Silence is Golden, But Not When It Comes to Silencers

brandchannel.com ^ | 27 November, 2011 | Abe Sauer

[The KG9 Kid]

Some suppressors can be really quiet, and with good ear plugs (custom-molded to your ear canal like you see sometimes being hawked at gun shows by folks dressed up like clinicians) you ought to be well within safety margins for avoiding hearing damage.

But as you've found out, some people are still at risk even doubling up with plugs under muffs. Best of luck to you.

[Atlas Sneezed]

If there has to be regulation of suppressors, it should be to make them *mandatory* in certain circumstances.

[em2vn]

Thanks for doing the math. I wrote the story off as soon as I saw the forty billion dollar figure.

[Myrddin]

Some of my customers in Germany were commenting that "silencers" are expected equipment on rifles used at the range. It is inconsiderate to shoot without one there.

[ctdonath2]

Depends on what’s being suppressed. Muzzle blast can be mitigated to negligible. Velocity, for some, can be viable subsonic - eliminating sonic crack. A suppressed AR15 is still loud as a full-speed .22LR thanks to viable velocity. A suppressed subsonic .22LR bolt is barely a pfft.

[TXnMA]

What?

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Actually not funny; my tinnitus is almost disabling at times...

[MontaniSemperLiberi]

Don’t you mean the movie Shooter? If so, try filling the bottle with about 1/2” of water before you shoot. I haven’t tried it yet but that’s the only way I think it could work.

[Retain Mike]

No. There was a scene where he was in a boat and fired a rifle into what i remember as a covered boat moorage. My son suggested stuffing strands of steel wool in to the bottle. He also said don't consider conducting the experiment at my gun club, because evidently it is a really illegal device.

[Covenantor]

Best to pay the tax and wait for delivery. Besides, the plastic bottles look like crap in the gun case.

[Joe Brower]

Looking for recommendations on a suppressor for a .22lr.

[ctdonath2]

See http://www.advanced-armament.com for the best in suppressed.
Visit http://www.silencertalk.com too.

[ctdonath2]

evidently it is a really illegal device.

Very. Really stupid hugely. On the federal spectrum of crimes, it's somewhere above general murder.

[MontaniSemperLiberi]

I don’t remember that scene. I usually miss the first fifteen minutes of that movie though.

I’ve been told it’s illegal to build your own silencer. The tax to get one is exorbitant. Something like $900. I have thought about building a silencer of my own so I could shoot in my back yard. If I get caught though, LE would be more than happy to put me in front of a judge. A .22 air rifle would allow me to do the same thing, is cheaper and legal.

[Ramius]

The tax stamp is only $200, though unfortunately you need a separate stamp for each device. I have two that should be available for pickup soon. It’s been 4 months... should be getting the call any day.

[MontaniSemperLiberi]

BTW - If Santa is a Freeper, I’d really like the .50 caliber Dragon Slayer Air gun this Christmas.

http://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Career_Dragon_Slayer_50_Combo/772

[Obadiah]

Yeah, I think he’s referring to the movie “Shooter”. Good movie, BTW.

[Noumenon]

www.silencerco.com Product line ‘Sparrow’

Verrrrry interesting.

[DCBryan1]

I know if I had to fire my AR-15 inside my home in self defense that I would suffer severe hearing damage.

Ha! You've never had to shoot to protect your life then. Trust me, you'll probably never hear the shot. Adrenaline does funny things to you when you are scared shitless.....Oh, and if you pee in your pants and have a large turd in your shorts...don't worry...thats normal also (and means that you are not stupid).

[DCBryan1]

Looking for recommendations on a suppressor for a .22lr.

I can build you one, but I'll be the first to admit that John Norrell (www.johnnorrellarms.com) and Dr. Phil Dater's (www.gem-tech.com), Oh, and AWC's are ALOT quieter than mine.

[DCBryan1]

Oh, I forgot....be sure to check out: Silencer Research.com for more detailed info on different suppressors out there.