Silencer Testing

In March 2007, myself and several friends went out to the desert to shoot. I brought along my Ruger 10/22 and my new Gem-Tech Outback II silencer for some testing.

Noise reduction with the silencer was significant, and it was pleasant enough to fire without hearing protection.

This is just a small clip of the shooty goodness we had that day. The full video, including unsuppressed shooty goodness, can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGUiTC4iBKk

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• silencer
• suppressor
• ruger
• 10/22
• gem-tech
• gemtech
• outback
• II

[pacewilliams]

did you have to get a license for the suppreser?

[heypete1]

No. There is no license necessary to own suppressors.

That said, one *does* need to acquire the ATF-issued tax stamp, most commonly found on an ATF Form 4. This requires federal and local approval, a background check, fingerprints, $200 tax payment to the ATF, etc.

This might sound like a license, but the Form 4 and tax stamp is actually just a tax receipt, not a license.

Common point of confusion, though.

[Knight5008055]

i thought it was a federal law that civilians couldn't use a supprresor, is it?

[heypete1]

Incorrect, though it's a common misconception.

It is illegal to own or use a suppressor in the US...unless one has the appropriate paperwork approved by the local police and ATF. There's also a $200 tax, a background check, and one must submit fingerprints to the FBI.

I jumped through these hoops, and my suppressor is owned legally.

There are many companies out there, like Gem-Tech, AAC, Tactical Innovations, etc. that sell suppressors for lawful private ownership.

[AirGunHunter94]

you know silencer weaken the velocity

[heypete1]

Integral suppressors, built into a barrel with ports to vent gas from the barrel into the suppressor, do in fact reduce velocity due to the ports draining off gas, but muzzle-mounted suppressors do not reduce velocity.

In fact, muzzle-mounted suppressors provide a slight boost to the velocity (though less so than if the barrel were extended by the same length as the suppressor).

[DeimosSaturn]

perfect for killing zombies so they wont mob your fortress.

[J1MB01]

Is that an air rifle LOL :) nice

[r0cd0x]

sounds like a pellet gun even with out the suppressor on it

[lambchops1493]

WTF. My break barrel Beeman RS2 Air Rifle has more recoil than this! And sounds like a .22 ruger unsilenced

[ispyder9]

sounds like my tippmann 98. i will have to put up a vid soon.

[BrianMDPhD]

@heypete1 Well, unless you go the trust route. In which case there is no law enforcement signature, passport photos or fingerprints. A corporation has no fingerprints.

[slimjim561]

With the CCI CB Longs, and the silencer, you basically successfully created the most badass and expensive bb gun in the world.

[entropy111111]

very cool

[TheAIRBORNEfox]

cool!

[simsohi]

@pacewilliams how come you would need a license in most cases to own a suppressor anyway? (im not knowledgeable on guns im afraid)

[ThaBR33D]

Cool. I'm a lefty also.