legality of using potato as silencer

[SPUSCG]

ive seen you can do this and it actually works but im wondering on legality? you dont need to register a vegetable class 3 if used on a gun do you?

 

[Crosshair]

It doesn't work, who told you that it does? All you get is mashed potatoes. Since it doesn't quiet the report, it's not considered a suppressor.

 

[Double Naught Spy]

If the attempt is to silence the weapon, then the law is being broken.

 

[Nnobby45]

If the attempt is to silence the weapon, then the law is being broken.
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Right. It just doesn't seem fair. Smother someone with a pillow it's just murder. Use it to silence your gun so as not to wake the neighbors, then you get the added federal charge.

 

[Tom2]

Lets see, put a potato on the end of your barrel and shoot it. I bet you could sell that gag to Gallagher. Then he could stick a shotgun in a watermelon and get the "Gunny" effect!

 

[Hawg]

I saw that in a movie years ago and tried it with a .22. It doesn't work.

 

[RAnb]

You can legally use just about anything to suppress a gun as long as you pay the $200 tax to the ATF first. But since putting a potato on a muzzle does not reduce noise, it is an expensive and stupid experiment. You are better off with a plastic bottle full of mesh, but it works poorly. There is no substitute for a well made silencer. They are easy to make and legal in most states; you might want to try one if you can.

Ranb