Would you purchase a suppressor/silencer if...

[h0use]

if you have a FFL you can own them in CA

[jmpgnr24k]

Dude. I would even put one on a slingshot if they were legal. Who on this forum would not buy one if legal in Cali?

[Neptune]

Varmit/squirrel hunting, and the occasional raccoon. Courtesy to the surrounding folks. Hearing loss is a bad deal, you can never restore what is lost.




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[OldShooter32]

if you have a FFL you can own them in CA

Really? Never heard of that and had a FFL until 1993 and was a cop for 30 years too. Must have missed that

[CSACANNONEER]

Really? Never heard of that and had a FFL until 1993 and was a cop for 30 years too. Must have missed that

07FFL with SOT.

If you were just an 01FFL and did not specialize in firearms law enforcement, you probably had no reason to know it.

[ClarenceBoddicker]

Hiram Maxim (who invented the 1st machine gun in 1885) designed the suppressor to protect peoples hearing when shooting guns. His father had lost his hearing from shooting. The Maxim Silencer was marketed towards casual women shooters to make firing guns less intrusive for them. They were sold in hardware stores for around $3. When the "gangster" panic of the 1920's & early 1930's caused by the passage of alcohol prohibition happened, certain guns were demonized. Even though there was no evidence of suppressors ever being used in a crime, they were included in the NFA taxing scheme. One reason given was the possibility that suppressors could be used for illegal poaching. In many European countries it is considered anti social to shoot with out using a suppressor, due to noise pollution. How many Americans have lost or damaged their hearing during the almost 100 year reign of the idiotic NFA? How many hunters have lost opportunities due to loud gun shot reports scaring game off?

[Capybara]

I just bought a really nice Title II fake suppressor for my Uzi if that tells you anything. I love suppressors, they are the best thing in the world if you like to shoot without all of the blast and hearing loss that accompanies it if you shoot without ears.

Funny how in one of the most gun unfriendly countries like the U.K. suppressors are encouraged, http://www.soundmoderators.co.uk/ hog hunters in Texas love them. Why do we want or need guns to be so loud as to cause hearing damage? Sure, fun once in a while, but generally, I hate the sounds of gunblast, too loud!

Dan

[shooperman]

Heck yeah I would.

[DDRH]

+111111111111111 definitely would at least have one...recently seen a review on the AAC tirant...sweeeeet, you can take it apart.

[jaymz]

If it was legal, I'd own a few. Hell, I'd make my own and save a ton of cash if I could. They aren't very complex.

[Ubermcoupe]

Uhh,

You can use them @ the range (unless the range says otherwise)
They are legal in CA - if you’re an 02SOT

Expensive or not, if I could find a way to afford one I would.

It’s all about saving my hearing, and having a suppressor would probably get more folks (like my wife) to shoot more.

[CHS]

IMO, they look stupid and I personally have no need or desire to have one, so my answer is no.

Yeah! Because noise-reduction devices are totally all about looks!

I just bought a really nice Title II fake suppressor for my Uzi if that tells you anything. I love suppressors, they are the best thing in the world if you like to shoot without all of the blast and hearing loss that accompanies it if you shoot without ears.

Uhhh, if it's fake then how is it Title II? You paid a $200 tax on something that doesn't actually do anything? I don't get it.

OP: Yes, I would have suppressors for everything I own. There is a huge training advantage to NOT having to wear ear protection. Being able to hear what's going on in your environment is a really big deal. Even more for hunters.

On top of that a suppressor will typically:

1.) Increase velocity
2.) Increase accuracy

On pistols the extra weight up front tends to help with the shooters precision as well.

And even putting aside the noise concerns, a suppressor almost completely eliminates the CONCUSSION from firing a gun. No matter how much hearing protection you have, nothing but a suppressor can get rid of that concussion, making shooting far more pleasant.

Suppressors are worth every single penny. It's just a shame they are so misunderstood. They shouldn't be Title I firearms, let alone the $200 taxed Title II that they are. They should be simple over-the-counter accessories.

[hsiehjohn]

If it were legal all my guns would have them.

[toby]

Yeah! Because noise-reduction devices are totally all about looks.

There is always one who will make it what He wants it to be.......... Did you not read the IMO, no you did not!

[Lu(ky]

It is in impossible to embed youtube on this site for some reason..

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