[Elkins45]

I'm strongly considering a suppressor for a .22 rifle and I hate to deluge the forum with a bunch of noob questions. Is there a good website someone can recommend that discusses selecting, buying and doing the paperwork for a suppressor?

Thanks in advance.

[Shoobee]

A suppressor is not a silencer.

A suppressor simply suppresses the flash to a certain extent and counteracts muzzle lift to a certain extent. They are standard on the AR-15 and M-14.

A .22LR has very little flash or lift, so it is absolutely unnecessary.

[CoRoMo]

http://www.silencersarelegal.com/
http://www.silencertalk.com/forum/
A suppressor is not a silencer.
Yes it is...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppressor
http://www.gem-tech.com/store/pc/Pistol-Suppressors-c2.htm (http://www.gem-tech.com/store/pc/Pistol-Suppressors-c2.htm)
http://www.surefire.com/tactical-equipment/suppressors.html (http://www.surefire.com/tactical-equipment/suppressors.html)

But I know what you mean, you're referring to a flash suppressor, where the OP is referring to a sound suppressor. He knew that the two words are synonymous.

[Ranb]

Check out http://www.silencertalk.com Lots of professionals and hobbyists post there. You will find advice on how to fill out the forms, pick out a silencer or make one. It is a good idea to spend a few days searching the website before asking lots of questions. You can PM me if you have questions about making silencers. I do not know much about picking out a commercially made one though.

Ranb

[Ranb]

A suppressor is not a silencer.

Shoobee,

Sound suppressor, silencer, muffler and moderator are all the same thing. They reduce the muzzle blast noise of a firearm. In the USA the words silencer and muffler are legal terms used in the US Code (and nouns) for sound suppressors. Even if they only reduce noise by 1 decibel, then they are legally a silencer and require ATF authorization to possess.

While there are a few devices available to the shooter that reduce muzzle blast noise and are not controlled as silencers, they are rare. Nothing matches the noise reduction of a good silencer. I think they enhance the shooting experience more than any other device a person can attach to their firearm. On a 22lr they are absolutely required if you want to shoot without ear protection and not risk losing your hearing. My wife recently started shooting and will not shoot without a muffler on her gun. Yeah, she is spoiled. :)

Ranb

[Shoobee]

Fascinating, thanks.

[MrM4]

Uzitalk.com & nfatalk.com, both full of people who have alot of 1st hand experance and unlike silencertalk will consider owning something other than a AAC. Lots of fanboy BS on Silencertalk some days, it is kinda a AAC pet project.

[jmorris]

I hate to deluge the forum with a bunch of noob questions.

Silencertalk is not very "highroad" to noob's, the search feature will get you more than a new post will there, more often than not.

[GoingQuiet]

A suppressor is not a silencer.

A suppressor simply suppresses the flash to a certain extent and counteracts muzzle lift to a certain extent. They are standard on the AR-15 and M-14.

A .22LR has very little flash or lift, so it is absolutely unnecessary.
Potato, po-tah-toe, tomato, to-mah-toe.

Same thing.

[jmorris]

IIRC it reads "silencer" on most if not all of my form 1's and 4's, so that's what the BATFE considers them. It would also be unwise to build a unapproved "suppressor" and try to convince them it's not a "silencer".

[CoRoMo]

Wasn't there an old manufacturer, long ago, that made them under the brand name "SILENCER"?

Thought I read or heard that somewhere.

[Swing]

SilencerResearch (http://www.silencerresearch.com) comes to mind.