Is anyone else meh about suppressors?
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$1000 cans are titanium, inconel, and/or stellite
All SS rifle cans are usually your cheaper brands like Lane or Thompson machine.
Suppressor buyers want the newest tech, because it's a lifetime investment the cheaper cans with older tech often don't sell. AAC liquidated its left over cans before their move to Alabama at stupid low prices and it had to be crazy low to actually move them.Or lower my prices
thank you for pointing that out. I probably wont ever get a can so I dont really keep up with them.
my point I was getting at though was that from a material and manufacturing standpoint a can costs significantly less to manufacture than a gun assuming your manufacturing enough, which if they were deregulated would be a huge increase in demand.
they do now because that is how the system works because of the $200 per can tax. If they were not regulated I think it would be different. Some people might but one $1000 suppressor but some might prefer 10 $100 suppressors. Kind of like buying a knife..
Go to England or Sweden and see what their cheap cans look like. They usually suck and are made from much cheaper materials. Use them for one or two seasons and then dump it.
By the way I'm a huge sucker for the latest and greatest technology and I would be the guy with the 1 $1000 can most likely. I just bought a rugged obsidian which i can't wait to get my hands on.
DoglegArms
Silencer Dealer of 2015, 2016, 2017
I'm at my computer now. Barring all regulations, I can build a house cheaper than anybody. Fuck contractors, electricians, plumbers, and their crafts. I can do it cheaper than them because I have a hammer and pliers. A house is a house is a house. Is that the point you're trying to make? If so, you can go away knowing you made your point.
Exactly what cans do you own that you think there's been little change from the original Maxim silencer?
What do you do for a living? I bet I can do it cheaper than you get paid.
Hats a great can. I'm planning on getting one after the suppressor Panic does down.
DoglegArms
Silencer Dealer of 2015, 2016, 2017
And airplanes still have two wings. Cars have 4 wheels. Motorcycles have 2 wheels.
Hahaha. I build houses. I'm sure you could do it cheaper... You don't have to make it personal. Just having a fun discussion. I'm sure you are still selling plenty of silencers right now and I hope you continue to
Deep breaths, no one is knocking your products. We know that you are skilled in your trade and are trying to make a living like everyone else. All we are saying is that if cans were deregulated, prices would go down. Just like any other market, from commodities to booze during the 20's.
Agreed; Sorry, but I find it very hard to believe that even the most technologically advanced can made of unobtanium should cost more than $450 on a good day ... during a panic .... on the moon
DoglegArms
Silencer Dealer of 2015, 2016, 2017
How am I making this personal? You started this argument with me. My point is deregulation itself will not drop the prices of silencers AT FIRST. And it won't, even if outsourced to China. It will take some time before prices drop SIGNIFICANTLY. Those are key words in CAPS I used in my previous posts. Machines, their maintenance, labor, and raw materials will still cost the manf the same.
This isn't about me selling silencers. I make very little money off this forum. I've been trying to provide a service to those who never purchased a can before by making the process less intimidating and affordable.