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hal9000 · October 15, 2010, 03:57 PM

Thanks for all the information RAnb. I didn't expect such a good response so soon.

I have to finish assembling the rifle before I really start to worry about the whether I'll actually build a suppressor (that's this weekend's project). But drawings would be great. Honestly, I wouldn't have given any thought to suppressing this rifle if it wasn't for the threaded barrel. Now I keep looking at it and tellilng myself its a shame to let those threads go to waste.

I'll go check silencertalk.com and see what they have, but it sounds like you might have something particular in mind. Is there a generally accepted "favorite" or "best" design? I've heard how easy it is to suppress a .22 but I'm thinking that durability and cleanability may come into play in the long run.

October 15, 2010, 03:57 PM	#3
hal9000 Member Join Date: October 15, 2010 Location: AZ Posts: 82	Thanks for all the information RAnb. I didn't expect such a good response so soon. I have to finish assembling the rifle before I really start to worry about the whether I'll actually build a suppressor (that's this weekend's project). But drawings would be great. Honestly, I wouldn't have given any thought to suppressing this rifle if it wasn't for the threaded barrel. Now I keep looking at it and tellilng myself its a shame to let those threads go to waste. I'll go check silencertalk.com and see what they have, but it sounds like you might have something particular in mind. Is there a generally accepted "favorite" or "best" design? I've heard how easy it is to suppress a .22 but I'm thinking that durability and cleanability may come into play in the long run.