jeffsqartan
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- Nov 21, 2012
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Well, I'm finally doing it. Wanted to for years, finally just pulling the trigger (pun fully intended) and I kind of plan on documenting my experience here.
For my opening post, I want to outline my plans/uses for this purchase and explain why I'm going the route I am. I've seen a lot of people who have posted their experiences and it's helped, but hasn't quite given me all of the info I was looking for. I'd like to regurgitate some of what I've found, as well as fill in the blanks that I couldn't find in my own searching.
Plan for this suppressor
This will be my first suppressor and I don't need or want something crazy expensive. Nor can I really afford it. I plan on shooting more, but I really only put 1,000 rounds down range per year. Most of that is in 9mm and 22.
I'm going to get a can that be used on my 300blk pistol and rifle, 556 rifle, and my 22 rifle.
I'd also like something that is fairly light, since it will spend a fair amount of time on my 22 when I hunt squirrels (or just plink around).
What I plan on buying
All of the above adds up to the Rebel Silencers SOS-Hunter. If I decide that I want something a little more beefy, I'll either build my own with titanium parts, or I'll purchase a Radical Firearms suppressor.
I originally wanted to go with Radical Firearms because I have one of their uppers and I'm happy with it, but their suppressor is almost double the weight of the Hunter.
Now, I know that the Hunter isn't as beefy as the RF (or other, more expensive units), but I'm not going to be putting enough rounds down range per year or even per session for that to matter right now. It looks like this is the perfect suppressor for me.
Trust or Individual
I've spent several years looking into suppressors and deliberating on trust or no trust. A couple years ago, the trust was a clear winner because of its simplicity. Due to 41f, that's not the case anymore.
However, I am married and will eventually have offspring of my own. I decided to go ahead and go with the trust. Only my wife and my Dad will be on the trust, so prints and what-not won't be an issue. Plus, my MIL is a notary and lives 5 minutes away.
How to get the trust
I'm not a lawyer, so YMMV here. I decided to go with a Silencer Shop NFA Trust. I spoke with a local the other day who had one and said he'd had no issues with his. Honestly, I'm not too worried about it. I did a fair amount of research here, too, and didn't find anyone who had issues with this trust.
I literally just purchased this about 30 minutes ago and will report back on how the process goes getting all of the paperwork taken care of.
Where I'm going from here
I won't lie, this was a bit of a turn of events. I actually almost bought another racecar last week and wouldn't be getting the suppressor if I had.
I found out that the wait times for trusts are in the 10 month range right now. I'd really like to use this for deer hunting next year. Initially, I had planned on setting up my trust in January and then the suppressor around late Feb/early March. Due to the long wait times, I'm going to go ahead and start with the suppressor before January ends.
I'm hoping to have the Hunter shipped to a close-by FFL who will allow me to use it on their range.
It's good to finally head down this road and I look forward to sharing the experience with all of you.
Hopefully this will also serve as some good info for anyone looking to jump into their own suppressor.
For my opening post, I want to outline my plans/uses for this purchase and explain why I'm going the route I am. I've seen a lot of people who have posted their experiences and it's helped, but hasn't quite given me all of the info I was looking for. I'd like to regurgitate some of what I've found, as well as fill in the blanks that I couldn't find in my own searching.
Plan for this suppressor
This will be my first suppressor and I don't need or want something crazy expensive. Nor can I really afford it. I plan on shooting more, but I really only put 1,000 rounds down range per year. Most of that is in 9mm and 22.
I'm going to get a can that be used on my 300blk pistol and rifle, 556 rifle, and my 22 rifle.
I'd also like something that is fairly light, since it will spend a fair amount of time on my 22 when I hunt squirrels (or just plink around).
What I plan on buying
All of the above adds up to the Rebel Silencers SOS-Hunter. If I decide that I want something a little more beefy, I'll either build my own with titanium parts, or I'll purchase a Radical Firearms suppressor.
I originally wanted to go with Radical Firearms because I have one of their uppers and I'm happy with it, but their suppressor is almost double the weight of the Hunter.
Now, I know that the Hunter isn't as beefy as the RF (or other, more expensive units), but I'm not going to be putting enough rounds down range per year or even per session for that to matter right now. It looks like this is the perfect suppressor for me.
Trust or Individual
I've spent several years looking into suppressors and deliberating on trust or no trust. A couple years ago, the trust was a clear winner because of its simplicity. Due to 41f, that's not the case anymore.
However, I am married and will eventually have offspring of my own. I decided to go ahead and go with the trust. Only my wife and my Dad will be on the trust, so prints and what-not won't be an issue. Plus, my MIL is a notary and lives 5 minutes away.
How to get the trust
I'm not a lawyer, so YMMV here. I decided to go with a Silencer Shop NFA Trust. I spoke with a local the other day who had one and said he'd had no issues with his. Honestly, I'm not too worried about it. I did a fair amount of research here, too, and didn't find anyone who had issues with this trust.
I literally just purchased this about 30 minutes ago and will report back on how the process goes getting all of the paperwork taken care of.
Where I'm going from here
I won't lie, this was a bit of a turn of events. I actually almost bought another racecar last week and wouldn't be getting the suppressor if I had.
I found out that the wait times for trusts are in the 10 month range right now. I'd really like to use this for deer hunting next year. Initially, I had planned on setting up my trust in January and then the suppressor around late Feb/early March. Due to the long wait times, I'm going to go ahead and start with the suppressor before January ends.
I'm hoping to have the Hunter shipped to a close-by FFL who will allow me to use it on their range.
It's good to finally head down this road and I look forward to sharing the experience with all of you.
Hopefully this will also serve as some good info for anyone looking to jump into their own suppressor.