Posted on 11/28/2011 5:17:43 PM PST by marktwain
On Black Friday, several stores of outdoor sports outfitter Cabela's gave away guns. And have you heard the one about the gun club offering photos with Santa and ammo?
Guns, always popular in the US, have become even more so in a slumping, anxious economy. No wonder, as a new report exposes, a New York City-based capital management form has been buying up as many gun brands as it can get its hands on.
The gun-loving conglomerate, Freedom Group, now sells more than 1.2 million guns a year, notching $40 billion in yearly revenue. (That's more than Coca-Cola, by the way.)
Benefitting from the rise in gun sales are the gun accessories industry. But one such brand faces a huge uphill marketing challenge, burdened with severely tight regulations, even for the gun industry. The brand's answer? An education campaign called "Silencers are Legal."
The Silencers are Legal campaign aims to inform as many consumers as possible that "Yes, silencers are legal in beautiful, constitution-upholding states, just not in Minnesota."
For starters, this is something that many people probably do not actually know. While it's understandable that one would assume a silencer was illegal based on general logic about its applications, it turns out the device is legal in almost every state. (See above.) Indeed, as the site announces: "Over 27,000 silencers a year are purchased by civilians, but most U.S. citizens don't know that silencers are legal."
But buying a silencer is also not as simple as buying, say, a, AR-15 semi-automatic assault rifle or an extended 33-round magazine for a Glock. There is paperwork. The site's FAQ section takes users through the ins and outs of silencer ownership including state-to-state transport and the "tax stamp."
The site also serves as an advocacy vehicle, teaching visitors that not only is owning a silencer your right under the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, but also how to contact their respective Congressional representative "to tell them you would like the laws to change."
The site is a project of Silencerco, a Utah brand founded in 2008 "with the intent to create the best silencers by thinking outside the box and by solving problems in unconventional ways." Silencerco's first product was a silencer called the 22Sparrow, which won the brand great dealer attention.
The Silencers are Legal marketing push is just another marketing angle for Silencerco, which has already cornered social media with a Twitter feed and a YouTube channel that demonstrates a little humor with programs like "How Loud Is It?" The latest episode compared "a SS 22Sparrow Suppressor with a slap in the face."
The brand now offers more than one silencer, including the Osprey. And while the brand's core product may seem wildly different from most consumer offerings, the challenges facing the brand (educating consumers) are exactly the same.
Store bought or home made?
Just kidding.
Powder..patch..ball...Shhhhhhhhh!
I use subsonic ammo in my 22. Sounds like a pellet gun going off and the heavier slug will still stop a bunny or squirrel.
Don’t know much about them, but what I do know I will share. There are at least two type, the first uses a metal mesh like a copper pot scrubber to suppress the sound. DO NOT get this type. The ATF has recently decided that you must submit another $200 and waith another 4 months for approval to replace the worn out mesh. The second type is made more like the muffler of a car with baffles and such. Get this type and it will last you years.
Ping
http://www.gem-tech.com/store/pc/G5-22-13p78.htm
It’s a good thang...... clickity clickity clickity click !
Did you pick one yet? Did you get a new barrel for the rifle, that will stabilize the heavy subsonics?
I have suppressors for all of my weapons (except shotguns), my most recent one is for my new .416Barret. It took almost 3 months for the Form 4 to be approved. NFA really sucks, adding $200 and a waiting period to these pieces. We ought to be able to buy them the way they do in Europe, over the counter.
“...was illegal based on general logic about its applications,”
somebody really shouldn’t be thinking too much....
Ditto that commitment to lower DB's in the aviation arena in Europe, which some may or may not consider a bureaucratic negative.
All production aircraft and it may apply to homebuilts, have to meet a DB requirement.
Many US aircraft shipped to certain countries are retrofitted with "Swiss Mufflers" ( Google it).
They question begs, will the ATF etc change their stance via research on hearing loss, tinitus etc within the shooting sports arena?
It is a bit of a stretch to expect common sense from government bureaucrats.
Wow! I love that last sentence of yours. Every time I screw that thing on my CZ, I hear that Bond music start playing, and I start looking for a tuxedo. I forget who did my barrel — some big firm out in Montana? Wyoming? You’ve probably heard of ‘em. Yeah, they said they were backed up with military orders. Took a while, but it’s worth it. Part of it is that old “I’ve got something nobody else has” thing.
Shot a suppressed standard .45 ACP Uzi a few rounds. Loudest thing was the slapping of the bolt.
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