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Converting 45 can to .458 socom
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VUPDblue
Silencers Have NEVER Been Illegal !
I wouldn't put ANY .45 can on a SOCOM upper, but I would think that with the size and subsequent volume of the old MAC cans they would be a better candidate. It would be relatively easy to turn some K-baffles to fit (they would be very large) and slap them in. The only thing I would be afraid of is the BATFE since their infamous letter in response to Gemtech's question regarding retrofitting or rebuilding suppressors to be different from their original spec.
VUPD is definitely correct. Although the tube is serialized and you CAN make your own REPLACEMENT wipes (a disposable part), you cannot manufacture new baffles.
Once you manufacture a single silencer part, you've committed a felony.
Just add $200 to the cost of parts and machining and you can do it legally.
Once you manufacture a single silencer part, you've committed a felony.
Just add $200 to the cost of parts and machining and you can do it legally.
Not sure about the interior diameter of the 45 can, but a 45acp bullet is about .451 or .452 handgun bullet while the Socom bullet diameter is a .458 diameter rifle bullet. The diameter would be an issue!
Larger for a new caliber is definitely a no-no. Not just because Gemtech asked for clarification either...
If he damaged one and then destroyed it and made a new one to replace it he'd be fine.
As he said, it had wipes and he now wishes to machine new baffles.
To the issue regarding .451 and .458 > It probably had a .470 inch bore or larger to begin with.
If he damaged one and then destroyed it and made a new one to replace it he'd be fine.
As he said, it had wipes and he now wishes to machine new baffles.
To the issue regarding .451 and .458 > It probably had a .470 inch bore or larger to begin with.
VUPDblue
Silencers Have NEVER Been Illegal !
Letter? You mean "Form1" and $200 personal check
No, you can actually modify the designation of NFA weapons with a letter. IE: add a caliber. I did it with 3 SBRs last year added 9mm and 40 to a 223 sbr. All you do is write a letter to the NFA branch and request to add it. I am assuming that I could do the same with a suppressor. Of course I would have to ask them but I don't see why it would be different from the SBR.
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Sorry, but we've already answered "why". If you wish to build suppressor parts (parts are actually classified as suppressors) you would need to submit a Form1. You aren't building anything when you add a caliber to an SBR. I'm not even sure you can do that after the fact- the reason why people get them engraved "multi" and list them as such on a form1. You CAN later write a letter to add a new length, something that didn't need to be done a long time ago but does now.
I would look into it if I were you. I'm pretty sure VUPD and I are correct but you may get a "good" letter back.
I would look into it if I were you. I'm pretty sure VUPD and I are correct but you may get a "good" letter back.
Not sure about the suppressor stuff, but only 1 of the inspectors for the BATFE is approving forms marked multi. You are more often than not given it back and told to identify caliber and barrel length. Changing configurations permanently requires you to send them a letter with the new caliber/length.
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