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I have an integral 10/22 barrel from Thompson Machine.  It is quiet, but not nearly as quiet as my bolt action Marlin with a thread on can.  This is due to the action noise of the 10/22.  I think the Gemtech Oasis will require you to use subsonic ammo because the barrel isn't ported.  Not really an issue as long as you know about it.  I prefer a ported barrel integral simply because it allows me to use bulk 22lr ammo.  IMO, the best company to do integral work is TBA suppressors.  They make a CZ bolt action that is integral and about as quiet as you can get.  You are correct in requiring a take apart can or integral.  





All that said, I highly recommend a thread on can for .22lr.  The better ones will be as quiet as an integral and you have the option of having multiple host weapons.  IMO the only reason to have an integral 22 rifle is if you must have a 16" barrel that looks like a standard rifle.





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I do not have a suppressed 10/22, but I do have a little input that you may find helpful
As other have said, a suppressed 10/22 can be very quiet. And as people have said, the action working (or trying to) will make noise.
Personally, I would splurge a little an get one of the factory threaded CZ Bolt Action rifles, and add a can onto that. I have read the CZ's are phenominal rifles.
I do understand what you mean when you say you dont want to draw attention to yourself, and an intergrally suppressed 10/22 will prevent the "on-lookers".

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I have a CZ-452 but it is the mil trainer.  I always could find room for another I suppose.  Heavy barrel, set up for optics, etc, etc.  Except for my CZ and a few cheap Marlins, most of my rimfires are all deep in the "classic" category, and the ghost of John Moses Browning, Sam Colt, and the Brothers Wesson would cut off my Johnson while I slept if I threaded any of them.  Any threaded gun would be a newly bought gun (not a bad thing )  

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YHM and Liberty also have integral for the 10/22. And an integral will be quieter than a regular thread on suppressor. It will be a little bit louder than a bolt action since it has the noise of the action but you can use your thumb to keep the bolt from opening on a 10/22

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...   After seeing TBA’s 10/22 I had him build the CZ.  You may have seen photos on the web as I have posted it several places.  It is a beautiful piece of workmanship. ...

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A lot of us missed them for sure, so please post here.

Agreed regarding an integral bolt gun - mine is an early version of the LRM Vidar and it makes all 5 of my screw-on .22 cans sound downright loud in comparison.  It's spooky, Hollywood quiet and a joy to shoot.  Although this one doesn't, current versions of the LRM-Tech Vidar do come apart for cleaning and are available for the 77/22 and 10/22.
Ruger 77/22:  
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mine is an early version of the LRM Vidar and it makes all 5 of my screw-on .22 cans sound downright loud in comparison.  It's spooky, Hollywood quiet and a joy to shoot.  Although this one doesn't, current versions of the LRM-Tech Vidar do come apart for cleaning and are available for the 77/22 and 10/22.

The original Vidar was totally sealed, welded. It's been my long held belief that any .22 can should be cleanable. In talking with various major manufacturers in the industry, they have all told me, repeatedly, that they always regretted it when they made a can that disassembled. Owners would invariably damage them in one way or another and expect them to be repaired for free. If the owner left the can unmolested and sent them in to be cleaned, then in most cases it could have been cleaned at little or no charge. It's easy to see how it can happen with several cans that require a jack screw to pull the baffles out, other mfrs advise using a dowel to drive the baffles out, etc. There are some people in this world that can break an anvil with a rubber mallet.

The plan for the release of the Vidar is for it to disassemble for cleaning, the trick is making it as simple and foolproof as possible while also meeting ATF regs. It has to be designed such that it won't allow the host firearm to fall into the SBR category when disassembled for cleaning. I also favor a design that doesn't require any special tools and if possible, no special custom machined wrenches. These invariably get lost. In addition, I want the tube to be sovereign, so no matter how far down the road, the barrel & baffle can be replaced, upgraded by any NFA mfr. or gunsmith. This for the most part means no welding. I've repaired a few older welded LRM Vidars that were physically damaged. The task was a daunting one because as you know, ATF states that the tube itself cannot be replaced without paying the tax again, new S/N etc..

It's been an R&D challenge, each feature has to be tested, revised, looked at from the view of person with no mechanical skills, fired to simulate real world conditions, and redesigned. Didn't mean to hijack this thread, lots more to it but this isn't the place. The Vidar is still 'quietly' around ;-)

––Chuck
LRM-Tech

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Here is the CZ of which I spoke. ...

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At this point, it's any ones guess as to when this new model will be available but it sounds like it will be worth the wait IMO?

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AutumnSong – We need to talk.

You seem to pose a question if an integral would be a tiny bit quieter than a muzzle can and would the cost justify buying one. First off only the owner knows if its cost is justifiable.  Nobody is stuck with just one.

A really good muzzle can is very quiet, congratulations on owning one.  If you will note in the CZ photo I posted above, there is another CZ452 with a muzzle can.  The suppressor in the photo is a SWR Spectre.  All three of my 10/22 integrals stomp its ass, there is no contest, trust me on that.  I also have an 8 inch custom ordered muzzle can with 11 K baffles.  This muzzle can, on the threaded CZ, can hang with the integral 10/22’s but that muzzle can on the CZ is not quite as quiet.

Now on to the CZ integral.  It is hard to describe how bad the CZ integral beats my three 10/22 integrals, the difference is significant.  This gun was built to my specifications based on what I had learned having owned several integrals.  I feel very fortunate that I stumbled across what seems the perfect relationship between internal barrel length, and baffle stack length, etc.  On several occasions I have had people standing right beside me when I fired the CZ, these people are suppressor owners.  Not just one or two suppressors, but they own many suppressors.  They have looked at me and asked “did you just fire a round?”  I will reply, yes I did.   Then these men will begin to giggle and want to shoot the gun.  You know it is quiet, if the guy standing beside you has to ask if you fired a round.

I am not exactly bragging, but merely trying to show that a good muzzle can, no matter how good, can not hang with a good integral.  It seems that your integral has some problems.  It can be fixed and be made significantly quieter.  But to do it right, as I said before, the best integrals will also be short barrel rifles.  So what is an extra $200 to SBR the receiver when you are playing this game?  

I sense you have a sealed integral with a significant amount of rounds through it.  Am I right?  Just a wild guess.  It can be fixed.  

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Maybe I didn't make myself clear enough above.  Sorry for any confusion.  My 10/22 integral is not sealed and is IMO very quiet.  I didn't mean to make it sound as if it isn't.  I simply meant that with the bolt noise it is louder than my suppressed bolt action.  If I hold the bolt closed it most definitely gets quieter and would be only very slightly louder than the suppressed bolt action.  Since the OP posted pics of integral 10/22s I was just using them as a frame of reference.  A 10/22 integral will always have bolt cycling noise.  I also agree that a thread on can can't compare to the quietness of a good integral bolt action.  I am only saying that at a certain point throwing another $600+(?) dollars into a rifle wouldn't get me a $600 quieter value.  Like you say though, that is up to the buyer if the extra $ is worth it.  I am amazed that your Spectre & CZ are louder than your 10/22s.  How do you quiet the action noise on your integral 10/22s?  My 10/22 integral has a bolt buffer and a ramped bolt but the cycling still "clacks" and makes it the loudest thing heard.

You have some beautiful rifles, I now have integral envy.

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There are certainly a whole bunch of nice integral rifles in this thread!





One thing that the OP should keep in mind is that you can spend serious money and have a significant amount of diminishing returns on investment.  Not that I wouldn't love to have anything pictured above but it seems we can often get stuck on the absolute quietest when quiet enough will work.  I'll use a rifle of mine as an example.  It is an OLD mossberg bolt action I picked up in trade somewhere that I had threaded.  The threading cost me much more than the entire rifle.  I bought a scope, painted the stock, and hands down it is the quietest suppressed rifle I own. Significantly quieter than my integral 10/22.  Literally the loudest thing you hear when you pull the trigger is the hammer falling and bullet impact.  Will a custom expensive bolt action integral be a tiny bit quieter?  LIkely yes, but such a tiny bit quieter that it may not justify the added expense for you.  Just something else to think about.


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and another new model that he hasn't announced yet.

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Dan - While I don't have any integral suppressed guns, I do have an AAC Aviator with a P22 and a 10/22 with threaded barrel.



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You're close by, let me know if you want to stop by and run some rounds through them.