I was on silencer shop today, Lol. Still requires a 200.00 tax stamp. I'll wait a little bit before I call. I "need" another Nomad can.

 

The language won't go into effect for at least 90 days after signing. I would hold off buying anything, I've spent enough money on their extortion fees. What really bothers me tho is that most silencer companies aren't looking at expanding operations and instead talking about shortages for months on end. The industry is artificially kept dry and I predict we'll see price increases.

 

Doesn't go into effect till January.

 

AH HA!!

 

Is there anything that says we still have to do the application and background check? So far, all I've seen is the $200 tax stamp dropped.

Roger

 

Yes- application (form 1 or 4), fingerprints and photo still needed.

for the answer- Rugged Oculus is what I’m buying next.

 

With the new legislation passed, I understand suppressors no longer require the $200 tax payment.
So is anyone else shopping? What do we think the best 'deal' is for 22LR-rated cans? And I don't mean the cheapest, I mean which one gives good performance, is still easy to clean (or doesn't need much cleaning), is reasonably durable, not excessively heavy, etc....all-around value.

They are all about the same sound wise unless you are using a super tiny one. I’ve tested many and there are differences in first round pop and tone and that’s about it. My 3d printed titanium flow through one is within 1 db of my cheap aluminum baffle one. This is tested on a mil spec meter to mil-spec protocols. And both weigh the same. First round pop will be reduced in flow through. If your gun is subject to malfunctions from increased back pressure flow through will help with that also.

Also the free stamp doesn’t take effect until January.

 

With the new legislation passed, I understand suppressors no longer require the $200 tax payment.
So is anyone else shopping? What do we think the best 'deal' is for 22LR-rated cans? And I don't mean the cheapest, I mean which one gives good performance, is still easy to clean (or doesn't need much cleaning), is reasonably durable, not excessively heavy, etc....all-around value.

dufferDave , I am happy as a gopher
In soft dirt about the new legislation about dropping the $200.00 fee in , January , I will get the dead air for 22 long rifle or a 22 magnum or 223.
Buck
DUFFER, I bet we wait a year to be approved or more. They will be covered up with orders Buck

 

dufferDave , I am happy as a gopher
In soft dirt about the new legislation about dropping the $200.00 fee in , January , I will get the dead air for 22 long rifle or a 22 magnum or 223.
Buck
DUFFER, I bet we wait a year to be approved or more. They will be covered up with orders Buck

If you really believe it will take a year for approval then that would be January of 2027 before you can get a suppressor. Why not buy a sub $200 suppressor like CMMG defcan and just pay for the stamp and have it in 4-20 days from when you order? Saw this can for $199 yesterday.

 

I’ve always ended up buying Silencerco. Prices were always a win. Quality is solid, performance is fine. I use ASR muzzle devices on several guns, they’ve worked great.

I’m not in the market, really, as I have two rimfire, a 5.56 Velos LBP, and a Hybrid 46 that can handle anything under .45 caliber.

But if I were in the market, I’d be looking for a 7.62 and a 9 mm, dedicated cans, with lots of internal volume for maximum shushing ability. I’m brand agnostic, other than staying with names that have been in the game for a few years already.

 

I am waiting for someone to get the Rugged Alaskan360Ti in stock. I'm not going to wait for the tax stamp to expire. I'll take advantage of the sales lull that will probably happen until January and avoid the initial spike and lack of availability that will happen the first quarter or two (or year) after the tax stamp expires.

 

Check on GB

 

I’ve been shopping around for one but don’t currently have a suppressor. Silencer Central is offering to pay the $200 tax stamp for 50 plus models of suppressors. Has anyone purchased from them before ? It say its for a limited time.

 

Horrible experience with them. They are a hard sell, borderline scam company imo. Once they got my phone number they would not leave me alone. They had my first name and phone number and that was all. Kept getting texts, “we have received your fingerprints”,l (a complete lie), etc etc non stop. I finally had to block them. No way woudl I use this company. No way I would give me personal info to a company with lying business practices.

Those so called “free stamps” there are often fake. Same price as elsewhere they just mark it up $200. Use silencershop, capital armory (ships to your door), or other reputable companies.

 

Another silencer co sparrow. It works so good, I just can’t imagine a better one for the price. It is my 1st suppressor though so what do I know? I might go up price in price range to a dead air or huxwurx. But I feel like my 329.00 spent On the sparrow was a great decision. I was ready to buy a 2nd until I started reading the tax stamp news. I suppose I can wait 6 months to save 200.00

 

I'm waiting until after January 2026 as I've heard with the stamp fee being zero there are other companies who feel there will be a rush on silencer purchases after it goes into effect and more manufacturers are planning to jump into production. If they do it will be with suppressors that are more economically priced. If this happens the ones now charging huge prices will have to compete and lower their prices also. So I'm waiting to see what happens before I jump.

 

If I can’t buy one over the counter I don’t want one.

 

Nope, even with the law change they're still illegal in my state

 

I'm like many here, wanting to wait until the tax stamp is "officially" $0, however will there be a buying frenzy and severe shortages, or will the registration process still keep it in check, so to speak?
E forms sure have shortened approval times, so that has increased demand, and in turn I think has allowed manufacturers to justify increasing production.

Guess we'll see what happens!

 

I won’t be purchasing a suppressor until they do away with the BS. Can’t take it out of state without extra paperwork. No one can borrow it unless they are on your trust if not with you. They make a trust easy but all paperwork to add someone or remove someone has to be notarized. I’m not going to deal with it again.

 

You don’t have to notify for suppressors.

 

There are multiple lawsuits being filed right now by gun rights organizations all aimed at removing the paperwork. This because the NFA only existed and was previously approved by congress as a tax. Now that there is no tax, SBS, SBR and suppressors stand a good shot at being removed entirely from the NFA voiding the paperwork/registration requirements.

 

I'm considering a JK Armament or a GSL for my 9mm SBR. The tax stamp does not inhibit me from getting one but the process does. The Silencer Shop kiosk cannot read my fingerprints; I'm a former safe cracker...not. So with my gun trust I have to go through the manual process of both me and my son going to the Sheriff's Office to get manually finger printed and photographed and then submitting the forms, photographs and finger print cards manually. Then I have to notify my local city Chief LEO about my application. It's a real PITA, and I don't mean flatbread.

 

Look into Capitol Armorys ship to home process. I mailed them my fingerprint card that I did at home and they digitized them. They make the whole process simple, although it does extend the wait time a little bit with their CLEO process and shipping.

 

Thanks to everyone who has already posted, it is very useful to me and I'm learning lots.
Everybody else, please do post and share your experience.

 

For me at least, they are way overpriced in the US. I looked at some prices in England (online), One rimfire I saw is $45 and change US, another $145, and another $98. I didn't look at any other countries. It appears we are being taken for a ride. The tax has nothing to do with what it actually costs to make a suppressor. I'm definitely not interested in paying $1k or so here for a centerfire rifle silencer.

 

Agree. Some basic things like direct thread adapters can be $90-$140. It’s just a threaded end cap. On Amazon that should cost like $11. Huge profit margins on these imo.

For basic baffle can all you have to do is look at USA solvent trap supplies. Tube $20-$30, end caps, $20, baffles $60. That’s a complete can with no booster and no titanium etc. So $100-$110. Coincidentally my first 22 can I paid $109 on sale. This is talking about basic cans only not 3d printed inconel or ti.

 

We have a local gun shop that does all the paperwork and has a display case full of different models to look at and will help you get what you need. Only real problem for me is I really only want one for my TAVOR 9mm PCC and the one they sell rated for 9mm PCC is $900.00 not counting the $200.00 fee + sales tax.

I'm just not sure I want to spend another grand on a gun I already have $2700.00 invested in. Glad I have a few months to think it over and save up my aluminum cans.

 

Come on up and shoot my suppressed Scorpion. That should be enough to push you over the edge. AB makes a really good 9mm can. Mine is their Sabre, Also have a top notch LGS with a case full of suppressor to drool over.

 

Have a Dead Air Mask..Excellent Supressor. If the HPA had passed. I would probably get another. But with just the 200.00 gone.That is not enough for me to purchase another..It will be interesting how the PSA, GOA Lawsuit goes. We can hope for the best, but it will likely go nowhere. And I am not getting any younger, so they better hurry. LOL Would be great if we could get MGs off that NFA Bull..That would be the huge prize..If they remove Suppressors and SBRs, SBSs in the suit..They will have to include Machine Guns too.

 

Re post #37, There are tons of suppressors rated for 9mm PCC under that price. Tons! I think you are being sold a bill of goods. I would be very surprised if ANY of the 9mm cans below are not rated for 9mm PCC. Just remember that for fixed barrel guns like PCCs you don’t use a booster (booster is required for pistols like Glocks that have short recoil action).

Check capital armory. They deliver to your door. I’ve bought several from them.

https://www.capitolarmory.com/suppressor/pistol-silencers.html?dir=asc&order=price

Also silencer shop. They typically have local stores with kiosks to do your fingerprinting etc.

9mm - Pistol Suppressors - Silencers

www.silencershop.com

 

The cheapest suppressor out there is a two liter soda bottle.
As a bonus , you get two liters of soda.

 

Just bought a Deadair mask yesterday, I can't see banking on ifs and maybes.

 

I am very happy with my AAC element-2 and SilencerCo Spectre-II (had a Sparrow and sold it - liked it, but these two I have left are real good).

Also have a Gemtech Mist (integrally suppressed 10-22 barrel). Fits into a standard bull barrel stock. Awesome platform.

CONSIDER - wait until the $0 goes into effect. I bet the secondary market will suddenly have many, many suppressors available, since the transfer cost goes down to just whatever an FFL charges.

 

CONSIDER - wait until the $0 goes into effect. I bet the secondary market will suddenly have many, many suppressors available, since the transfer cost goes down to just whatever an FFL charges.

There's a wrinkle...you'd use a form 4 to transfer an NFA item to the buyer/FFL/whoever, but only FFLs can submit an eform 4, non-FFLs are still stuck with filing paperwork (physical fingerprints, etc) which is both more bothersome, and still much slower.

I don't think there'll be any aftermarket explosion, it isn't getting any easier than it is right now just a smidge cheaper.

 

On the kiosk…. You may need to use the hand cleaner stuff to put some moisture on your fingers, and SLOWLY roll your fingers for the prints. Also if the print looks halfway decent even tho it says not good enough you can hit accept and it will most likely work.