Silencers/ Suppressors - Which one is best????

[steel609]

I am going to get a silencer for my .22's. I just ordered a threaded barrel for my Browning Buckmark, and am looking into 3 lug adapters for my S&W 15 & GSG5.

I have tried to find opinions, reviews and comparisons but they vary so much, I would do just as good picking one by iny, meany, miny, moe.

Anyone here have any experience with a particular one? Here's the ones I'm looking at -

1. Gemtech Outback-II - $300

2. Lauer Weaponry Predator - $225-$250

3. Tactical Innovations TAC65 - $225-$250

[Madhouse]

Of those I would go with the outback.  You might also look at Yankee Hill Machines' Mite.

I use an SWR Spectre on my 22's, but I got it because it handles 22, 17 and 5.7.  I like to use it on my Five-seveN pistol.

[steel609]

I thought of getting one to fit my CD M4LE .223, and using it on the .22's, but I'm not sure how it will sound..errr...or not sound.

[Madhouse]

I run a QSM Titanium can on my 5.56 stuff.  I think it's always best to run a can for the appropriate caliber, but a 5.56 can will quiet the .22 some too.  But .22 is real dirty, and you would have to clean the baffles before going back to 5.56.  That's what I have to do with my Spectre before going back to 5.7x28.

[steel609]

I'll probably just get one to use on my .22's and not worry about the rest.

[techmike]

I noticed that the one add said "Civilian Legal" - Really? I thought these were federally controlled...? Please enlighten me!

TM

[Madhouse]

I noticed that the one add said "Civilian Legal" - Really? I thought these were federally controlled...? Please enlighten me!

TM

Definitely federally regulated, but they are civilian legal if you live in a state that allows them, and go through the proper BATFE procedure of getting one.  Basically you pay a dealer for it, then submit all the item's information and your own to BATFE, and send them $200 for the tax stamp.  They'll send your dealer back a document saying you can posses it and the dealer will transfer it to you with a 4473 (like any firearm), but doesn't have to call it in because the background check is done already.

[techmike]

Thanks for the info Madhouse!

TM

PS - I read that if you are found in possession of a 2-liter bottle cap that has a hole drilled in it - you are guilty of possession of an unlicensed suppressor. That's a neat law!