Silencer on a gun that does not have a spot to put a silencer on it?

Question

Is it possible for me to modify my gun so that I can put my silencer on it

Answer 1

Depending on which weapon you have, mounting a 'SUPPRESSOR' on the weapon, pistol or rifle, requires either a correctly threaded barrel end, or a special adapter fixture for the particular model suppressor one is dealing with.

Many companies have made threaded barrels for several of the higher quality & more popular semi-auto pistols, including H-K, Glock, Walther, & SIG, and can still be found thru suppliers on the Net.

Even if one's particular weapon doesn't fall in this catagory, a qualified 'smith could manufacture & install a suppressor-capable barrel on any good firearm, but this would usually cost more than the weapon or suppressor themselves!

Answer 2

Almost any gun can be adapted for silencer use. Revolvers in most cases are not very suitable as the gap between the cylinder and barrel lets out lots of noise. The 1895 Nagant revolver is made to seal the gap when the hammer is pulled back. Some guns need significant modification to make them a suitable silencer host. These would include threading barrels, removing or moving the front sight, shortening magazine tubes. Some rifles and pistols are ideally suited for silencer use. Any gun with a threaded barrel or enough exposed barrel which can be threaded easily to mount a silencer. The AR-15 and Beretta 92 are examples. Silencers are legal for unlicensed civilians to own in 38 of the states. No license or permit is required, just fill out a few forms and send them in to the ATF along with a check for $200. The ATF never denies authorization to make or transfer one as long as the paper work is filled out correctly. While the word suppressor or moderator more accurately describes what they do, the word silencer is a legal term in the USA and is used on the tax stamp applications to describe the firearm type transfer requested. Ranb

Answer 3

With a nod to the legal concerns you should have a gunsmith or machine shop thread the end of the barrel. There are locking mechanisms but I would just for the sake of simplicity use a locking nut. Not the best overall but will work.
You can thread the barrel yourself with hand tools patience and alot of cutting oil. The problem is you have to get the right measurement of the thread (the name escapes me). Every machine shop or gunsmith has these threads guages or knows the thread of the particular silencer.
Yes I said silencer. The companies that make them call them silencers. You go beyond splitting hairs when you make comments like the gun is not silenced. Hey a rimless cartridge has a rim.

Answer 4

If you are in the UK, no problem, you will need a variation on your FAC to buy a silencer (the police call it a moderator, not a silencer) then ask any machine shop or gunsmith to cut the thread on the barrel for you. The manufacturer will tell you the thread size. If it a is a 22 rimfire, the standard thread is a 1/2 x 20 UNF.

Answer 5

H,

If silencers/suppressors were readily and inexpensively available, I'd probably hear lots better now.

Silencers do have hunting uses. Using a silenced rifle does not alarm game in the surrounding areas, and does not disturb nearby residents.

As a matter of fact, President Theodore Roosevelt wrote of his sons, Elliot, Kermit, and Ted, Jr., hunting squirrels in the neighborhood of their Oyster Bay home using rifles fitted with Maxim Silencers. He even stated that without the silencers, they gunfire would have disturbed the neighborhood. I believe the Maxim Silencer Company used that letter as an endorsement of their products.

I'm not saying that this joker's question is not crap. I'm just saying that silencers are no more inherently evil than are firearms. Saying otherwise is playing the gungrabber's game of blaming hardware for the misdeeds of people.

Doc

Answer 6

In Some European countries while it is much harder to get to own a handgun it is easier to get a silencer, provided you do get a handgun license. Some gun makers produce barrels slightly longer and threaded for a silencer (Sound Moderator) for this market. If you are going to go through all the time effort and expense to legaly get a silencer in the U.S. a new special order barrel would be an incidental expense.

Answer 7

Yes it is possible. In the UK we call it a sound moderator and have a variation on your licence. I have just had my barrel shortened to 16" and screw cut to take a moderator. The new thread needs to be proofed. A qualified gunsmith will take care of this as part of the package.
Note: I find you get a better bag when hunting with a moderator, the report doesn't scare everything off for miles. Also on some sporting estates its a prerequisite.

Answer 8

Yes. Without the proper federal liscence you would be violating the law in the U.S. Actually the modification to the gun would be legal, but you would need the liscense to possess the silencer.

Answer 9

Generally, silencers screw on to the barrel. The most common modification is to remove the front sight and machine screw threads on the barrel. Of course, without a front sight your long range accuracy will suffer. If you have a rifle, you will have to mount a scope as well. If you have a handgun, you are going to have to get up close and personal.

Federal laws require a license for a silencer. I would also advise you to check State and local laws before installing the device or using it.

Assassination and murder are illegal. . .

Answer 10

yes a threaded barrel and a class 3