Ep. 214 | Suppressor Selection with Silencer Shop

I am brand new to suppressors, but thanks to Silencer Shop, I've purchases three suppressors this year. Thanks to the ATF, I have no idea when I'm going to take them home.

Would love a quick 10 minute talk on the new e-forms that are supposed to be launched this month

I literally moved out of Illinois to Wisconsin primarily to be able to own a suppressor. I now have 3 of them. Couldn't be happier.

Big thanks to Dave for taking on this this quest and making the process as easy as allowable .

This was an EXCELLENT interview! You guys are so good at letting your guests speak and not interrupting.

Not only should suppressors be removed from the federal register, they sould be freely available over the counter with no paperwork like a rifle stock or a pair of shooter's earmuffs. Write to your Congressman people. The law needs to change.

This is literally my favorite podcast on this platform! Always super informative, and I only wish for more 10min talks on cartridges with Ryan. He's an unbelievable resource for cartridge knowledge. Keep it up guys!!

Here in Canada we are labelled criminals if we want hearing safe devices for our firearms. Ridiculous

I’ve never been on a range with anybody using a silencer. But I recently got to go the other way. I’ve been shooting my 300 win mag with a break since I got it. Last time I was at the range the guy next to me was shooting a 300 win mag with a break. So I finally got to experience the concussion from his rifle. After he left I had to apologize to the couple that had been shooting beside me. I had never realized just how much blast my rifle was throwing at everyone else around me.

Think of them as hearing protection for everyone, not just a set of ear plugs for you. I got my first in July of 1996, it took over nine months and I worked at the shop at the time. I was an FFL and doing gun shows when Blue Grass Armory asked to do some trading. They built a bolt action rifle for me with a full length intrical suppressor, in exchange for several H&K MP5 accessories. Even today it's cool as hell.

This was a great time. Dave is a cool guy.

One of my favorite episodes! Have been through the process three times. Working with a knowledgeable and helpful dealer makes the process super easy!

This has helped make up my decision to buy a suppressor. Very helpful and informative… thanks

Thanks for this. I will be sending this to people to explain how the process works.

God bless this man

As a guy who been in gunfights in Afghanistan, never wearing hearing protection at all...yea the adrenaline does kinda mask it alot. I've shot .50 cal. Machine guns with no ear pro, my m4, my saw and none of it really affected me. I did notice after a good firefight that my hearing was damp thou but some of it came back after a while. Luckily I don't have tinnitus (IDK HOW)...but the day I went " yea...I need to do something about this" and had Peltors mailed out to me was during a firefight an SF guy decided to let off 5 Carl Gustav rounds right next to me. First round....fuck. that hurt. Second round...wow ok this isn't fun. Third round...I need to bound to another point of cover away from this guy. Fourth round......yup. I'm deaf now. I fell to the ground. Everyone thought I got shot. I got dizzy, disoriented, got up and threw up. He picks me up and goes "yup, thats why we wear ear pro" and after that day I never even shot a .22 without hearing protection. Once I became a civilian again and got into guns...a suppressor was an absolute must for every single gun I own. ,

My first suppressor wait time was about 11 months. My second took right at 5 months. My third was right at 7 months. I submitted my fourth at the beginning of October so hopefully it’ll be back by early spring. I probably shouldn’t have watched this video cause it makes me think about my wait time but I’m enjoying your podcasts and will need to find a new dealer as my dealer is going to drop his suppressor SOT. I really appreciate what Silencer Shop has created so I’ll probably use them for future purchases. Great job guys, keep it up.

That really is an awesome story about how this company came to be... They really are the best way to go about buying a suppressor I've used them for 5 and I'm trying out their E-form 4 now for my 6th can and hopefully I'll have a suppressor ready to pick up in a couple few months.

Thanks for covering this. Very informative. I suffered a viral hearing loss in one of my ears. I need to protect what hearing I have left. It’s funny that I make it 23 years in the field artillery, 40 years around racecars, snowmobiles and concerts and a virus kills my hearing. As you can tell, I took good care of my hearing up to the virus.

Thank you for starting this company.