An(nother) excellent, informative Thread, Guys & Gals!
Good Job!
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Last month I received approval for my first suppressor. It is a small "economy" model (~$255 onsale last June, IIRC) made by WMT (Witt Machine & Tool Company), the "Big Body Tu-Tu-Three Ultra Compact Suppressor".
I have only tested it a wee bit with two of my ARs (setup for the tests with 16" barrels using S'thAfrican 5.56 55gr M193-esque milsurp). It manages to remove the vicious painful edge from the sound, but some earpro will definitely be required.
I first tried it on my back patio and, after squeezing off the first shot, turned to look back where the cats had been sitting (~40-50' behind me). They looked alarmed but were still sitting there ... until further shots.
With the ~$14 shipping, the whole deal cost me about $620, total.
O'course, I now have a new, fun aspect to my hobby, testing assorted barrel lengths and loads ... and I can do this with light(er)weight,
unobtrusive(er
) earpro.
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Reminds me of a time in the latter half of the '70s when a nice fellow at Atlantic & Pacific Arms (IIRC) in VaB was trying to talk me into buying a .45acp Ingram SMG plus its special made-for-the-Ingram Suppressor; only $250 apiece ... plus $400 bucks for 2 tax stamps ... plus a long wait for ATF Approval ... plus ...
Believe it or not, the main thing that kept me from getting it was, primarily, the burden of feeding it (I was also concerned with how to properly secure the things, 24/7).
I have since read that that odd-looking Suppressor is unnaturally QUIET.