When most people think of NFA items---SBRs, SBSs, silencers---they think of tacticool stuff, but there is sooo much more than that. Here's one example:
I bought a Handi-Rifle in .35 Whelen a few years back to shoot primitive season. I quickly fell in love. Shoots flat and the animals are dead right there. I hate tracking animals. Yeah, it was loud, heavy, and kicked like an angry mule, but I could live with that. Or so I thought.
A few years back I was sitting in my box blind and saw two coyotes playing about 100 yards away through the side window. I hate coyotes. Imagine how Hillary Clinton would feel in an economy class flight from New York to San Francisco in the middle seat between Donald Trump and Monica Lewinsky. That's how I feel about coyotes.
So I swung my rifle, cocked the hammer, and fired. But the barrel was only a few inches outside of the blind. It was the loudest noise I every heard. It actually hurt and my ears rung for several hours afterwards.
Now I haven't been able to go hunting for the last few years since I spend most of my time lawyering, selling guns, and being a dad, but I wanted to get that .35 Whelen back in the game with a little twist. So I had the barrel cut to 16.25" (I wanted to be sure to stay above the SBR length to avoid having to fill out an ATF 5320.20 for interstate travel), recrowned, and threaded 5/8-24.
I just got it back yesterday and installed a Silencerco Hybrid (good for up to .46 caliber) on it. The gun is now only an inch or two longer than when it was stock and is actually lighter because the barrel cut off weighed more than the suppressor. It should now be hearing safe and suppressors are also amazingly efficient muzzle brakes so the recoil should mitigate a bit. It also looks cool as hell although I may give the whole mess the Krylon touch.
Let us know if we can help you make your hunting rifle hearing safe.
I bought a Handi-Rifle in .35 Whelen a few years back to shoot primitive season. I quickly fell in love. Shoots flat and the animals are dead right there. I hate tracking animals. Yeah, it was loud, heavy, and kicked like an angry mule, but I could live with that. Or so I thought.
A few years back I was sitting in my box blind and saw two coyotes playing about 100 yards away through the side window. I hate coyotes. Imagine how Hillary Clinton would feel in an economy class flight from New York to San Francisco in the middle seat between Donald Trump and Monica Lewinsky. That's how I feel about coyotes.
So I swung my rifle, cocked the hammer, and fired. But the barrel was only a few inches outside of the blind. It was the loudest noise I every heard. It actually hurt and my ears rung for several hours afterwards.
Now I haven't been able to go hunting for the last few years since I spend most of my time lawyering, selling guns, and being a dad, but I wanted to get that .35 Whelen back in the game with a little twist. So I had the barrel cut to 16.25" (I wanted to be sure to stay above the SBR length to avoid having to fill out an ATF 5320.20 for interstate travel), recrowned, and threaded 5/8-24.
I just got it back yesterday and installed a Silencerco Hybrid (good for up to .46 caliber) on it. The gun is now only an inch or two longer than when it was stock and is actually lighter because the barrel cut off weighed more than the suppressor. It should now be hearing safe and suppressors are also amazingly efficient muzzle brakes so the recoil should mitigate a bit. It also looks cool as hell although I may give the whole mess the Krylon touch.
Let us know if we can help you make your hunting rifle hearing safe.
