[Cobra64]

Looks kewl. I have a Remington .308, two Winchester 30-30s, and three .22s (Marlin / Browning / Ruger).

Can I buy one of these silenced carbines in North Carolina? I want to take out a few deer that are eating our floral and vegetable gardens.

My current horsepower weapons would bother the neighbors and violate the "covenants" in our private neighborhood.

We've got plenty of the "locals" who'd take away the venison.

[Leatherneck_MT]

I had a friend down in Louisiana who used to hunt Gators out in the swamps with an improvised silencer. He would use a potatoe on the end of the rifle. I guess it worked, he was never caught lol. I'd hate to see what a potato would do to the end of your favorite .22 tho.

[MD_Willington_1976]

Check out these links for NFA firearms...funny thing about suppressors, in some European countries it is considered rude not to use one on a firearm..

http://www.impactguns.com/library/legalities/caniown.htm

http://www.full-auto.com/library_laws.htm

Have fun...

[Atlas Sneezed]

Can I buy one of these silenced carbines in North Carolina? I want to take out a few deer that are eating our floral and vegetable gardens.

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Silencers are legal in most states (but not all, so check with the seller.)

They are normally prohibited for hunting. (Although they are quite useful for illegal pest control, as the article explains.)

You pay the $300-600 and up for the "can," and pay a $200 tax for the transfer, along with fingerprints, paperwork, and a signature from yout local Sheriff of police chief.

A 22LR subsonic, silenced will not be adequate for deer. You want a heavy bullet that will have adequate killing energy at subsonic speeds. The best are marginal, so be certain about shot placement. Consider a 30 caliber 220 or 240 grain bullet, in a 300 whisper cartridge (you can buy a nice bolt gun with an integrated suppressor in this cartridge.) 338 Whisper is even better. 44 Mag works OK.

Of course, if you don't mind the supersonic crack that occurs even with a silenced report, you can shoot standard velocity ammunition for appropriately chambered guns.

[archy]

Can I buy one of these silenced carbines in North Carolina? I want to take out a few deer that are eating our floral and vegetable gardens.

A .22 is a bit light for deer, but it can be done. THere's also a very nice modern recreation of the .45 caliber bolt-action silenced *DeLisle carbine* of WWII, thought by many special operators to be one of the best and most practical silenced weapons ever produced.

Or alternately, one of your .308s could be reworked to either accept an add-on suppressor or a full-time suppressed barrel.

Why don't you get in touch with a Title II weapons dealer from your state, and see what he has in stock and at what price ranges. Hey, maybe he's had pesky deer in his garden, too.

Contact info:

Allen W. Kirchner, MD. - Class 2

P.O. Box 5776
Aiken, SC 29804-5776
Phone: (803) 641-1476
Fax: (803) 648-6525

E-mail awkirch@duesouth.net