holy guacamole

[timo]

I just got my new silencer for my ar 15's, its an aac m41000, cuts the noise by half or more...I am stoked!!, and it took less than 60 days for the atf to approve my paper work, waiting on a 22 and an sbr now!!

[MineralMan]

1. Woohoo! Gun Porn....

Uff da!

[monmouth]

2. Happy rootin' shootin'...n/t

[The Wielding Truth]

3. Why do you need a silencer? Isn't 60 days a long time to wait ?

[timo]

4. need?

silencers kick ass, and no 60 days is pretty quick when dealing with the atf, I am all about reducing noise pollution :)

[The Wielding Truth]

7. "kick ass"?Do you mean it's cool and in style?

[timo]

8. hahahaha

cool and in style? wtf like I saw one in Gq and just had to have it? NO, they kick ass becasue after shooting 2 or 3 mags of 5.56 you dont have a ringing ear and a thumping head, they cut the noise by half or more.

[The Wielding Truth]

16. Just thought that if you wanted "kick ass" you would want the head thumping.

[timo]

18. fail

yaaawwwnnnn!!!

[TheWraith]

23. Sound suppressors (more accurate term than silencers) make shooting easier and more comfortable...

And if you shoot on your own land, in the country, it makes life easier for your neighbors, too, but cutting down the noise. For dedicated shooters in Europe having a suppressor is almost standard equipment. It's only in the US that they're treated as being dangerous, even though they do NOT work the way Hollywood says they do.

[The Wielding Truth]

34. This really makes sense to me now.Thanks.

[X_Digger]

5. Easier on the ears for shooter & neighbors for one.

"Silencers" (more appropriately supressors) cut down the sharp crack of supersonic gases, and knock the sound down to merely loud rather than dangerously painful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XmJsDdpt5Q

[SteveM]

6. Silencers are often required of European hunters...

Hunting with one is believed to create less disturbance for other animals. Frankly, they should be allowed in this country, esp. in the field for the reason cited and to save the ears of the hunter (a deer hunter can certainly wear ear protection, but this would render that sense nearly useless when it should be employed for successful hunting). Waterfowl users in the U.S. who hunt near suburban and urban areas can legally fit their shotguns with "metro" barrels (some over 3 feet long) which effectively stifles the report of even "mas load" shells; the shear length of the barrel acts as a silencer.

In case you are thinking of criminal activity, for generations the "hit" weapon of choice by organized crime was a cheap .22 semi-auto, which is rather quiet to begin with, can be easily silenced with home-spun gear, then tossed. Some argument can be made that silencing deer rifles would give poachers an edge in their criminal activity, but here again the weapon of choice for poachers is -- voila! -- a .22 rifle.

[PavePusher]

11. Why? It's a safety and Health device.

Long time to wait? Blame the Government beauracracy that thinks they will be used by every jaywalker to mow down soccer-moms. And don't forget the unConstitutional and arbitrary $200 thank-you-for-allowing-me-the-privilage-of-being-raped-by-government-apes "Tax Stamp".

P.S. If it wasn't such a pain in the ass to get them, they'd cost $50-100 like they do in Europe (instead of $400-1000 + $200 tax here) and be sold no-waiting, over-the-counter. The way it should be.

[Callisto32]

28. Agreed:

this is like saying "you want a muffler for that car/lawn mower/motorcycle? Please pay the .gov for the "privilege" of tool use.

On the up side, maybe the people that think gun ranges are a "blight" would be willing to "allow" more of them if we could make suppressors more readily available?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

12. It would be more convenient to listen to loud rock music for

a year then shoot your gun. No silencer necessary.

[oneshooter]

20. I enjoy the skill and challenge of competition shooting over too loud rock. n/t

[friendly_iconoclast]

21. Awww, someone doesn't like teh ebil gunz and has a sad.

That, or you like induced hearing loss...

[HysteryDiagnosis]

29. I like loud rock music, but then you already knew that. nt

[slackmaster]

31. Sound suppressors should be mandatory at shooting ranges near urban areas

If they were easier to acquire, there would be fewer shooters with hearing damage.

[petersjo02]

9. I'm so happy for you. :sarcasm:

n/t

[Name removed]

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[onehandle]

13. Why not just do it the old fashioned way?

[PavePusher]

15. Are you accusing someone of wanting to be a criminal?

I'm sure you have some evidence to back that up, amIright?

[oneshooter]

22. Acually thet doesn't work in the real world, kinda likeyour ideas in this forum. n/t

[cleanhippie]

33. Ouch! Very nice!

That was a good one!!!

[onehandle]

14. duplicate.

[timo]

17. whats that about??

my post that said haters are gonna hate,like I care got deleted???? whats up with that?


hate on.... I paid the tax, filled out the forms, played by the rules and got it, why does that anger so many?

[friendly_iconoclast]

19. Some are just convinced there is no good reason to own a suppressor.

I doubt a one of them could give a cogent reason why they don't like them.

Or they sell hearing aids and see a business opportunity lost.....

[Callisto32]

27. Yes, the same people that say guns aren't safe are often opposed to safety devices.

Gun=ebil.

Gun with suppressor and barrel shroud=xtra ebil.

[oneshooter]

32. Gun with suppressor and barrel shroud and shoulder thing that goes up= XXXtra ebil! n/t

[Callisto32]

26. The censorship in this forum is heavy-handed...

[Hoopla Phil]

24. Be warned. Silencers are very addictive. Once you get one you must have more. n/t

[timo]

30. i am hooked

I have a .22 that I actually ordered BEFORE the m4-1000, I figure it should be here any day now, and I have on my desk another package for the atf, for a SBR, if business is good next spring, I am going to build a 308 and put a can on that too :)

[Callisto32]

25. In before the move to outdoor life!