Andy, my interest is simply to help people be aware of the variables to be considered when making a suppressor purchase. They cost a good deal of money, then there are the trust fees and the 200.00 tax stamp.

I know next to nothing about the laws regarding suppressors. I get the trust thing. What I don't get is, can you sell your can to another trust sometime down the road, or is your trust going to be the sole owner for life?

What I would really like to discuss is caliber specific suppressors. I know that some are welded together and others may be disassembled for cleaning.

Minimum radial clearance with the baffles and exit hole are of particular interest to me. My thinking follows along the lines that the more gas that escapes around the outside of the projectile decreases overall efficiancy of the device. The more efficient the device is, the quieter it would be. Proper alignment of the can and the bore is very important. I'm sure that is why most all mfgs. make the exit holes so large as to avoid baffle strikes on less than precise instalatiions. In my case, I do not see a less than precise instalation being made.

Cool Topic. Lots of this to consider before spending a decent amount of money.