Silencers/supressors advice.

Can't speak to Ohio's regulations, but the federal AFT process is just long, not terribly difficult. You set up a trust for $100 to $200 from any number of web sources. Next buy a suppressor and submit the paperwork to the AFT. The store should help with this and will hold the suppressor until the paperwork comes through. I bought mine via the Silencer Shop and they handled all the paperwork for a $50 fee. Tax stamps for each suppressor cost $200. Now you wait for 4 to 9 months. When the paperwork comes through you can pick up the new toy. As far as 22 and 223. A 22 suppressor will handles any 22LR, or a short. You typically can't fire a 223 through a 22 can because the pressure is too high. You need a 223 suppressor. You can fire a 22LR through a 233 can but it will not be as quite. I have a 22 upper and recently tried an Element 2 can on it. It did help, but was not near as quite as a pistol. Rounds go supersonic from an AR type rifle and I think noise escapes from action. You need high velocity ammo to cycle the action. On a 22 rifle like a 10/22 and using regular 22LR ammo (not high velocity) it is very quite. Also remember the noise level depends on what the bullet hits. For example if I shoot into a steel bullet trap, the gun is quite, but there is a clang when it hits the trap. Suppressors are a lot of fun and worth the wait.

While you can fire .22LR through a .223 suppressor, it isn't a great idea. .223 suppressors are usually sealed because you don't want them disassembling spontaneously under high pressure and baffle erosion is a bigger problem than fouling.

.22s are filthy though and will foul a suppressor in no time - which is why most .22 suppressors can be disassembled and cleaned. If you shoot enough .22 through a suppressor without cleaning it, you can literally feel it get heavier from the fouling build up (and see it on a scale as well). Since you can't disassemble a .223 can to clean it, that makes shooting .22 through it a problem. About 400 rounds of .22 or so (depends a lot on the ammo) is enough to get a thin but noticeable coat of fouling on suppressor baffles.

Very good point on 22LR making a 223 Suppressor dirty.

If the 223 can is all steel construction then chemical cleaning after prolonged 22lr shooting is not a problem. Many cities will take the lead acetate generated for disposal.

Ranb

Ohio doesn't have any added restrictions from what the Feds have.

Find a dealer to help you decide what you want, purchase the suppressor, submit the federal paper work and wait.

You'll have to decide whether to go with a trust or purchase in your own name.

The Liberty Suppressors Mystic X will work on .22lr or 5.56. I was shooting it with some friends a month ago and it was quieter than two dedicated .22 rimfire cans we had with us. Of course it is larger too. But didn't seem like anything unweildly on my Ruger MKII. I have not tried it on 5.56 yet but it is rated for it.

Dan