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Gundog
March 17, 2003, 11:55 PM
I once heard a suggestion that you could put padding inside a 55 gallon drum with the ends cut off and shoot through it at a range such that you would reasonably reduce the amount of noise. The barrel would not be attached to the gun in any way and you would be shooting through a 8" opening in the barrel.
My question would be, Is such a contraption considered a silencer? You know how vague the laws seem to be. The way things are written you might consider a padded room to be a silencer.
444
March 18, 2003, 12:59 AM
http://www.subguns.com/laws/laws.htm

If this article doesn't have the info you need, follow the links at the end. The ATF website has a frequently asked questions and a search engine.
DMK
March 25, 2003, 10:44 PM
BATF
Firearms Technology Branch, Room 6450
650 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington DC 20226

Re: Fixed Noise Baffle and the NFA

March 25, 2003

Dear ATF,

It is my understanding that one could put padding inside a 55 gallon drum with the ends cut off, and shoot through it at a range such that you would reasonably reduce the amount of noise. The barrel would not be attached to the gun in any way and you would be shooting through a 8" opening in the barrel.

Is such a fixed noise baffle considered a silencer under the NFA?

Sincerely,
Gundog


Or something like that. ;)
Cal4D4
March 26, 2003, 12:01 AM
There is a patent out on a device that does not reduce the decibel level noticibly, but shifts the frequency above the human hearing range. It is a chamber with a tuned gap and narrow kind of like a whistle. That would be interesting to fly past BATF or DOJ or whoever has the controlling part of the alphabet. I don't have a copy of the patent schematics anymore and I have never heard of it being produced.
COHIBA
April 3, 2003, 10:39 PM
cal4d4, at the SE SWAT comp last may i got to hear/nothear that device. a S&W rep had one attatched to a P22 w/ sub loads. he double tapped into the ground in fron of us about 6 feet away. you could see the dirt jump up and the click click of the slide and a small pop. way below the level of a conventional suppressor.