Why do people Suppress .22lr?

[ilcylic]

SaMx: a $200 tax on a $50 item, in 2008 dollars. Back in 1934, when that stupid law was passed, it was a $200 tax on a $3 item. And people still insist it wasn't intended as a ban. Feh.

Man, I can't believe they're only $50. Stupid gun laws.

 

[Guitargod1985]

I see you're close to me, I assume you're getting your can from PSI, PM me when it comes in. I'm a member at Creekside and I've got several hosts you can try your can out on if you want, I'll bring my M11/9 (with can of course) if you want to try some FA fun.

I wish you were my neighbor.

 

[Phil DeGraves]

"Even with subsonic, low-power ammo, you still hear some pop."

Maybe with handguns. I shot a suppressed Ruger 10-22 rifle (integral suppressor), only thing you could hear was the bolt slapping back and forth.
But if you used supersonic ammo you'd still get a sound barrier break.The Ruger Standard Auto pistol wasn't much louder, about like dropping a thin paperback book (not mine) on a tile floor from about three inches. The bullet hitting the backstop made more noise.

 

[ScottsGT]

I tried it, liked it and bought one! 10 weeks of waiting, but now I can shoot in my back yard. I've got a 5" can on a Walther P22. Not completely silent, but sounds like a high powered air rifle. Hey, 250 rds to date and not one visit from the po-po

 

[chris in va]

That's an easy answer...sheer volume of shooting!

For $15 I can blow through 500 rounds of 22.

The two guns I'd like to see supressed are my CZ Kadet or a TOZ 78 I'm thinking of buying.

 

[Soybomb]

a .22 is more than loud enough to damage your hearing, i'd have a can for my 22's if I could

 

[Poprivit]

I've got a can on a bolt action Savage .22 rifle. I shoot Aguila 60-gr. subsonic ammo. Yes, you can hear the shot, but if I shoot out in my backyard, my wife in the kitchen hears nothing. Sure is hard on the coyote population, though. Also, rabbits don't hear the shot, so they don't run. Gives my garden a fighting chance.

 

[LiquidTension]

Paperwork for my .22 can is sitting up at the sheriff's office right now awaiting signature. I can shoot my AR in the back yard with home rolled subsonics, but they're expensive and don't cycle the action. Even with the can, .223 is too loud to shoot in a neighborhood. .22 on the other hand, is perfectly fine. You can shoot in your garage or under your house (if you have a large crawlspace like I do) without the neighbors hearing anything. And .22 is cheap.

 

[223_AR]

Seeing the suppressors on those handguns makes me really wish i didn't live in Illinois.

 

[Leanwolf]

Idaho is a Title II, Class III State. Several of my friends have suppressed .22 LR pistols. They love to shoot them.

(Of course, they also own machine guns, submachine guns, machine pistols, and real assault rifles. Those are fun, too!)

L.W.

 

[Tyris]

Seeing the suppressors on those handguns makes me really wish i didn't live in Illinois.

I present to you, THE FINAL SOLUTION:

Once you do that, you can get one of these .. this is one my favorites



-T

 

[KingTiger]

CZ-75 Kadet

Did some one say Kadet?

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[usmarine0352_2005]

It's the Hitman way.

 

[DoubleTapDrew]

I'm about ready to get my foot in the NFA door and a .22 can is first on my list. Cheap (well, relatively speaking), fun, and quiet!

 

[yhtomit]

Of the guns I own, the one I'd silence first (or suppress, or quiet, but not oppress) is my Ruger 22/45. It would be quiet enough to shoot without hearing damage then, and is the cheapest to shoot, beating even the cost of reloads in 9mm or.45 by quite a bit.

It's depressing that we have such rules at all -- other countries, even ones where firearms ownership has nothing like the respect it does in the U.S., recognize that guns are loud, and exposure to loud noise can be dangerous (to the shooter) and annoying (to everyone nearby).

And if I move to Washington, I could apparently own a gun and a suppressor, but not connected to each other. How utterly rational

For those of you with suppressed .22s: How many rounds is their expected service life? Can they be renewed / repaired? What causes them to fail? Have you experienced any failures?


timothy

 

[Tyris]

Just make sure you buy one that OPENS FOR SERVICE, they'll last for a long long time.

Else they fill up with lead and become paper weights, or you have to use toxic chemical baths to dissolve the lead, and that bath typically eats away aluminum silencers.

Do the right thing -- get a can that you can open and service. I prefer Steel too, so I can dunk it in the ultrasonic and let it work its magic.

-T

 

[W.E.G.]

 

[KBintheSLC]

Why do people Suppress .22lr?

Because it is the best caliber to effectively suppress, and the suppressor will last longer than it will with any other caliber.

 

[MT GUNNY]

The company I decide to buy from are they going to set me up with all the paper work or do I go get it myself?

 

[Tyris]

Paperwork is typically setup by your class3 dealer.

-T

 

[ScottsGT]

Don't use the U-Haul. You won't make it out of the state!

 

[Lightsped]

KingTiger, PSI is going to be at Creekside this Saturday. They are bringing me my PacLite upper. I called the ATF and my suppressor is roughly 4 -5 weeks away. Paperwork was submitted Jan 15th. My other examiner just finished a Class 3 firearm approval in 29 days, but this current examiner is a bit behind....

 

[Conqueror]

You won't regret the PacLite. I love mine: