Ed Ames
Member
...and honestly I'm pretty ticked off. The idea that a reactionary and ill-conceived law from the 1930s is making these hard to get and expensive is...aggravating.
So...what groups are there trying to forward suppressor rights (akin to the knife rights groups which have helped roll back some state anti-switchblade laws) at a national level, and how effective are they? Which groups do you support?
On the less charged side, it was a fun afternoon. I brought two guns, a 10/22 (50th contest model) and a Buckmark (Camper Whisper Lipsey's exclusive), both with factory threaded barrels, and we did quite a bit of shooting. My host had a Silencerco sparrow stainless. Together with the Buckmark it weighed about 40oz but was fairly muzzle heavy (the Buckmark has a bull barrel before you even get to the silencer) to a silencer noob. Still plenty usable. Of course you could barely feel the 6.5oz sparrow on the 10/22.
The experience pretty much convinced me I need some of these.
I assume the sparrow is a better-than-average suppressor? Would it be a mistake to buy one at this point or have they been eclipsed by something else?
My immediate desire is something for my RFB (7.62), for my .22s, then probably 5.56 and "finally" something for cf handguns. Whole bunch of research ahead...I'd welcome any insight or advice.
So...what groups are there trying to forward suppressor rights (akin to the knife rights groups which have helped roll back some state anti-switchblade laws) at a national level, and how effective are they? Which groups do you support?
On the less charged side, it was a fun afternoon. I brought two guns, a 10/22 (50th contest model) and a Buckmark (Camper Whisper Lipsey's exclusive), both with factory threaded barrels, and we did quite a bit of shooting. My host had a Silencerco sparrow stainless. Together with the Buckmark it weighed about 40oz but was fairly muzzle heavy (the Buckmark has a bull barrel before you even get to the silencer) to a silencer noob. Still plenty usable. Of course you could barely feel the 6.5oz sparrow on the 10/22.
The experience pretty much convinced me I need some of these.
I assume the sparrow is a better-than-average suppressor? Would it be a mistake to buy one at this point or have they been eclipsed by something else?
My immediate desire is something for my RFB (7.62), for my .22s, then probably 5.56 and "finally" something for cf handguns. Whole bunch of research ahead...I'd welcome any insight or advice.