Why You Should Wait to Buy a Silencer, Even if You Have an NFA Trust. An All Outdoor Post
There are many opinions and views on the future of suppressors not only after the NFApocalypse happens on July 13th but following the general election.
Most of the opinions tend toward suppressors becoming harder to obtain therefore buy them now! Well maybe and then again maybe not. Jon Stokes, the editor, of our sister publication All Outdoor has another possible outcome which if it came to pass would make suppressors much less expensive and affordable for almost all shooters. I for one certainly hope he’s correct in his outlook of things to come.
Of course rather than my posting his article here on TFB I would urge you to look at Jon’s post and let us know if you think suppressors could drop in price. Check this link.
Retired police officer with 30 years of service. Firearms instructor and SRU team member. I still instruct with local agencies. My daily carry pistol is the tried and true 1911. I'm retired as associate editor since December 14th 2017. My replacement is my friend Pete M email: pete.m@staff.thefirearmblog.com you can reach Pete for product reviews etc.
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I doubt equivalent quality suppressors will drop much in retail price, even if they were wholly deregulated. What we would likely see would be a plethora of lower priced, lower quality, cans from a slew of new manufacturers.
Upside, these cans may be cheap enough that, for a low volume shooter interested in pistol or rimfire cans, they are effectively disposable - shoot 'em until.they wear out, and replace them.
The current model.of high quality cans that are super durable and extremely effective is largely driven by the PITA of servicing or replacing cans - and if you're going to jump through all those hoops and pay a $200 registration tax to get one to begin with, you might as well pay a few more bucks and get a *good* one.
I look forward to a day where cheap rimfire "wipe" designs are sold on end caps in blister packs, and high quality cans are prominently displayed on the wall next to the high dollar rifles and shotguns.
I live in a suburb where it is legal to shoot varmints but nothing else...and because I live on a creek I have skunks and coyotes and bobcates etc near my house every night.....the only thing I shoot is skunks and snakes but any shot brings out the neighbors....I have found the little suppressor on my Walther P-22 sovles the problems..the last 2 skunks I shot not a soul looked out...my wife not the house never had a clue even though she was just yards away....and for those of us with a VA hearing disablity it is well worth the cost to save what little hearing we have left...my advice is to buy them asap...Hillary will ban them as sure as the sun comes up in the east....duh?