Great report, Mister Mag. I’m particularly curious to see what you do to that Ruger 22/45. I’ve got some of that CCI subsonic ammo, and I did run a couple of magazines through the pistol. I had the same feed troubles. Just not enough pop to properly work the action. I did notice that they are quieter, but like everybody else I just gave up and used ordinary 22LR.
I have a curious new observation that I didn’t expect: So far I’d only fired the supressor indoors. Last week I fired a couple of magazines outdoors. Surpisingly... it was ~louder~ than it seemed indoors. Instead of a softish “Phap” it was a sharper “PAPP!”, and about as loud as an earnest handclap. I can only surmise that inside the range the use of sound-deadening materials definitely creates a more anechoic effect, and outdoors there is more sound reflection from surroundings. Didn’t expect that.
Another update: I got the threaded barrel for my full size Kimber 45 on Friday afternoon. Woohoo! Took it immediately to the range and ran a box of shells through it. It worked flawlessly. This one was ordered directly from Kimber, and came with a stainless thread protector and a replacement stainless muzzle bushing. Adds a nice bit of stainless flash on the otherwise all matte-black finish.
The .45 suppressor is of course nowhere near as quiet as the .22, but it is still a significant reduction. I had no problem shooting in the indoor range without hearing protection. No ringy-ears. But it does make a loud dull “whump”. It does lose some of it’s “gunshot” sound, for sure, as it loses the sharp crack. Instead of hitting an emptel barrel with a 2x4, it’s like hitting a barrel half full of water with a 2x4 wrapped in carpet.
So there’s that...
Two thumbs up for your range report on the silencers. Way cool on the Kimber. We gotta have another shoot-moot.