Will Suppressors ever become legal and popular in the US?

[rjrivero]

The .22 and .223 should really have different suppressors. The demands on the suppressors are vastly different between these two rounds. K baffles do a fantastic job with the relatively low pressure .22LR but fir the .223 you would require something that can handle the much higher pressure of .223. The fact that .22 is infinitely more dirty than .223 means you will want a suppressor that you can take apart and clean for that round. The .223 burns much better and sealed cans are the norm for that application.

The Asymmetric Osprey suppressors keep out of the sight picture for the most part on pistol hosts. With that said, "Sighting THROUGH" a suppressor isn't hard to do once you get the hang of it.

 

[FullEffect1911]

If I could have the option of paying the $200 tax and walking out of the store with a new can on the same day, I'd take that over the long wait any day.

As things are, my paperwork was received back in October, and the ATF told me that I can expect to receive my approval in APRIL.

In the meantime, my suppressor must sit on a shelf at my NFA dealer until then, taking up shelf space.

Agreed, I'm not thrilled mine will be ready to pick up in July (6 month wait) And frankly the paper work involved was annoying based on the proper people only being available during 1st shift working hours.

If they were able to do an instant background check, even with the $200 tax stamp that would be much improved over the current system.