Permanently attached suppressor?

General Firearms NFA
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I understand that it’s possible to have a suppressor permanently attached so that you can have a suppressed rifle with overall barrel length in the 16" range without it being registered as an SBR.

Is this a sensible thing to do, though? I’ve never owned a suppressed weapon, and don’t know if you have to be able to remove the can for effective cleaning or other maintenance. Is it even possible to buy barrel/can assemblies without ever having to possess an SBR?

The background is that I’m curious about the possibility of a suppressed carbine as a supplemental home-defense weapon, but I live in Alabama - where suppressors are legal but SB-anythings are not.

Thanks,
faithmyeyes

2

Absolutely not.

If I were in your situation, I’d perm the mount from an M4-1000 or M4-2000 to a 14.5" barrel.

3

I used to shoot with a guy who permanently attached a Tac16, he could pull the baffles out through the front and clean it, and it was still past 16". I’m not reccommending it, I’m just saying it’s an option.

4

That would work. In that case you wouldn’t be dumping all your bore gunk and cleaner into your baffle stack.