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So if you watch the magpul pistol video trailers it looks like they are shooting M&Ps with threaded barrels but no comp. Why would you put a threaded barrel in a gun then shoot it without a comp?

Looks for the most part. Unless the gun is actually sold to someone that is really going to do the class 3 paperwork to buy a suppressor, it is just a novelty.

I figured that's what it was.

I guess I miss the point of putting a suppressor on a pistol in the first place, I can understand a rifle but why a pistol?

Not for shooting paper......

Usually for dispatching people with less noise.

paulhailes wrote:I guess I miss the point of putting a suppressor on a pistol in the first place, I can understand a rifle but why a pistol?

hearing protection? politeness? If I lived in the country, and my neighbor was going to do a 500 round pistol shoot I'd appreciate a muffler on the gun.

Hollywood has tried to teach us that only assassins use suppressors.

In places like New Zealand, they're cheap and considered a polite accessory a responsible gun owner uses.

74novaman wrote:

paulhailes wrote:I guess I miss the point of putting a suppressor on a pistol in the first place, I can understand a rifle but why a pistol?

hearing protection? politeness? If I lived in the country, and my neighbor was going to do a 500 round pistol shoot I'd appreciate a muffler on the gun.

Hollywood has tried to teach us that only assassins use suppressors.

In places like New Zealand, they're cheap and considered a polite accessory a responsible gun owner uses.

Interesting

I just re-read the OP....
He was asking about a compensator and we are talking about suppressors.

I personally didn't know that you could screw on a compensator.

And when the original poster talked briefly about rifles, was he talking compensator or flash hider?

So, what exactly are we talking about here???

AEA wrote:I just re-read the OP....
He was asking about a compensator and we are talking about suppressors.

I personally didn't know that you could screw on a compensator.

And when the original poster talked briefly about rifles, was he talking compensator or flash hider?

I am pretty sure there are some you can, I was really curious about if there was some hidden benefit to shooting with a threaded barrel with nothing on it

Not that I am aware of.

They do sell threaded caps that screw on threaded barrels when suppressors are not being used. These caps (known as thread protectors) protect the threads from damage if the gun is bumped/dropped.

paulhailes wrote:...I was really curious about if there was some hidden benefit to shooting with a threaded barrel with nothing on it

No real benefit to it. Some pistols come from the factory with threaded barrels, because they are marketed to a specific market that might use them. The ones that come to mind right off hand is the H&K USP Tactical (http://www.hk-usa.com/civilian_products ... eneral.asp) and USP Compact Tactical (http://www.hk-usa.com/civilian_products ... eneral.asp), and the Mark 23 (http://www.hk-usa.com/civilian_products ... eneral.asp).

Also, Sig Sauer makes a .22LR Mosquito with a threaded barrel (http://sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetai ... arrel.aspx).

My Son bought a NIB H&K USP Compact Tactical in .45acp that had the threaded barrel. I found it strange that they did not include a factory thread protector in the box. He had to buy one separately.

Offhand...I could shoot a threaded pistol with just a thread protector in Production division of USPSA (assuming dimension rules are met). Then if I want to shoot open or limited, screw on a compensator and presto!

paulhailes wrote:Why would you put a threaded barrel in a gun then shoot it without a comp?

Because it was on sale and the one without a threaded barrel wasn't.