suppressor
My first foray into the suppressor world was based on a lack of a broad information base upon which to make a sound decision....period.
.22 ammo: Hi-Vel, standard ammo SUBSONIC ammo: THERE IS A DIFFERENCE!
And that difference is noticible when shooting.
A short Barrel length will offer better 'suppressing' ability for Hi-Vel, or standard Velocity ammo
LEAD IS DIRTIER THAN A MUD HOLE vs COPPER WASHED OR PLATED .22 AMMO.
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One aspect I wish I had considered is:
Buy a suppressor which is rated for .22 MAG.....PERIOD,or higher if possible! Sure it will cost a bit more but it offers you this additional 22mag option besides long rifle!!!
I wish I had done so from the get go.
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There is a debateable argument on which is better: a Sealed Can or an Can that can be taken-apart for cleaning.
I have the Gemtech Outback 2, a
sealed can which can be used for thousands of round before cleaning. If it has to be cleaned I must send it back to Gemtech for that cleaning..............but by that time the rethorical question I ask my self in my mind...willl Gemtech still be around?
I hope so! Aluminun cans can not JUST BE CLEANED, if a cleaner is ammonia based it willl EAT the aluminum.
Gemtech offers a conversion to make my G-2 an owner take-down, cleanable can
BUT after a few hundred rounds I've heard the can must be taken-down and cleaned or you'll have a HELLUVA OF TIME GETTING THE BAFFLES OUT TO CLEAN THEM....now who and the heck wants to spend more time cleaning than shooting....I considered sending mine back for the conversion but have since decided to FORGEDDA about the conversion. And the price of the conversion it's horrendous, absolutely horrendous
[/B] I shoulda just bought a different, up graded version suppressor.
Suddenly a $325 can becomes nearly a $700 can and for that kinda dough I coulda bought a better can and rated for more than just the .22 Lr.
.22 Cans are made in Aluminum, stainless and Titanium. or a combination of materials and baffles from Alum-stainless-Tit-Iconel.
My next .22 can will be rated .17, 22mag, 22 Lr, even tho I have no use for 17 but I have a ton of 22Lr/.22 mag ammoo.
Construction could be all stainless or Titanium or a combination and SEALED. Yup I'll spend more, but
I'll be shooting more rather than having to spend time taking it apart and cleaninging. Where as with my new SEALED I can just end up soaking the can while I sleep...
no day light shooting time wasted cleaning.
So give up your extra barley-pops, quit eating at BK, throw the smokes away, throw the mobile phone in the lake, tell the wife you can only go out for dinner once for the next few months, sell the dam cat, put the dog on a diet, walk to work or car pool, delete a few cable options, push the ice-cream away, delay the fishing trip, don't send the kids to camp ANY CAMP...
NO MATTER WHAT DON'T BUY AN ALUMINUM CAN
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Threading cost on the barrel: range for $60 upto nearly twice that amount.
Locally the gun smiths in my area wanted $100+ plus for threading a barrel.
While on GB I found barrel threading services from $50 to $65 and inspite of shippin/ins cost ..... well, I've sent out 3 barrels so far!
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You're gonna love a suppressor.....
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By the way there is a MOD here who has serious connections to a manufacturer and offered a reduce price for THR members. AND WOULDN'T YA FREAKING KNOW IT I WAS GUN RICH CASH POOR AT THE TIME... THE .22 SUPPRESSOR I WAS LOOKING AT -AND DROOLING OVER- WAS OFFERED in the THR OFFERING.
I wish he'd offer it again...........it would be
