Barrel thread question?

[Khig_all]

Is anyone who is familiar on the exact dimension of the barrel tip where they install the silencer,(how many thread per inch,the diameter & the length of the threaded portion)? are they all the same in terms of sizes to be compatible in other brands & types of accessories?thanks...please advice...

[marc]

Sorry , But silencers or suppressors are illegal in many places.

You'll need a longer than normal barrel, Assuming you already have that , You must first buy a silencer and just let the gunsmith do his/her (just being politically correct here) thing.

BTW, Why not just ask a gunsmith?

[niemi24s]

Hi Khig_All:

:wc: to the Forum - spelled with an upper case F because this is your best place to get 1911 information.

As for silencers, here in the USA we refer to them as "compensators", and your best immediate information source is Brownells: http://www.brownells.com/Default.aspx . As least it's a good place to start until somebody comes along who is familiar with their different thread patterns. Don't know a thing about them except what I see in the Brownells catalog.

Cheers

[Hawkmoon]

I respectfully disagree. Silencers are silencers. They are not compensators. The other name for a compensator is "muzzle brake" (not "break"). Compensators use escaping gasses to "compensate" for recoil by exhausting some gas in an upward direction at the muzzle, hopefully pushing the muzzle down in reaction.

Silencers reduce noise. They are fully-enclosed and do not function as compensators. If anything, a compensator increases the apparent muzzle blast for the shooter.

[sevenL4]

Try www.impactguns.com for information. According to their site, silencers are legal in 36 states. A federal tax stamp is probably required.

[niemi24s]

I respectfully disagree. Silencers are silencers. They are not compensators.
You are, as usual, correct.

My mistake was assuming the OP had seen a gun (or a pic of a gun) with a compensator and thought the thing on the end of its barrel was a silencer.

And, us usual, assuming has made a you-know-what out of moi. :o

Cheers

[Hawkmoon]

Many other countries not only don't make it difficult or expensive to have silencers on your firearms, they actually encourage it. They seem to have discovered that quiet firearms are a lot less annoying to everyone than loud firearms.

What a novel idea!

Standard thread in the U.S. seems to be .575" x 40. A couple of barrel makers also offer larger diameter bull barrels with threaded muzzles. I don't know if there is any de facto standard for the threaded bull barrels.

[log man]

Silencers is slang for suppressors, and are legal to own for individuals with an application and fee paid in I believe 36 states of the country. Google suppressors and you'll find a lot of info.

LOG

[Rick McC.]

Yep; under federal law they are a class three item. I saw a whole case full in a Tampa gun store last week for .223, 9mm and .45acp firearms.

Rick

[Sinistral]

Why not put a suppressor on a .22 conversion.
I don't think the 1911 (.45) works well with a suppressor.
In Pennsylvania you buy a suppressor and the dealer submits your paperwork to the FBI. If you pass the FBI check, you pay $200 for a stamp (price of the suppressor + the $200 stamp). You can not sell or give the suppressor to someone else :nono: , unless they go through the FBI check and pay the $200.
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