermarket parts purveyor UTG Pro is gearing up to be ready for it, starting with new handguards for the MP5, built to accommodate a suppressor.
UTG Pro parts @ TFB:
- UTG Releases 3.9″ Reflex Dot Sights
- UTG Announces New Made-In-America PRO Pic Rails
- New Magnifiers From UTG
- UTG AK Stock Kit
Keeping quiet
UTG Pro has been building MP5 handguards for a while—you should know this, because we reviewed this one a couple of years ago. But that handguard was built in the olden days, before Americans could get a suppressor almost as easily as they could get a coffee. Well, except for the price tag.
Now that everyone and their dog and their dog’s bark park buddies are buying suppressors, UTG Pro saw the need for an updated handguard that doesn’t interfere with the fit of your can. They now have their Monolithic M-Lok Handguard built to this end, allowing you to add optics and other accessories on the exterior of the handguard while inside, there’s enough room for a suppressor, with 2-inch inner diameter.
It’s supposed to fit most K-length suppressors and it’s compatible with 9mm receiver MP5s and clones. Although they don’t have anything in stock yet at time of writing, they do list this on their website with an MSRP of $249.97. For more information on materials used and dimensions of this made-in-America handguard, check the site. They also have an MP5k version for $10 less.
Other odds and ends
UTG Pro also has a new extended MP5 cocking handle coming to market soon (at a price of $29.97 when it arrives).
An extra-wide Goliath-series Picatinny bipod will be here in Q1 (MSRP $349.97). They also had a new side-folding stock for AKs on display at their booth. Looking at their website, it looks like the side-folder will sell for $99.97 and they have it available for straight-tang AK receivers or Yugo receivers.
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I've thrown a couple sets of their UTG Pro handguards on a couple of different AR builds.
For a basic freefloat tube, they work.
Local gunsmith liked using them as well.
This, uh, sure is a lot of pig lipstick on display for a 9mm.