Akseminole
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If an Air rifle can legally be sold with an integral sound suppressor with no restrictions, what are the rules for a sound suppressor for a black powder muzzle loader?
It would obviously have to be a take apart design. If you have the bore diameter on the larger side, you would probably be able to go several shots. Something like the Savage muzzle loader would be best.I wonder how long it would take for the crud from black or substitute black powder to really do a job on a suppressor? One shot or two?
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/faq2.htm#m30Are Paintball and/or Airgun Sound Suppressers NFA firearms? [Back]
The terms "firearm silencer" and "firearm muffler" mean any device for silencing, muffling, or diminishing the report of a portable firearm, including any combination of parts, designed or redesigned, and intended for use in assembling or fabricating a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, and any part intended only for use in such assembly or fabrication.
Numerous paintball and airgun silencers tested by ATF’s Firearms Technology Branch have been determined to be, by nature of their design and function, firearm silencers. Because silencers are NFA weapons, an individual wishing to manufacture or transfer such a silencer must receive prior approval from ATF and pay the required tax.