YOU CAN OWN A SILENCER!!

bushmaster · October 11, 2009, 12:16:44 AM

Today i took a stroll down to the C&E gun show to sell some rounds. I came across a vendor with a display case full of sound suppressors and stopped for a closer look. The vendor asked me what caliber i needed and i regretfully informed him that i did NOT have an FFL. He laughed and said "Oh i get that one all the time" He then proceeded to educate me on the 3 methods of legally obtaining and possessing a silencer in NC.
1) Obtain written approval by your sheriff (least likely)
2) ATF approval for corporate use (didn't pursue that one)
3) Create a trust with the FBI for $200 (BINGO)

Requirements for eligibility are identical to pistol laws. Takes 10-12 weeks and about 10 pages of paper work. AND

to top it off, the silencers started at $300 bucks!! Unfortunately, the .338 can was just under a grand. But i'm thinkin 6.8

Right after i find a new job, finish HVAC certification, and move back into the country

bushmaster · October 11, 2009, 12:21:43 AM

That means, there is a common misconception that someone has been spreading around. You know, the one that says only certain privilaged individuals can own these nifty little things. Gee, i wonder who's behind that one

Silencer · October 11, 2009, 06:10:13 AM

She thinks she owns me

Oh... the other silencer

That wasnt funny

KySongDog · October 11, 2009, 06:18:39 AM

Bushy

Check this out....... http://www.yhm.net/soundsuppression.php

I have heard good things about their silencers.

There is more to getting ATF approval than that guy at the gun show led you to believe. But it can be done.

bushmaster · October 11, 2009, 08:48:48 AM

Those are the same one's he was selling. YHM!! I'm tellin' ya semp, this guy showed me the paper work and walked me through it. Cuz I sure as hell didn't believe him at first. How far off are ya? The gun shows til 5pm today. Come to my house and i'll drive the next 5 miles to the show

bushmaster · October 11, 2009, 08:52:55 AM

So i take it you have a silencer, SILENCER?

vvarmitr · October 12, 2009, 06:31:12 AM

I've always wondered if those cough silencers would suppress a fart?

And if it did would it still smell?

bushmaster · October 12, 2009, 09:44:12 AM

I'd say that depends on the load your shooting :roflmao:

vvarmitr · October 13, 2009, 02:29:01 PM

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

@ ^^^^^^^

msmith · October 20, 2009, 12:53:35 PM

A fart silencer? Have to be subsonic. It wouldnt work for me! Some guys have them for 22 LR. Nice when squirrel hunting.

Rem700 · October 31, 2009, 10:00:09 AM

Lots of easy ones you can make yourself, on a 22, you just hear the firing pin and thud of the bullet.

bushmaster · November 02, 2009, 04:57:29 AM

Yeah, i mean legally. To get authorization to build a silencer takes a bit more paperwork. And from what i've researched, a class 3 ffl.

Huntinbull · December 25, 2009, 11:05:26 PM

If I am not mistaken it takes a special class 3 to MAKE one. It takes a class 3 and a special permit from the ATF to OWN one. A gunsmith friend of mine has his class 3 permit and can legally make silencers. Has made several for different buyers. Mostly Police officers, but also a varmint control specialist and also for a member of the military. I will ask him the specifics tomorrow when I see him.

bushmaster · March 02, 2010, 01:50:05 PM

Just picked up my YHM 7.62 Phantom QD silencer this past sunday. ITS AWESOME!!!

To settle the issue of legally obtaining one.
1) I started a trust in my name
2) Got it notarized
3) Payed $700 for the silencer
4) Submitted a Form-4 application to BATFE with $200 for NFA tax stamp
5) Have never been convicted of a felony or violent crime
6) Waited 12 weeks for ATF clearance

Silencer · March 02, 2010, 02:58:49 PM

you shot with it yet ? work good ???

bushmaster · March 02, 2010, 04:51:42 PM

Oh yeah!! With supersonic ammo it sounds like a .22 without the carrying echo. But with subsonic loads, SILENT. There is no sound from the muzzle. But you can hear the bullet make its rotations through the air followed by a loud smack.

I will start a new thread as soon as i find the damn camera, its here somewhere.

Silencer · March 02, 2010, 05:17:35 PM

thats what I need for my bird feeder stalkers, the red ryder's not enough for em

HaMeR · March 02, 2010, 06:50:55 PM

QuoteYOU CAN OWN A SILENCER!!

That's what Mrs. Silencer has been telling him all along!!

Benjamin Sheridan will help you Vic.

KySongDog · March 02, 2010, 09:44:00 PM

Quote from: Silencer on March 02, 2010, 05:17:35 PM
thats what I need for my bird feeder stalkers, the red ryder's not enough for em

Hey Silencer, try these out. .22 LR and no noise. Good for close in shooting on sparrows, etc.

http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm?contentID=productDetail&prodID=AU1B222339&src=tpMfg

vvarmitr · March 03, 2010, 05:34:43 AM

Now those sound like they might be some fun!

Shoot 'em in the livingroom aye?

Of course w/a proper back stop.