Posted: 5/13/2006 7:24:59 PM EDT
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I shot at the range and had lunch today with jkiser. He and I got on the subject of cans, and damn it I just can't get it out of my head. I've got a nice tax return coming if I ever send in the damned paperwork (yes, I filed for an extension). Anyhow, after talking to him, I want a 9mm can so I can shoot 147gr. sub-sonic ammo through it. I've got 3 - Glock 9mm's, but I want to suppress a 9mm 1911. My question is, is the can registered to a person or to a gun? If it is to the person, then could I get a can that would work on my Glock to begin with and then put it onto a 1911 later down the road? Or to get what I want, would I have to get the 1911 and then the can? Also, if I go 1911 - 9mm, which gun should I get? Kimber, Springfield, something else? Help me out. I've got the bug. It would be really nice to be shooting some steel plates off the back porch about right now. |
My wife is starting to look frightened from the gleam in my eyes.  She knows that look. She's going to bed now. She doesn't want our first child conceived on Mother's Day because I got excited over a suppressor.
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I want to go 9mm. According to jkiser, they are pretty much whisper quiet. |
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I've got an EVO-9 (as soon as ATF sends my paperwork back) and have shot the EVO-45 as well. The EVO-9 with 147 grain ammo is basically Hollywood quiet. The suppressor was actually designed for the Glock 19, but will work with any 9mm pistol. As far as a 9mm 1911 variant, I've always heard them to be extrememly unreliable. Perhaps you will have a different experience, but I would reccommend checking into a High Power instead. Doc |
Depends entirely on the can. The Evo-9 is the quietest 9mm can you can get for that size and weight. |
I guess I didn't really mean whisper quiet. I meant substantially quieter than a .45. I would absolutely love to hear one before shelling out the bucks and paperwork to make it happen. Is a Glock 19 w/ EVO-9 quieter than a Ruger 10/22 rifle w/o a suppressor? I can comfortably shoot a 10/22 w/o hearing protection, and it doesn't piss off the neighbors. If I can get my pistol quieter than that, then I'd be happy. If I can get it substantially quieter than that, I would be ecstatic. |
If you can shoot a 10/22 without a suppressor and you're happy with the way that sounds, then yes a suppressed 9mm will make you a very very happy man. My M16 with a can on it is quieter than a 10/22 unsuppressed. Just to give you an idea of how quiet a suppressor can be, I can shoot my internally suppressed .22 bolt action out the bedroom window and my wife can't hear me in the other room with all the doors wide open. The Evo-9 is a quiet can, but honestly I can't tell a difference between an EVO and a Trident. Now if AAC made a multiple mount capable can, in 45 with a baffle stack similar to their AAC Prodigy, I would be a happy camper, even if it wasn't the quietest can in the WORLD. |