What would make you a silencer buyer?

[AbitNutz]

I bet a lot of people will have erzats shooting ranges in their basements. Take one 9mm or 45 ACP handgun, add one silencer per weapon and stir in several boxes of subsonic ammunition. Presto! a 50 foot shooting range that doesn't crank off the neighbors...

[Smoke4320]

Nothing I have a few already

[dragon813gt]

I bet a lot of people will have erzats shooting ranges in their basements. Take one 9mm or 45 ACP handgun, add one silencer per weapon and stir in several boxes of subsonic ammunition. Presto! a 50 foot shooting range that doesn't crank off the neighbors...

You can already build a tube in your basement that's going to muffle the sound a lot more. They're a lot cheaper than a silencer, even if they come off the NFA. There is nothing illegal about building one.

I already have a few. I already built a few. They are PPE plain and simple. You still need to wear hearing protection when using them. I foresee a lot of hearing damage if people start shooting w/ out plugs and/or muffs while using a silencer.

[2wheelDuke]

Trying to find a round tuit for #4. If they were regulated the same as firearms or less, I'd have them already.

[Kraschenbirn]

Considering the fact that, these days, I'm pretty much a 'rifle guy' and rarely shoot anything that's subsonic at the muzzle I can't see myself generating much enthusiasm for any sort of suppressor. Years ago, I made up one on a spare barrel for one of my HS Citation .22s...using RWS Indoor Match, you could hear the slide cycle...but it destroyed the balance of the gun and masked the factory sights so, after tinkering with it for awhile, I dismantled it, tossed the pieces into the scrap bin, and moved on to more productive projects.

Bill

[timspawn]

They really shine when you can shoot them some place other than a public range. If you have to wear hearing protection all the time, it may not be worth it. I have 19 of them.

[mcdaniel.mac]

I don't really get-it with silencers, the ones I've heard weren't that quiet. And, I seem to shoot better scores with warmer 1000fps + handloads.

Even shooting supersonic, there's a bit difference between a suppressed and unsuppressed report, similar to the difference between shooting a
223 and a .22LR.

[WebMonkey]

I don't really get-it with silencers, the ones I've heard weren't that quiet. And, I seem to shoot better scores with warmer 1000fps + handloads.

Definately different levels of "quality" out there.
On my bolt action rifles, I can hear the firing pin drop.

My most used is a .22lr on a walther p22.
Unfortunately, it is straight blowback action and a lot of noise comes out the wrong end.

[merlin101]

I'd buy one, if they were legal here in NY

[DerekP Houston]

#2 for me, currently it's just out of the price range for my interest level. If it were available with a $25 transfer instead of the huge wait + tax stamp then yeah i'd grab one or two.

[sparky45]

You can already build a tube in your basement that's going to muffle the sound a lot more. They're a lot cheaper than a silencer, even if they come off the NFA. There is nothing illegal about building one.

I already have a few. I already built a few. They are PPE plain and simple. You still need to wear hearing protection when using them. I foresee a lot of hearing damage if people start shooting w/ out plugs and/or muffs while using a silencer.

Why don't you try and ask the ATF if its legal to build one in your basement. Without that "stamp" you're as illegal as a unregistered handgun.

[Geezer in NH]

There is no requirement to register a handgun. Provided you live in a FREE State.

There is a big penalty for not registering a silencer before you build it, anywhere in the USA.

I own 4 now with paid tax. I will own more tax or not if the new stuff passes many more.

Just because YOU [for the guys who say they have no need or wants] don't get one but do not STOP me.

[jcwit]

There is no requirement to register a handgun. Provided you live in a FREE State.

There is a big penalty for not registering a silencer before you build it, anywhere in the USA.

I own 4 now with paid tax. I will own more tax or not if the new stuff passes many more.

Just because YOU [for the guys who say they have no need or wants] don't get one but do not STOP me.

Just because I stated I have no use for one doesn't mean you should not have the opertunity to own or use one. If you wish to have one, go for it!

And enjoy it!

[Plate plinker]

Abolishment of the $200 TAX STAMP and the wait period.
I have used several and it is nice to run silent. Custom loads and the right setup makes for pleasant plinking.

[MT Gianni]

I would like my granddaughter to not be intimidated by noise, yet be able to hear range commands.

[Handloader109]

You have a poll....
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...-for-silencers

I've got two. Bought first for my wife to use, and bqckd into second after picking up the first. Took me 11 months the second time! Stupid long! I do like them. Bought aftermarket barrel for g17 for first. Bought a Walther ppx already threaded and bought an AR pistol thread that I can use my second one with. Oh, and my wife's 22 works well, but the 9mm silencer is heavy. Id buy a $200 model for a 22 in a heartbeat.. there are some 3d printed ones out there that work with 22 that would be sweet. Just can't stand the long wait and the extra tax stamp cost

[alamogunr]

#2 I don't mind the background check. At my age any info the government has won't be valid too many more years.

[Moonie]

#4, my NFA trust owns one and a couple of SBR's.

[osteodoc08]

2 or 3. If they do that, I'll be investing heavily in them

[Elkins45]

I own three commercial cans, one homemade one, and have approved Form1 stamps to build three more. Four years ago I had none.