Pipe over .22 barrel?

[wilson_wwsc]

Hi,
Is it legal to stick a .22 barrel, say a ruger 10/22, into a pipe that has a larger diameter than the barrel? The pipe would go all the way back to the receiver and extend about 10 inches from the tip of the barrel. Or, do I have to have a pipe that is the same diameter of the inside of the barrel?

Wilson

[sorensen440]

whats the purpose ?

[RANGER295]

I can not think of any reason you could not do that on a long gun. It would be illegal on a pistol as I think it would count as a barrel shroud/heat shield.

[wilson_wwsc]

the purpose is to give a look of a longer, untapered barrel. this will not be going on any kind of store-bought aftermarket ruger stock. It shouldn't count as a silencer right? And it shouldn't silence it right?

[EOD3]

I think it would qualify as an improvised silencer. Yes I know that sounds ridiculous but any device "intended" to reduce the report of a weapon...

IMHO, the possible trouble is not worth the aesthetics.

[xibunkrlilkidsx]

1 db in change counts as a supressor.

[hybridatsun350]

1 db in change counts as a suppressor.

I don't understand that. You could have >1db change just switching from a birdcage to a muzzle brake or to no muzzle device at all.

[pullnshoot25]

I don't understand that. You could have >1db change just switching from a birdcage to a muzzle brake or to no muzzle device at all.

It's called "ENTRAPMENT!"

[wcnones]

Mens rea is a requirement of any criminal charge. Let a cop try to arrest you as a felon for a useless pipe over the barrel of a rimfire rifle. Once whatever circuit court throws the conviction out, sue the dognuts out of the dept and state.

[wilson_wwsc]

Mens rea is a requirement of any criminal charge. Let a cop try to arrest you as a felon for a useless pipe over the barrel of a rimfire rifle. Once whatever circuit court throws the conviction out, sue the dognuts out of the dept and state.

I have got no monies to support this.


Edit:
Would a DB meter be a good enough device to measure if the tube "silences"?

[Timberwolf]

Why not just buy a bull barrel and leave the pipe at home.

[wilson_wwsc]

Why not just buy a bull barrel and leave the pipe at home.

It wouldn't be long enough, and the diameter is also too small to get the right look.

someone said: drill hoes into the overlapping barrel and call it a compensator
thoughts on this?

[mif_slim]

Besides making the gun longer, what are you trying to use it for? I think you can custom make barrels to be longer but your gonna have to find out. Try making a 32" 22LR. I wonder if the bullet will be lounged in it. hehe.

[Timberwolf]

It wouldn't be long enough, and the diameter is also too small to get the right look.

someone said: drill hoes into the overlapping barrel and call it a compensator
thoughts on this?

Just how big and how long do you want - you can get barrels up to about 1.25" diameter and 32" finished. What do you want a 22lr field piece.

[wilson_wwsc]

It is for a mg42 clone, and I don't want to drop a alot of money just on the barrel. I am a student, and funds are limited.