Could buy a suppressor/silencer but haven't? Why not?

[waterhouse]

I like shooting suppressed so much that I've sold off several guns I didn't shoot enough to pay for more suppressors. Just got the .223 can in, next up will be .308 or perhaps a .22 can like the Specter that will also work on a .17.

I often shoot in the middle of the week and usually I'm the only guy at the range, and my uncle's property has enough room to safely shoot on but neighbors close enough to be upset by the noise.

This has nothing to do with why i bought them, but I also can't believe what a great training tool it makes. Beginners seem love quiet guns.

 

[statelineblues]

I voted 'Other' -

can't afford it right now, but do plan on it.

Just out of curiousity, anybody know of a manufacturer that will do custom work - I've been thinking of fitting a .380 HSc I've got with one.

 

[expvideo]

I like shooting suppressed so much that I've sold off several guns I didn't shoot enough to pay for more suppressors.

NOOOOO!!!! I didn't even consider that as an option, but now you've given me ideas, and I'm conflicted. You suck!

 

[erict]

I was skeptical at first but buying a suppressor is the single best thing that I've done as far as firearms go. I do ALOT of shooting because I live in a rural setting with no neighbors for 1/4 mile or so.

I know when I am out shooting that they can still hear me though so it's nice to know that they have no clue I'm shooting when I decide to. My friends and I shot over 500 rounds one day last week from my back porch and my wife didn't hear a single shot while she was in the house 20 or so feet away.

The best part for me is not using any hearing protection. It is alot more comfortable and you don't feel like you're shut off from the rest of the world while shooting.

 

[tyler500e]

I'm a poor college student so that's why I don't own em. Once I graduate, and if they are still legal with Comrade Obama in office, I will consider getting one or five.

 

[possum]

normally the "need" factor isn't a factor at all for me when buying gun related stuff, i just don't want one, i would rather spend my money on ammo and training.

 

[esquare]

I spent some time researching suppressors, and I came to the conclusion that our federal law makers are completely out of touch with reality when it comes to guns. It seems to me that in today's world with everyone talking about noise pollution that a more sensible law would be to require every gun to have a suppressor. (not that I think that any of this needs regulation to begin with...) I can't think of a good reason why regulating suppressors would have any affect on violent crime anyway. It really doesn't make any sense.

Let's be honest - if it weren't for the NFA tax and paperwork, decent suppressors would cost as little as $150. They seem so simple to manufacture once the research is done, and it's been done and out of patent for a while now, I would think. I would guess that this is a good example of onerous regulation that should be taken to court.

 

[Claude Clay]

there is little up-side for me if others at the range are unsuppressed.
had i a close by private place of my own that woud sway me somewhat.
oh, and if my boat hadn't sunk and if i won the lottery so that i could replace/thread 30+ barrels to accept 6 or so cans........

 

[woad_yurt]

I have no want or need for one and, thus, don't have one. I shoot at the range and maybe one day (hopefully never!) for self-defense. A silencer doesn't help me in either situation. It's a stealth-offensive item. I have no need to shoot quietly. If I did have excess money for one, it'd only be relegated to the "unused curiosity/toy" category anyway.

In a self-defense role, I think a few good, loud "booms" would make an aggressor re-think things more quickly than would near-silence. The quicker an aggressor realizes that I'm shooting at them, the better. They may just run without even being hit at all.

 

[leadcounsel]

First there's the cost and paperwork (the paperwork, btw, needs to be done anytime you move or even take the item out of state as far as I understand). For the cost I could buy another working firearm, which I'm more interested in collecting. Guns are great for hunting or self defense. Cans aren't. They are useful, but not worth their price (with the stamp of course).

Next there's the practicality. A can would be great if I could get one for every gun in every caliber, but to do so would cost thousands of dollars and generate a lot of paperwork. Not interested.

When I go to the range I take a few guns in various calibers, long guns and short guns. And the range is noisy anyways, so not wearing ear protection isn't an option.

They are one more thing to maintain and clean.

If there were no tax stamp I'm guessing that supply would be greater and they would be incredibly affordable. I would definately have several if that were the case.

 

[deadin]

They just don't ring my bells. There are too many other things I would rather have for the money.
I suppose that when (if) I ever have all the other stuff, I might consider getting one. (I doubt I'll live that long.)

 

[22lr]

Why???? I have no use for one at this time. Im not a tactical operator, im just a simple country guy who enjoys blowing stuff up with high caliper stuff. What I really need is something that makes the gun louder.

 

[Officers'Wife]

I've never particularly seen any benefit in having one.

 

[#shooter]

I voted other. I would love to get one if I knew no matter what state I live it I could keep it.

 

[Boba Fett]

I've really want to get a suppressed Ruger, but there are just too many other guns I want to get right now for that kind of money. I probably will get one at some point, but not for a while...

...maybe once I take up the profession of assassin.

 

[Boats]

I didn't vote because my answer would cover most of the choices.

I can own suppressors in Oregon. I have tried ones hung off of 1911s and Beretta 92 pistols and just didn't care for the unwieldy change in handling, so no sale there. I see that they could be intriguing on the end of a rifle, but that is an abstraction as I haven't fired a service caliber weapon with one aboard.

Finally, I object to the idea of paying for a tax stamp on something that is allegedly my "right" to own. On further reflection, my C&R license is about as close as I ever want to get to the batmen as well.

It would be nice if suppressors were as common and hassle free here as they are in Finland, but the "compromises" it would take to get there will never be worth it.

 

[expvideo]

I want an 11.5" barrelled SBR (short barrelled rifle) M4, but SBRs aren't legal in WA state. So my only option would be to permanently attach "something" to the barrel to make it 16". I wonder what I should attach...

I can't afford to do that, but maybe someday.

 

[MatthewVanitas]

I want an 11.5" barrelled SBR (short barrelled rifle) M4, but SBRs aren't legal in WA state. So my only option would be to permanently attach "something" to the barrel to make it 16". I wonder what I should attach...

Do they make anything like this for ARs?

A dang clever way to make the barrel+can as short as possible without going SBR. The Tactical Solutions SBX barrel. The shroud is permanently attached, making the overall barrel just over 16" even without the can.

 

[Zach S]

Other: No money.

 

[paul]

The best firearm related purchase I've made, bar none...
AAC Pilot.

Threaded barrels on Sig Mosquito, 10/22; 22/45 pending...

I probably shoot 750+ rnds of SS rimfire for every centerfire...
Not as bad as it sounds...
I still shoot the loud ones more than most people I know...
ALOT of trigger time.

Was gonna gravel my driveway, I think I'll just use spent brass.
Wish the Ol' Lady would let me add to the collection...
p

 

[expvideo]

A dang clever way to make the barrel+can as short as possible without going SBR. The Tactical Solutions SBX barrel. The shroud is permanently attached, making the overall barrel just over 16" even without the can.

That's clever, but I think I'd rather just have the can permanently attached to the M4.

 

[R.W.Dale]

I don't know but this thread is making me seriously entertain the notion of buying a suppressor for a .38/357 handi rifle. 38's are already pretty darn quiet unsupressed imagine what they'd sound like through a can!

 

[Babarsac]

I just shot my co-workers P22 with the fake supressor yesterday and now I think I caught the bug. First off I need a .22 handgun that is cheap to practice with, and second of all I think it would be great to have the real deal for educational use as some other members have pointed out. I'll have to see if the IRS is going to give me anything back this year.

And according to Google there is a class III dealer down in Ocala.....hmmm

 

[expvideo]

I just shot my co-workers P22 with the fake supressor yesterday and now I think I caught the bug. First off I need a .22 handgun that is cheap to practice with, and second of all I think it would be great to have the real deal for educational use as some other members have pointed out. I'll have to see if the IRS is going to give me anything back this year.

And according to Google there is a class III dealer down in Ocala.....hmmm

I was mildly interested until I shot my friend's suppressed p22. Now I'm waiting impatiently for my Form 4 to be approved.

If you haven't shot a suppressed weapon, you just don't know what you're missing.

 

[gvnwst]

Well, you see, i have this list of accessories i need for my guns (scopes, mags, ect) and the list is something like $3500+! Why? Because there are 4 suppresors on there, from $400 ones to $1000 ones....

I just can't afford them! Otherwise the only unsuppressed gun i would own is my 20ga.....