Air Rifle Suppressor, NOT a legal question.

[444]

I have seen mention of air rifle suppressors. Apparently they are a thing in Europe. I have seen a few YouTube videos about them also.

Do airgun suppressors have any popularity in the US ? Does anyone on here own one ?


Again, this is NOT a thread to discuss the legalities of suppressor ownership. This is not a thread about the legal process of buying a suppressor. Discuss all that in another thread if you must.

 

[Midwest]

I have seen mention of air rifle suppressors. Apparently they are a thing in Europe. I have seen a few YouTube videos about them also.

Do airgun suppressors have any popularity in the US ? Does anyone on here own one ?


Again, this is NOT a thread to discuss the legalities of suppressor ownership. This is not a thread about the legal process of buying a suppressor. Discuss all that in another thread if you must.

Maybe that question should be in our Air Gun forum?

http://www.thehighroad.org/forumdisplay.php?f=70
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[444]

In the US, a suppressor falls under the NFA.
This is the NFA forum.

I saw someone ask about an airgun suppressor there and they were told to post here.

 

[yugorpk]

I have a Gamo silencer equipped air rifle. It is much quieter than a non silenced air rifle. The silencer is built onto the end of the barrel . I have enough real silencers to not care about removing it to use on something else.

 

[Ryanxia]

I would also say you'll have better luck in the airgun section.

 

[444]

This is just something I am curious about. It is something that I know nothing about and my searches only produce discussions about the legal aspects of them. I also own a number of suppressors and I have a good handle on the legalities. I was hoping to skip all that and discuss the suppressors themselves.

 

[Odd Job]

All I can tell you is that a suppressor works very well on an air rifle. Those suppressors are very popular in the UK, because they don't require a license. You can pick one up for less than £80.
However, if those suppressors suddenly became licensed items, I don't think they would be purchased in the same numbers. We already have a licensing system for firearm suppressors, and if it came to pass that they all required a license, a person would probably get a dual-purpose suppressor such as the ASE Utra dual rimfire, so that the same can could be used on an air rifle and a .22LR

http://www.aseutra.fi/dual-rimfire-suppressor

 

[Bluehawk]

Air rifles

I have a Gamo Whisper, CFR, fixed barrel, .177 caliber air rifle. It has an integrated suppressor (Gamo calls it an air dampener)...it is not removable.
If it were not legal it certainly couldn't be sold over the counter like the major stores do at the moment.

 

[SCC]

The problem with air gun suppressors and the NFA is that if there is any way that can even be imagined where you could mount the suppressor on a firearm, then it could be considered an NFA device. This is particularly true if you own a firearm that could take it, even if use on a firearm would destroy it in one shot. A tax stamp would be a good idea. Thus you will find that most air gun "moderators" are permanently mounted to the barrel at the factory, are built in such a way that they cannot be attached to standard firearms, or are incorporated into a barrel shroud.

My Benjamin Marauder air rifle has a shrouded barrel with a reflex first baffle followed by five or six more. It's silent except for the valve noise and pellet impact.

 

[Crawfish1]

Marauder with built in baffles is what a lot of guys own. Some also own aftermarket moderators as well. FX has a couple of choices depending on what you want that are external. They work very well.

 

[aubie515]

Just keep in mind that it's totally legal to buy LDC/moderators for air rifles. Most of the LDC/moderators are made from plastic, so it won't handle the pressure in centerfire firearms.

There are vendors that make LDC's and they work well...even on the big bores. I was going to have one made for my 9mm/357 PCP air rifle.