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mezzio

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Anyone have any advice on buying a silence? I want to buy a Ruger MKIII with a silencer but everything Ive read so far says its a very long complicated process. Can anyone here elaborate? Great guns everyone!


why would you need a silencer? do you plan on going to afghanistan as a black opp and finding some terrorists without blowing your cover?

basically, silencer fall under classIII laws... all classIII firearms and accessories require a license which is pretty hard, and extremely expensive to get... i know people with top secret military security clearances who couldnt get a classIII license. I'm not sure what the process is, but getting caught with classIII arms and accessories is usually punished to the fullest extent causing you to have a felony on your record, making it nearly impossible for you to even legally own that ruger you want.
 

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just thought I would share my new toy... Sig p229 .40 s&w, just brought it home today, waiting for the rain to clear up so i can go shoot it

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just thought I would share my new toy... Sig p229 .40 s&w, just brought it home today, waiting for the rain to clear up so i can go shoot it

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Very nice, they don't get any better than Sig an Glock. I have 2 Glocks, 40 S&W and 45 acp. One thing for sure, you can't have too many guns and bullets these days.
 

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Very nice, they don't get any better than Sig an Glock. I have 2 Glocks, 40 S&W and 45 acp. One thing for sure, you can't have too many guns and bullets these days.

glocks are good, i personally dont like the boxy feel and composity poly frames, i prefer steel and a hammer, which unfortunately everyones going to composite frames and hammerless firing pins :( i might have no choice but to get used to it.
 

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glocks are good, i personally dont like the boxy feel and composity poly frames, i prefer steel and a hammer, which unfortunately everyones going to composite frames and hammerless firing pins :( i might have no choice but to get used to it.
I didn't say Glocks were all I had, got 3 Colt 1911's with single actions. All have custom trigger work down to 3 pounds. The Glocks are at 3.5 pounds. It's all good, just depends on what you like.
 

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why would you need a silencer? do you plan on going to afghanistan as a black opp and finding some terrorists without blowing your cover?

basically, silencer fall under classIII laws... all classIII firearms and accessories require a license which is pretty hard, and extremely expensive to get... i know people with top secret military security clearances who couldnt get a classIII license. I'm not sure what the process is, but getting caught with classIII arms and accessories is usually punished to the fullest extent causing you to have a felony on your record, making it nearly impossible for you to even legally own that ruger you want.

A silencer falls under the NFA (National Firearms Act) of 1934. There is no class III license, common misconception. When buying a title 3 firearm, the item is purchased and a form 4 is filled out for the transfer. The form 4 is similar to a 4473. Main difference is that a form 4 needs a CLEO (Chief Law Enforcement Officer) signature. Also you must provide fingerprints and send it all in to the NFA branch of the BATFE. Then proceed to wait anywhere from 4 - 8 months for the transfer to be approved. The CLEO has the option to not sign the form 4. If that happens you have very little recourse. You can form a living trust or a corporation to bypass the CLEO. However then the LT or Corp owns the weapon not you the individual. As long as the state you reside in allows ownership and you are on good terms with the CLEO (usually county Sheriff) then the buying is easy, the wait for the BATFE is the hardest part of the process.
 
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