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RogueUSMC wrote:Cool. All good things to keep in mind for future builds. You know, when I started out, I was just gonna build this one...lol.

While it's legal, I would suggest it's generally not a good idea though. Just pay the extra $200 and register an SBR too. Integral suppressors are nice, but they generally have a way to remove the baffles for cleaning, which isn't necessarily the case with a suppresor that was designed to be removable but that has been pinned.

Also if you only have one suppressor, you're stuck with it on that gun and can't move it to another.

The Annoyed Man wrote:

RogueUSMC wrote:I see that but if you have a 14.5" barrel and pin 1.5" of muzzle brake on it, it is not an SBR. Can you do the same with a can in lieu of the brake? and only pay the suppressor stamp?

No, I'm pretty sure not.

Yes, it's legal to use a permanently attached silencer to increase the length of a rifle barrel to >16" so the rifle remains a non-NFA firearm.

PBratton wrote:

Carry-a-Kimber wrote:I'm of the opinion that but would be legal to do but I don't think you would save any money. Once you have a suppressor you will want all of your guns suppressed. Permanently attaching a can to a rifle would force you to buy another one.

'FORCE"???

Yeah, they tend to multiply.



And I've gotten a couple more since the picture was taken.

ByrdMan wrote:

RogueUSMC wrote:It seems to me that if it were permanent, the barrel would be a pain to clean since the suppressor can't be taken off.

This. A permanently attached silencer counts towards barrel length, but from a functional point of view, it's less than ideal. Just spend the $200 on the SBR too.

Or suppress a 16" rifle. A couple of my 16" ARs are suppressed and they're not terribly unwieldy, though I prefer 11.5". Or suppress a bullpup if you want to stay with a title I rifle, but still want to keep it short.