[GAOS] Inland PM-22 Rimfire Suppressor
At this recent Great American Outdoor Show, Inland Mfg had their PM-22 suppressor. Something we missed at Shot Show 2017.
The PM-22 is a polymer monocore rimfire suppressor.
Since it is polymer, it is extremely light weight. The entire suppressor only weighs 3.3 oz!!
The suppressor is just 5.5″ long and less than 1″ in diameter. The polymer core is threaded for 1/2×28 TPI although their flyer has a typo.
The PM-22 will retail for only $189.95 and that is MSRP so conceivably one may be able to purchase for even less.
Along with their light weight rimfire suppressor, Inland MFG is going to be selling dBFoam, a spray foam for suppressors. Somewhat like packing grease in a suppressor, you squirt it into the suppressor and shoot it “wet”
The foam acts as a lubricant as well as a sound reducer. It displaces water and can be stored and the foam consistency stays consistent for up to 6 months of storage. According to the flyer, independant testing saw an average of 3-5 db reduction with 10 shot strings. Utilizing MIL-STD-1474-E sound level testing procedures. They also saw a significant sound reduction on the first shot fired that exceeded 10 db reduction.
The can of dBFoam will retail for $29.95 in a 16 Oz can or $19.95 in a 4 Oz can.
Along with their suppressor and foam, they had their line of M1 Carbines and M37 replica shotgun.
I was curious about the M37 Trench gun which is made by Ithaca exclusively for Inland Mfg. Michael G. wrote a review on this gun which you can read here. One thing that was not mentioned in Michael’s review, and something I immediately asked Inland Mfg about was: “Can it slam fire?”. The answer is of course no. However Inland Mfg told me that, if you have their M37 Trench gun, you can contact Ithaca and they supposedly have a disconnect that you can buy and install to make your M37 Trench Gun replica more historically accurate.
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This supressor design seems to assume the passage of the HPA or some form of silencer deregulation. Right now the majority of suppressors are bullet proof, full auto or belt fed rated, used by SOCOM, built like a tank, keep for your whole life and pass on to your grandchildren designs.
Since you can't even have spare baffle sets or parts, cheap, disposal suppressors just aren't a thing.
But in a different regulatory environment, cans like this could make sense, especially for low cost, ultra light options. It could come with a 6 pack of disposable cores. 3d printed designs, why not? No need to clean it either. Build some wipes in on some models.
$30.00 a can for aerosol grease reminded me of Victor Kiams strategy with razors. Make the razor cheap and the blades where the real money is. I suspect the spray in grease not only makes the suppressor quieter but also prevents the core from early failure due to heat and carbon build up. Keep it quiet, cool and easier to clean. Makes sense actually if that's the case.