When Kevin Brittingham and some of his pals from his days at SIG and AAC founded a mysterious new company, “Q,” back in March, some us wondered, “what the heck could they possibly be up to?” Inspiring comparisons to the James Bond character with the same name, few outside of Brittingham himself knew precisely what Q was up to or what it meant. More recently, a clearer picture has begun to take shape.

At its heart, Q is something of a standalone skunkworks wherein Brittingham and friends are free to experiment with the sorts of projects that management might not have pursued in corporate settings at AAC and SIG. To this end, the company plans to release a wide variety of products, including accessories, firearms, and silencers. The first in their lineup, the .22 caliber El Camino suppressor, was announced at this weekend’s Texas Firearms Festival.