cheap suppressor?

[BuckeyeMark]

I love the M&P 15 22's with the threaded barrel and the suppressor. But the ones without are cheaper. Can I buy a suppressor somewhere and put it on myself and save some cash?

 

[Redbulladdikt]

uhm...i am utterly confused by your post...

you cannot legally own a suppressor without an ATFE stamp--and in some states not at all

are you confusing the Flash Hider with a suppressor?

 

[BuckeyeMark]

uhm...i am utterly confused by your post...

you cannot legally own a suppressor without an ATFE stamp--and in some states not at all

are you confusing the Flash Hider with a suppressor?

probably. I don't know the difference!

I want the "thing" on the end of the barrel in the pic below. whatever it is I want one on my gun. where and how?

 

[druski2010]

does you 15-22 not have one on it

 

[NKJ nut]

I love the M&P 15 22's with the threaded barrel and the suppressor. But the ones without are cheaper. Can I buy a suppressor somewhere and put it on myself and save some cash?

The suppressor is going to cost you the same either way, but the bbl. is going to have to be threaded properly to accept it. I said proprly threaded. There's more to it than just cutting some threads on the end of the bbl. Concentricity with the bore is a must otherwise you can end up getting baffle strikes. If you can thread it yourself you might save some money over getting a bbl. that is already threaded. Otherwise you will pay $50-$75 or more to get the bbl. threaded.

Suppressors are regulated by the National Firearms Act of 1934 which imposes a $200 tax on the transfer of one. Or you can make it yourself and pay a $200 tax on making it.

If someone offers to sell you a suppressor that isn't registered don't walk away; RUN. A violation of NFA 1934 is taken very seriously by the powers that be. Yes they will take your suppressor, yes they will take you, yes you will pay a large fine and yes you will do hard time. Possession equals violation, equals a slam dunk case for a federal prosecutor.

 

[Redbulladdikt]

probably. I don't know the difference!

I want the "thing" on the end of the barrel in the pic below. whatever it is I want one on my gun. where and how?

its a Flash Hider/Compensator...

a Supressor is a sound suppression device used to muffle the sonic-boom generated by the bullet leaving the end of the barrel allowing the expanding gases that 'shoot' the bullet to escape to atmosphere...see the post above for some very well written insight on suppressor regulation

if you want a flash hider get ahold of Belt_fed or Tacticool22...they can take care of it...however on our rifle ( the 15-22) its mainly just for looks

 

[PhilOhio]

There is a misunderstanding of semantics here. The OP was talking about a "flash suppressor", also known as a "muzzle brake".

The rest of you are thinking about a "sound suppressor", often incorrectly called a "silencer", and now just referred to as a "suppressor" by most of us gun folks.

So what he wants to do is legal, and yes he can do it easily and inexpensively, as long as it is an unregulated muzzle brake and not a heavily regulated sound suppressor.

He can do that also, as long as he jumps through all the legal hoops first.

...which, I guess, is about what Redbulladdikt was saying as I posted this.

 

[BuckeyeMark]

total newb here. do NOT want anything to do with anything that is going to get me arrested, or cost large sums of money to register or license.

I hereby pledge to never use the word "suppressor" again.

I'm going with "cool looking muzzle brake thingy" from now on. that's what I want - the cool looking thing that comes on some M&P 15's but not all. I think I could buy a M&P 15 cheaper w/o it but I want one. so where do I get one and what do they cost?

 

[BuckeyeMark]

here's the diagram:

 

[dogg1er]

Your 15-22 does not have to have the threaded barrel to add a flash suppressor. If you get the 15-22 version without the threaded barrel you can buy a flash suppressor from true shot technologies for about $18 before shipping. It goes on nice and snug with set screws and comes with locktite. since on the 15-22 it is mostly for looks it shouldn't really matter if your barrel is threaded or not. I think the main reason alot of these fellas on here get the threaded version or get they're barrels threaded at all is to have a wider variety of what to add on to they're rifles. when your barrel is not threaded then the choices to the muzzle breaks you can add are limited. Thats just my opinion

 

[Redbulladdikt]

if i had found an A1 for a good price i would have just bought another mag and some ammo instead of spending money on a "flash suppressor" that does essentially nothing> it made adding a tacticool shroud easier having the threads but thats about it besides raising the MSRP of the rifle

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Yes, you can buy a variety "cool looking muzzle brake thingy" for the non threaded 15-22. One way you can do it is to buy an adapter from S&W Forum Vendor, Tacticool22. It attaches with a set screw to the end of the barrel. Then you can buy the thingy of your choice. Or you can buy a variety of barrel shrouds and other thingies that attach directly to the barrel with set screws from S&W Forum Vendors Belt_Fed and Tacticool22. Both of these guys have standing ads in the 15-22 Specific Classifieds sticky at the top of the page. Here is a link to it for contacts.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-m-p-15-22/138079-15-22-specific-classifieds.html

When the 15-22 first came out there was no threaded version. The first thing I did was take my rifle to S&W Forum Vendor, Belt_Fed, and have it properly threaded. If you haven't purchased the rifle yet I would get the threaded barrel version. You'll have a lot more options and have a very secure method of attaching things that extend past the muzzle.

 

[reelman]

If you want a flash suppresor on the rifle then pay the extra money and get it on from the factory instead of buying some after market, hodge podged together one. In the end it might end up costing you $20 more and it's worth it to have it done right.

I bought my 15-22 before the ones with threaded barrels were available and I spent $65 to have it threaded for my suppresor.

 

[Ranger98]

This is the 15-22 with the $18 Flash hider for a non threaded barrel from True shot technologies.

 

[1fly2ty]

Before we send this young fellow to buy a flash hider/muzzlebrake or anything else wouldn't it be prudent to find out what state he is in? If he is in NJ,Ma,Ca, or a state with a ban on this item, you could put him in a legal jam!

 

[Ranger98]

Before we send this young fellow to buy a flash hider/muzzlebrake or anything else wouldn't it be prudent to find out what state he is in? If he is in NJ,Ma,Ca, or a state with a ban on this item, you could put him in a legal jam!

Excellent Point !

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Since the OP has already said he is choosing between the threaded and non threaded version, probably most folks have just taken that and run with it. In any event, it is not a good idea for anyone to take legal advice over the Internet because it is quite often incorrect-- For example, I recently read a post suggesting that a flash hider on a 15-22 in California would be illegal.

 

[BuckeyeMark]

the op is in Texas. I can have a muzzle brake thingy!

 

[.50AE]

Before we send this young fellow to buy a flash hider/muzzlebrake or anything else wouldn't it be prudent to find out what state he is in? If he is in NJ,Ma,Ca, or a state with a ban on this item, you could put him in a legal jam!

Just for future reference its not illegal in CA to have one, I have the one from true shot technologies

 

[DrD562]

Just for future reference its not illegal in CA to have one, I have the one from true shot technologies

Yes that's true, rimfire rifles are exempt from those Assault Weapon guidelines such as not having a flash suppressor in CA. MOE's are legal in CA, they have flash suppressors, would of bought one if I would of found one, but I was too anxious to wait.