Legality of Silencers
| Below is a list of the states that allows the ownership of silencers. Alaska Alabama as of July 2010 SBR & SBS are good!! Arkansas Arizona Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Iowa - Special restrictions apply Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Maine Michigan Mississippi Missouri (as of August 28th, 2008) Montana Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota New Hampshire New Mexico Nevada Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington - Now you can even shoot them in Washington Wisconsin West Virgina Wyoming |
Steps for Suppressor Purchase:
Locate a class III dealer in your state to handle your transfer.
Place your order through Liberty Suppressors or your Class III Dealer.
Pick up your prefilled ATF Form 4 packet, from you dealer.
Complete your ATF Form 4 packet, which will require:
* a $200 check payable to the ATF for your Transfer Tax Stamp.
* a trip to your local Sheriff’s office or CLEO to have him sign the
forms and do fingerprints cards. (If your suppressor is owned by your
Trust or Corporation, you will skip this step)
* Attach a passport portrait onto the form. (If your suppressor is
owned by your Trust or Corporation, you will skip this step)
Mail your form 4 packet to the ATF. Allow a minimum of one month
for processing w/ the ATF. Once the form 4 is approved, it will be
sent back to your dealer and you can go pick up your Suppressor !
Locate a class III dealer in your state to handle your transfer.
Place your order through Liberty Suppressors or your Class III Dealer.
Pick up your prefilled ATF Form 4 packet, from you dealer.
Complete your ATF Form 4 packet, which will require:
* a $200 check payable to the ATF for your Transfer Tax Stamp.
* a trip to your local Sheriff’s office or CLEO to have him sign the
forms and do fingerprints cards. (If your suppressor is owned by your
Trust or Corporation, you will skip this step)
* Attach a passport portrait onto the form. (If your suppressor is
owned by your Trust or Corporation, you will skip this step)
Mail your form 4 packet to the ATF. Allow a minimum of one month
for processing w/ the ATF. Once the form 4 is approved, it will be
sent back to your dealer and you can go pick up your Suppressor !
Tone:
Tone of a silencer is subjective to the individual and is more important than absolute decibel levels in
the real world. The Db meter is great for scientifically determining that a certain design is safe for
use, but in the end the person designing the silencer needs to make sure the tone generated by the
can will be pleasant to the ear as well as the meter. There are many world class 22LR silencers on the
market today that measure less than 120dB on a sound pressure level meter, but only one maker
(Liberty) chooses to additionally apply the metric of tone when making silencers. Some have said that
this is to compensate for lack of ability, but we have proven that we are capable and now we are
moving to the next level in design. Before you buy, you should really try to find a few silencers in the
caliber you are wanting and listen to them side by side on similar weapons if possible. We feel that
tonal differences make the silencer or break it for people. Try them out and you too will see...
Caliber:
Another issue that comes up often is "will this silencer work on my gun?" This question has merit and
should be addressed, but we can save people a lot of time by putting the answer here and adding to
it as we get unique requests.
There is nothing made by the following companies that is suitable for suppressors:
Davis
Raven
Bryco
Jennings
Lorcin
Hi Point
All of these weapons are designed for a specific pressure curve and the addition of a suppressor will
make them fail during use.
Also, if your weapon has an integrated barrel design such as the desert eagle, it will have to be
custom machined to accept a suppressor and the addition of the suppressor might be enough weight
to impede proper operation of the weapon causing it to jam during use.
Really old guns are not good suppressor hosts either, these weapons are made with materials that
are sometimes suspect in their integrity and we do not feel it is safe to use these weapons for
suppressor use. The Nagant revolver comes to mind here...
Only a few mainstream weapons come with threaded barrels for the addition of silencers
S&W M&P series
HK 45Tactical and 9mmSD
SIG Sauer P series pistols
Although the Glock family of pistols do not have factory threaded barrels in the US, they are easily
modified as such and work well with suppressors
1911 pistols can be outfitted with threaded barrels easily
I am not sure about the Springfield XD series, but I think they can be had with threaded barrels as well
If you have to get a gunsmith to modify your weapon so you can add a suppressor, proceed with great
caution as it is possible that catastrophic failure could result from this modification. Very thin barrels
should not be threaded.
Just remember though, the suppressor is not weapon specific per say, but is caliber specific instead.
Tone of a silencer is subjective to the individual and is more important than absolute decibel levels in
the real world. The Db meter is great for scientifically determining that a certain design is safe for
use, but in the end the person designing the silencer needs to make sure the tone generated by the
can will be pleasant to the ear as well as the meter. There are many world class 22LR silencers on the
market today that measure less than 120dB on a sound pressure level meter, but only one maker
(Liberty) chooses to additionally apply the metric of tone when making silencers. Some have said that
this is to compensate for lack of ability, but we have proven that we are capable and now we are
moving to the next level in design. Before you buy, you should really try to find a few silencers in the
caliber you are wanting and listen to them side by side on similar weapons if possible. We feel that
tonal differences make the silencer or break it for people. Try them out and you too will see...
Caliber:
Another issue that comes up often is "will this silencer work on my gun?" This question has merit and
should be addressed, but we can save people a lot of time by putting the answer here and adding to
it as we get unique requests.
There is nothing made by the following companies that is suitable for suppressors:
Davis
Raven
Bryco
Jennings
Lorcin
Hi Point
All of these weapons are designed for a specific pressure curve and the addition of a suppressor will
make them fail during use.
Also, if your weapon has an integrated barrel design such as the desert eagle, it will have to be
custom machined to accept a suppressor and the addition of the suppressor might be enough weight
to impede proper operation of the weapon causing it to jam during use.
Really old guns are not good suppressor hosts either, these weapons are made with materials that
are sometimes suspect in their integrity and we do not feel it is safe to use these weapons for
suppressor use. The Nagant revolver comes to mind here...
Only a few mainstream weapons come with threaded barrels for the addition of silencers
S&W M&P series
HK 45Tactical and 9mmSD
SIG Sauer P series pistols
Although the Glock family of pistols do not have factory threaded barrels in the US, they are easily
modified as such and work well with suppressors
1911 pistols can be outfitted with threaded barrels easily
I am not sure about the Springfield XD series, but I think they can be had with threaded barrels as well
If you have to get a gunsmith to modify your weapon so you can add a suppressor, proceed with great
caution as it is possible that catastrophic failure could result from this modification. Very thin barrels
should not be threaded.
Just remember though, the suppressor is not weapon specific per say, but is caliber specific instead.
6.8 SPC and the 7.62 x39 Russian rounds in the Mystic or Infiniti:
There has been several questions regarding the 6.8 SPC and the 7.62 x 39 Russian rounds and use
with the Mystic or Infiniti. These rounds are too powerful for use in these suppressors. The bore to
bullet aspect ratio, coupled with the chamber pressure of these rounds, drives the pressures too high
in the Mystic for safe operation in our opinion. The unit might stay together, but we don't feel
comfortable with this combination.
There has been several questions regarding the 6.8 SPC and the 7.62 x 39 Russian rounds and use
with the Mystic or Infiniti. These rounds are too powerful for use in these suppressors. The bore to
bullet aspect ratio, coupled with the chamber pressure of these rounds, drives the pressures too high
in the Mystic for safe operation in our opinion. The unit might stay together, but we don't feel
comfortable with this combination.
