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Suppressors / Silencers
Short Barrel Rifles
Short Barrel Shotguns
Pre 1986 Machine guns
Post 1986 Machines guns for Law Enforcement / Military only and Demo – (Can not be sold to civilians)
Welcome
Welcome to the world of NFA Suppressor – let us help you through the process.
Suppressors are rated for caliber and the pressure associated with them. Too small of a can on a large caliper and you will damage the can (ie a 22rimfire on a 300 WIN Mag – no go). Too large of a can on a small caliber and you won’t get the suppression effect.
The Goal:
The quest of this game is to find the combination of caliber, ammo and can that gets you to hearing safe levels (less than 130-140db for firearms and impact noises). Pairing the right subsonic ammo in the right firearm with the can and you can shoot without ear protection.
Quality cans will do one thing (suppress sound) without shifting your point of impact (POI). Cheap cans – may suppress the sound – but the engineering is typically weaker and blow by happens within the baffles and onto the round impacting the ballistics of your shot – on a 22 you can probably live with a minute or two of POI adjustment – that and you probably have that with the ammo itself. On a 300 WIN MAG or 6.5mm that you are trying to drop something at 300-400 yards – those minutes will add up and make you miss.
Brands
Some cans come with adapters (muzzle devices) (Dead Air Silencers) some don’t (SilencerCo, SureFire, LLC) so there is some factoring in the pricing that we have to work thru. Some are direct thread – great if you only plan to use on a single host – a time-consuming pain if you plan to swap between rifles.
You’re pricing on a rifle suppressor range from expensive +$1000- Surefire, Daniel Defense, Knight’s Armament Company, Gemtech Silencer – to reasonable ($500-$800) Silencer Co, Griffin, Dead Air, Rugged Suppressors, GSL Technology to Cheap Under ($300) – Rebel Silencers, Black Aces Tactical and about 10 other companies that start up a day.
Construction
Next – we factor in construction – materials of the can, the material of baffles, all-welded, user-serviceable – factory only serviceable, etc.
Lastly – Weight and length – because a 6 oz can vs a 16oz can – will make a big deal on aiming, swing and carrying a rifle. They both may function the same – but you might be willing to pay a little more of the lighter weight package.
How can we help? There is more – drop us a line or give us a call to help you navigate the NFA process.
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