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In this episode of Shooting Gallery, we cover everything you want to know about suppressors with Advanced Armament in Lawrenceville, Georgia. You will also meet best selling author Stephen Hunter who talks about his lates book “Soft Target”. In addition, we feature a Remington rifle that will always be associated with Bonnie & Clyde. In the celebrity shootout, you’ll meet Robert Torti. See below for links to more information.
Episode #145 – Season 12.
Aired first on 01-04-12
Airtimes on Outdoor Channel: 04-04-12 at 4:00PM | 04-04-12 at 9:00PM | 04-05-12 at 2:30AM, all times Eastern.
Show Sponsors:
Crimson Trace * Midway USA * Ruger Firearms * Stag Arms * Streamlight * Double Star * Daniel Defense
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Special thanks for this episode to:
Michael Bane’s Wardrobe provided by:
Woolrich Elite Series Tactical
Rand Custom Hats
Other Reference Links:
Stephen Hunter’s “Soft Target”
Celebrity Shootout: Robert Tori
Episodes this season:
- # 144: Ruger Rimfire World Championships
- # 145: Suppressors
- # 146: 3 Gun Challenge
- #147: Survival Trial
- #148: IDPA World Championships
- #149: 2011 Knob Creek
- #150: Brazil
- #151: Full Custom
- #152: Tombstone Reenacted
- #153: Hollywood Guns
- #154: Future Guns
- #155: Terminal Ballistics
- #156: Significant Guns of the Year (Best of Season 12)
“We’re not saying throw out the Firearms Act of 1934.” Why not? I say repeal it and abolish the ATF. Freedom and liberty are of the utmost importance. I can quit setting up NFA Trusts and raise more cows and grow more cotton.
In Europe they say it’s as easy as going into a local hardware store and buying one without the federal BS! All restrictions do is create a underground/blackmarket for anything, remember prohibition?
One of the opening lines was “Everything you’ve always wanted to know about suppressors.” Here are my unanswered questions.
The tour of Advanced Armament Corp. was interesting. But a bit more time could have been spent on how suppressors work. Is there more than one design? What would it cost me to suppress a Glock 9mm, a Ruger 10/22, or a 308 rifle? Can any gun be modified to take a suppressor? How much does this cost.
You mentioned the National Firearm act of 1934 without really getting down to the nitty gritty on suppressors. What’s the class 2 stamp all about? Does it go with the suppressor or with the buyer? Can the buyer or his estate resell the suppressor? What states allow suppressors?
Do suppressors need to be cleaned? How? How much is the sound attenuated? It would have been nice to take a small caliber rifle, a large caliber rifle, and a handgun and shoot them with and without a suppressor, with regular and subsonic ammo. UNBELIEVABLY, when you showed scenes of people shooting, you drowned out the sound with guitar music. What were you thinking?
And lastly, in the undersized suppressor in which the bullets stacked up inside, why didn’t the pressure blow something up?
If you say you didn’t have enough time to answer all these questions, I say drop the celebrity shoot, at least for this episode.
One might conclude from all of this I don’t like Shooting Gallery. But I do. I just think sometimes it could use a bit of “gun smithing” to up the performance.
I agree with Troy 100%!
Mr. Bane kept saying we need to sell suppressors like we do firearms but he never let us know where we can put our words to actions or the people in the right places that need to be contacted. Also would be helpful to know if there is an organization heading the fight to have silencers sold to any law abiding citizen with the rights to have and hold firearms
I am with Roy, the ATF purpose is to restrict two constitutionally protected items.
I would like suppressors a lot better if they didn’t shoot stuff in your eyes, and make even a glock jam every fifth round.