Reloading subsonic .308 and .223?

[libertyman777]

Originally Posted by LouBoyd

No doubt your right when the barrel is use with a registered suppressor as in the case of your suppressed 22LR. The question I'd have is if the tube or counterbore might be considered a suppressor in itself when it's not accompanied by a registered suppressor. It would quiet the muzzle blast some relative to a fully rifled barrel though not a lot.

Yeah, I don't know but I'll find out. I've been given this link but haven't had time to research it yet.

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/nfa/nfa_handbook/index.htm

I'm thinking that it's okay because some of the long range iron sight guys counterbore several inches for a longer sight radius but to stay within a prescribed barrel length for their particular round/load. Of course, this might only be 6" into a 32" barrel.

Paul

[redtazdog]

Originally Posted by libertyman777

When I purchased my can, I had the opportunity to meet and talk with the designer/owner of Sound Technology, Mark White. He also sold a dedicated suppressed .22 that he liked to call a "pocket" rifle. The barrel had been shortened to 5" and then a tube was then welded to the base of the barrel where it mated to the receiver, then was ground and finished to look like a ll barrel. According to him, the tube was part of the barrel and did not require a tax stamp as a SBR as long as it was the required 16". Subjective but from a good source.

I'm thinking that the length of a rifle barrel isn't the length of rifling but the length of the tube. But I don't know for sure.

Paul

The total length of the barrel, tube, flashider that is welded/pinned together
must be 16+ inches to avoid the $200 SBR tax stamp.
like this

or

or a prmenent attached can to make a integral at 16 inch