improvised suppressor?

No it is not legal. It is possible to improvise one, but a water bottle or soda can ain't gonna take that abuse. And your don't want to go to jail over a water bottle or soda can.

A little paperwork, 200 dollar tax stamp, plus purchase price, is a very small price to pay compared to the consequences.

Are those the requirements to buy a suppressor?

What trip said is pretty much it. It's possible you wouldn't get caught with a felonius device. It's possible you wouldn't ever drop the soap in prison. It's possible you could find someone to sell you a gun after you get out. Etc.

I was jc. I'm looking to buy a gun with a threaded barrel. I just didn't know if an improvised suppressor was legal hence the OP. Now I know.

potentialglock said:

Are those the requirements to buy a suppressor?

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Yep that's all it takes. Same with full auto guns as long as they are post 65.

Do I need a special license to purchase a suppressor for a. 22 rifle?

potentialglock said:

Do I need a special license to purchase a suppressor for a. 22 rifle?

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No. Just an extra $200. And be able to pass a federal back ground check. And you have to wait 6 months for it all to go through.

lbwar15 said:

Yep that's all it takes. Same with full auto guns as long as they are post 65.

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potentialglock said:

Do I need a special license to purchase a suppressor for a. 22 rifle?

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lbwar15 said:

No. Just an extra $200. And be able to pass a federal back ground check. And you have to wait 6 months for it all to go through.

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All this assumes you live in a state where they are legal. Talk to your local gun dealer.

lbwar15 said:

Yep that's all it takes. Same with full auto guns as long as they are post 65.

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pre 86 and registered with the BATF.

And yes, as overkill stated you want to make sure it's legal in your state.

trip286 said:

pre 86 and registered with the BATF.

And yes, as overkill stated you want to make sure it's legal in your state.

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Dang. What a brain fart. I dont know what I was doing. Lol

Op-you get the tax stamp and you can spemd like $75 for an adapter that will let you use oil filters for a supressor. They actually work well. There again they have to be legal in your home state

Marlinman said:

Op-you get the tax stamp and you can spemd like $75 for an adapter that will let you use oil filters for a supressor. They actually work well. There again they have to be legal in your home state

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I have seen these. Can't aim but they work.

lbwar15 said:

I have seen these. Can't aim but they work.

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You can to aim-use a small riding lawn mower filter. You can't really aim w a bottle neither but alot of people still kill things like that.

Marlinman said:

You can to aim-use a small riding lawn mower filter. You can't really aim w a bottle neither but alot of people still kill things like that.

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Will the mower filter work with bigger calibers?

lbwar15 said:

Will the mower filter work with bigger calibers?

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Up to 243/6mm

Marlinman said:

Up to 243/6mm

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I could just here the reaction from people on the range is I pulled out my AR with an oil filter on it.

and dont forget the 6 month + wait

purehavoc said:

and dont forget the 6 month + wait

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Duck tape? Lol

purehavoc said:

and dont forget the 6 month + wait

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If you are lucky. I waited 7 months and they lost my paperwork. Returned the check and I had to re- submit all the stuff. now I am back to waiting probably for another 7 months. They said mine would go to the top of the pile and they expect me to believe that.