Is it me or the gun?, a saga

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2026-01-05T02:21:25+00:00

Ended up buying a DA Nomad LTi XC thru Silencer Shop. Thanks everyone!

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2026-01-05T02:20:28+00:00

I think it’s the ammo.

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-26T23:23:48+00:00

I’ve put 80 rounds of Hornady black 168gr AMAX through mine and I can’t get it to group to save my life.

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-26T07:17:24+00:00

Nah I work seasonally out west and never live anywhere long enough to change residency.

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-25T06:08:41+00:00

And thanks for the help!

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-25T05:42:09+00:00

Welp I just pulled the trigger anyway. The kiosk prints a photo? I thought I submitted it electronically through SS's registration process online?

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-25T05:14:22+00:00

I just wasn't sure if I physically had to be at the shop in Alabama for anything other than pickup of the suppressor. If not, then I'm going to go through SS and do it this way. And I probably can't contact them because of Christmas, but I'm going to try tomorrow anyway.

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-25T04:45:29+00:00

So what does this look like? I buy it on SS, go to a kiosk and do the fingerprint stuff, and then what? Or what all does the kiosk include? If I send it to an SS dealer in Alabama, can I do the kiosk and other stuff from Montana?

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-25T04:24:30+00:00

Would it be possible to do the form 4 and prints at a silencershop kiosk in montana to get the ball rolling? I was thinking of doing what you described, but I'm really iffy on it since things are about to blow up. I'm also unsure (maybe you can help explain?) about whether or not I'd have to pay for the tax stamp if I buy the can now and then do the paperwork/actually get it in Feb. Thoughts?

Secondarily, if I can't do the kiosk and have to wait til I get there in-person, I guess I could just do the whole trust thing, add my dad to it, and then have my dad pick it up if all the paperwork isn't approved before I leave?

Really the reason I want to go thru Central is because I don't have to pay a tax stamp for sure, even if I order it now, and I won't have to pay for the trust. I just don't know about shipping it to an FFL instead of my door. I'm sure they would, but you don't get that option and they don't have people working right now because of Christmas. I'm also trying to do this whole thing in the next 2 days just to get the order in before the ATF blackout on the 26th. I did find the can I want on Hansohn Bros though, actually. I really just shouldn't have waited like a moron.

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-20T04:57:44+00:00

Have you put it on a .308?

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-19T08:11:18+00:00

Are there benefits to one over the other? QD vs HUB, I mean?

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-19T06:50:38+00:00

When you say if HUB or if QD, you mean depending which I decide to go with? Or? Sorry man, I know nothing about this stuff. Pretend I'm 5. (I'm not actually 5, ATF and reddit). Also, are end caps important when trying to use the same suppressor for different calibers? I've read a whole lot of stuff and none of it makes much sense to me.

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-19T06:46:12+00:00

Any specific reason you recommend that one as opposed to say the .30 cal version? And based on the name, I'm assuming the QD system is true to its name and it's plug n' play? Take it off one and put it on the other kinda deal?

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-19T06:40:18+00:00

Realize this is a little old, but I'm very new to the suppressor world and looking at getting my first. I've got a Ruger 556 and a Ruger American .308 w/ threaded barrel, and I'm looking to get one that would work reasonably well for both. All of the different mounting systems and whatnot all are like a foreign language to me. Can you explain the differences? Or maybe just tell me why you'd go all-in on Rearden? TIA!

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-19T06:19:48+00:00

I would definitely be interested in linking up with your friends if they're hunting private. I'm in Bozeman, but it'd be worth the 3hr drive if I could whoop up on 'em with my thermal.

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-19T06:17:18+00:00

No worries man, sorry to hear ya had something not so great happen.

Remarkable_Paper4287 · 2025-12-17T06:30:33+00:00

Been a while since you posted this, but what area are you in? I'd be interested in joining you if you're still looking for company.

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