Suppressed Weapons....thoughts....

[Starpower]

Supressors!

Art, are you being suppresive?

 

[Starpower]

Suppressors

OK Art, you win. Back to suppressors. I think what we are referring to here are FLASH suppressors, not necessarily sound suppressors, (Which, by the way, are illegal in most states). Also known as Muzzle Brakes, can slip on and attach to the front sights, screw on to threaded barrels, and clip on using the sight pins. All depends on what type of weapon you're talking about. I've seen single and double, anywhere from $10 to $100, depending who you get them from, or for which type weapon. I've even seen them for a Mark II 22 LR. What would you need to suppress in that? The overly aggressive recoil or the enormous fireball flash? So, if you are talking about SILENCERS, I can't have em, don't want em, and would hate to have them used around me.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Muzzle brakes and flash suppresors, by law and function, are two different things.

 

[cordex]

I think what we are referring to here are FLASH suppressors, not necessarily sound suppressors, (Which, by the way, are illegal in most states).

Not illegal in Indiana.

So, if you are talking about SILENCERS, I can't have em, don't want em, and would hate to have them used around me.

You could have one legally if you wanted to. The state doesn't prohibit you. Just make sure that you jump through all the Federal hoops.

 

[HankB]

I recently shot in a carbine match where a fellow had a suppressed AR15. Even with standard (not subsonic) .223 ammo, it was surprisingly quiet - the "crack" of the supersonic bullet was less than I expected.

Well, this fellow confidently went through one of the stages - a "house clearing" stage with plywood hallways and such - without hearing protection. No problem . . . until about halfway through the stage when his carbine malfuctioned and he transitioned to his sidearm.

A .40 or .45 loaded with Cor Bon.

No earmuffs, surrounded by plywood walls that reflect sound . . .

Ouch.

BTW, I read that if you jump through the hoops to get a sound suppressor legally, and put it on a "post-ban assault rifle" you have a problem, as the BATmen consider a silencer to be a flash suppressor, and putting even a licensed silencer on, say, a post-ban AR15 would be "manufacturing an illegal assault weapon." (IF true - I don't vouch for its accuracy - this nonsense should go away in Sept '04)

 

[444]

Steve and I had a discussion about this a few months ago. I was of the opinion that a big heavy bullet is better than a lighter bullet when both have to be held to subsonic speeds. The problem (or so I have been told) is long range accuracy.
My choice for a suppressed, center fire rifle would be my AR15 upper in .458 Socom. I personally was not considering the idea of taking any shots outside of 200 yards anyway. In fact even with supersonic ammo, I wasn't thinking of shots more than maybe 200 yards away. But that big bullet would still pack a considerable wallop at whatever range it hit something.

 

[M16]

Hank, what you heard is true. It is illegal to mount a suppressor on a post ban rifle.