You can't shoot just one.

Mobuck · April 29, 2016, 09:36 PM

Like the Lays chips commercial "You can't eat just one", shooting a suppressed gun is hard to stop. I took the 10/22 out to test run a couple of replacement magazines and ended up running through 1/2 box of ammo. I probably would have finished the box but my phone rang and even suppressed, it's hard to shoot while talking on the phone.

Theohazard · April 30, 2016, 12:51 AM

You can't own just one, either. I just recently got the tax stamp for my 4th silencer, a Dead Air Mask.

Machineguntony · April 30, 2016, 02:25 AM

Shooting a silenced gun left handed will make you want to stop after a while.

That's the only downside I can think of.

Other than that, I love the thump of silenced 45.

Try loading your own and making a powder puff round and run it through a suppressor. That's real cool. It's pretty close to the movie pew pew, especially if the action doesn't cycle. Just be careful that the bullet really cleared the barrel.

9x19 · April 30, 2016, 07:37 AM

I find myself reluctant to leave the range, even with my loud guns...

I don't own any silencers... I just prefer the bang to the pfft... besides you ever seen folks crowding around the shooters with a muzzle brake?

Nope, they are all hovering around the folks with the cans... I like my space!

Machineguntony · April 30, 2016, 09:07 AM

9x19,

Keep in mind that some public libraries have shooting ranges attached to them. They only allow you to shoot with a silencer.

9x19 · April 30, 2016, 02:13 PM

Interesting.... never been to one of those.

GunXpatriot · April 30, 2016, 02:33 PM

Honestly, anything in the NFA realm is really fun. Only suppressed gun I've shot was a Glock 17, but with standard ammo. Even without subsonic, the sound was very interesting and it was just very cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HodjhDAcc4M

Shooting an MP5 was way cooler, though.

https://youtu.be/jAQRLzNBoRU

Down the road, I'd like to get maybe a beat to crap Chinese SKS and do a scout-type scope mount for the rear sight, and put a can on it. An "assasin's SKS". Gotta move first, though. Totally looking forward to projects like that.

April 29, 2016, 09:36 PM	#1
Mobuck Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2010 Posts: 6,846	You can't shoot just one. Like the Lays chips commercial "You can't eat just one", shooting a suppressed gun is hard to stop. I took the 10/22 out to test run a couple of replacement magazines and ended up running through 1/2 box of ammo. I probably would have finished the box but my phone rang and even suppressed, it's hard to shoot while talking on the phone.

April 30, 2016, 12:51 AM	#2
Theohazard Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 2012 Location: Western PA Posts: 3,829	You can't own just one, either. I just recently got the tax stamp for my 4th silencer, a Dead Air Mask. __________________ 0331: "Accuracy by volume."

April 30, 2016, 02:25 AM	#3
Machineguntony Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2013 Posts: 1,277	Shooting a silenced gun left handed will make you want to stop after a while. That's the only downside I can think of. Other than that, I love the thump of silenced 45. Try loading your own and making a powder puff round and run it through a suppressor. That's real cool. It's pretty close to the movie pew pew, especially if the action doesn't cycle. Just be careful that the bullet really cleared the barrel. __________________ Sent from Motorola DynaTac 8000x

April 30, 2016, 07:37 AM	#4
9x19 Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1998 Location: Sherman, TX USA Posts: 3,750	I find myself reluctant to leave the range, even with my loud guns... I don't own any silencers... I just prefer the bang to the pfft... besides you ever seen folks crowding around the shooters with a muzzle brake? Nope, they are all hovering around the folks with the cans... I like my space! __________________ Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!

April 30, 2016, 09:07 AM	#5
Machineguntony Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2013 Posts: 1,277	9x19, Keep in mind that some public libraries have shooting ranges attached to them. They only allow you to shoot with a silencer. __________________ Sent from Motorola DynaTac 8000x

April 30, 2016, 02:13 PM	#6
9x19 Senior Member Join Date: October 15, 1998 Location: Sherman, TX USA Posts: 3,750	Interesting.... never been to one of those. __________________ Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!

April 30, 2016, 02:33 PM	#7
GunXpatriot Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2011 Location: New York Posts: 393	Honestly, anything in the NFA realm is really fun. Only suppressed gun I've shot was a Glock 17, but with standard ammo. Even without subsonic, the sound was very interesting and it was just very cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HodjhDAcc4M Shooting an MP5 was way cooler, though. https://youtu.be/jAQRLzNBoRU Down the road, I'd like to get maybe a beat to crap Chinese SKS and do a scout-type scope mount for the rear sight, and put a can on it. An "assasin's SKS". Gotta move first, though. Totally looking forward to projects like that. __________________ Targets4Free, High-quality free printable shooting targets! http://targets4free.com