I’m building my younger brother a .22LR copy of the suppressed CAR15 used in the movie Black Hawk Down.
Base gun is a SW .22LR AR15 clone, and I built up a sort of barrel shroud / barrel extension thing to give it that mock-suppressor look. However, I want to make sure first that it wont be construed as an actual suppressor.
I included a rudimentary paint mock up, but basically the mock suppressor is a plastic tube that runs the length of the barrel and sticks out about 2 inches past the flash hider. There is NO ENDCAP of any sort, its simply open at the end, much like the Noveske KX3 type flash hiders. It doesnt make a difference in terms of noise at all, but I just wanted to be sure of the legality of this first.
Any thoughts?
Again, the tube is OPEN at the end, no constraining end cap or anything. There is about 2-2.5inches of open tube between the flash hider/barrel and the end of the tube.
Right, Ive seen those. Mock suppressors that thread onto the end of a barrel are required by the ATF to have a solid core.
The idea in question is a little different though. It doesnt thread onto the END of the barrel, it slides all the way OVER the barrel, except for the last 2-3 inches that hang out beyond the flash hider. Does that make sense?
Thats kind of what I was thinking, just wanting to make sure, especially since the gun/project is a gift for my brother, I’d hate to be giving him something that was less than legal…
I guess the similar aspect that Im thinking of is that they both involve an open “cup” of sorts at the end of the barrel. I may have to but calling them up is last resort, I’m running it by the forums first.
