You can hunt non-game animals with any legal firearm ( MG, Silencer, etc) in Texas.

Tugnut wrote:So, according to the numbers, the Raptor 40 was quieter than all the other 9mm MP5 cans. Is this true? I noticed the unsuppressed .40 was quieter than the unsuppressed 9mm out of the MP5's.

You are comparing MILSTD to unweighted.

jfk wrote:My buddy told me La France does not write nothing down on paper, in fear of having his designs copied. Kind of eccentric.

They showed a cross-section of his design on the show. Looked like a Rat Maze.

Here is a real life example of why silencers should be unregulated: [Here we have a neighbor who horse gets spooked, a gun owner who cannot shoot, and a Sheriff Dept. answering one noise complaint a day. Yet the Sheriff will not sign F1/4. How stupid is this? Of course, fireworks are still unregulat...

jfk wrote:I have a friend who used to work with Tim La France and stated the Surefire cans are La France design.

Yes, they did a segment about it on Shooting Gallery.

I heard their cans at SHOT. I thought they were LOUD. Be interesting to see where they meter.

$1080? They must be on crack.

[ I can offer $50 Evolution-9's to everyone, if they are willing to pay $1,500 when it does -34dB. Those people are on their own. What I know is I am getting an EVO-9 for $50 if it does less than -34 dB, or whatever my local dealer charges me if it does -34 dB or better. Either way I win. I am stok...

I believe that Robert answered your discount question, but... I read it to mean he was stating your claim for a discount for the SRT was too soon, since RS had not recorded those numbers. Where it actually meters out when RS tests it, is yet to be determined. Al Paulson, Joe Gadini, Mark White, and...

Yes, your check was sent, but I would at least like a discount or refund if it is only a -26dB suppressor. I purchased it with the understanding that it did -32dB. Wow. Now I see how these tests are going to help the consumer. What is the discount on the EVO-9, since you claim -34 dB dry, but Rober...

FWIW, I do not buy into the current MIL-STD either (it is a measure of intensity and not loudness), but it is a standard. The major problem I saw with you not using A-weight was you still reported results in dB, so most folks would compare your dB to MFG dB and think they were apples to apples when ...

I think the combo is hot! I will wait for a factory threaded barrel though.

thanks, just saw it on google search. I see A-weight is synonymous with A contours or A filters. For exact weightings at given frequencies see: http://www.measure.demon.co.uk/Acoustics_Software/a_weight.html good graph of a,b,c filters here: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/sound/acont.html

Just looked through 1474D but could not find exact definition of what A-weighting means, or most importantly, what it does and how it affects results.

Can someone explain, or link to document explaining it?

Problem is getting it in the required threads, most XXX are 1/2x28 even if bored for 9mm.

Deadman514 wrote:So if someone is selling a registered bolt for an M16 type for $800 I should probably jump on it huh?

Sounds like a ripoff to me.

Actually, I saw a trough constructed to act as a sound suppressor. It was in an old Farm & Ranch magazine. Basically it was like a 2x2x6 foot box with baffles and everything. Was not physically connected to the gun or anything, just a chute that you shot through, kind like the tubes you shoot th...

I have three of his cans - Integral Ruger Mark II, Integral Ruger 10/22 and MP5. The 22s are certainly very quiet, and in most cases more quiet than thread cans, and the MP5 can is about the same as a Gemtech Raptor. All opinions based on my ears.

You have to determine what is important to you, here are some things to consider:

Price
Warranty
Change in POI
Accuracy
Size
Weight
Sound Reduction
Ease of Maintenance
Quality
Aesthetics
MFG Reputation
Wet vs. Dry
Ability to change to other thread sizes

It might not be. You may want to check with your Game Warden, or your Fish and Game laws. In Texas it is OK for non-game animals, but not game animals.

Here is another MP5SD:

I wasn't aware of an 'Odyssey' suppressor.

Funky looking thing. Instead of a tube with baffles in it, it is more like the baffle, sealed as one unit, and no tube. FFL has one, I will see if I can dig up a picture. Loud though, by today's standards.

You do not need ear protection when using a good supressor. You do if you want to have normal hearing 20 years later. Sustained exposure to sound over 85 dB will cause loss of hearing. Since most 5.56 cans operate over 135 dB, sustained exposure to suppressed 5.56 gunfire is guaranteed to cause a l...

Thanks for this resource. I would like to see how John's Guns from TX screw on 22lr can compares. I have one of his integral MK2 pistols, but would like to get data on the screw on. I didn't know he made one, he needs to update hiw web page. Last night I did "my ears" testing with a Warlo...

I tend to agree. I test a Warlock and TAC-INC on Ruger Mark IIs last night (two guns, two cans alternating shots from each). And to my ears the Warlock was quieter, but not by a whole lot. So I forgot to mention the TAC65 has a thousand or more rounds through it, and the Warlock was brand new. This...

. I had always heard that FA through an all aluminum can was a no-no. We shot the Tac non stop for about 20 minutes. One person loaded the 30rd mag while I fired mag dumps. There was no visible damage but there was a significant amount of carbon/lead. buildup. I bought this can with the intention o...