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Theohazard · June 25, 2013, 10:45 PM

It will need extensive modification. In my opinion, putting a suppressor on that rifle will be way more trouble and expense than it's worth.

You're going to need to both shorten the mag tube and move the front sight back before you can thread it. The standard .22 thread pattern is 1/2x28, if the barrel is too narrow for that you'll need to thread it smaller and use an adaptor. And after all that, you're going to be very dissapointed with how loud it is when you shoot .22 mags through it; .22 mag is supersonic and you'll still get a loud ballistic crack when you shoot, whereas it's easy to find subsonic .22 LR ammo for suppressed rifle use and in a pistol almost all .22 LR ammo is always subsonic.

Unless you can get a great deal on the gunsmithing involved to move the front sight, modify and shorten the mag tube, and thread the barrel, it's probably going to be cheaper to buy a different rifle in .22 LR that's either already threaded or has a barrel that's much easier to thread, especially if you find a used one.

My favorite .22 suppressor host is a 10/22 with a cheap Butler Creek stock and a Tactical Solutions threaded barrel.

June 25, 2013, 10:45 PM	#2
Theohazard Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 2012 Location: Western PA Posts: 3,829	It will need extensive modification. In my opinion, putting a suppressor on that rifle will be way more trouble and expense than it's worth. You're going to need to both shorten the mag tube and move the front sight back before you can thread it. The standard .22 thread pattern is 1/2x28, if the barrel is too narrow for that you'll need to thread it smaller and use an adaptor. And after all that, you're going to be very dissapointed with how loud it is when you shoot .22 mags through it; .22 mag is supersonic and you'll still get a loud ballistic crack when you shoot, whereas it's easy to find subsonic .22 LR ammo for suppressed rifle use and in a pistol almost all .22 LR ammo is always subsonic. Unless you can get a great deal on the gunsmithing involved to move the front sight, modify and shorten the mag tube, and thread the barrel, it's probably going to be cheaper to buy a different rifle in .22 LR that's either already threaded or has a barrel that's much easier to thread, especially if you find a used one. My favorite .22 suppressor host is a 10/22 with a cheap Butler Creek stock and a Tactical Solutions threaded barrel. __________________ 0331: "Accuracy by volume."