Thread: .22 silencers

Could someone tell me if those small cheap slip on silencers for 22 LR are still available? I'm reluctant to have my Winchester 02 threaded. Cheers.

they work fine, just ugly as sin

Originally Posted by gonetropo

they work fine, just ugly as sin

That's nice to know, but where do I buy one? Cheers.

they were on tm silent kill or something they are called

https://www.craftys.co.nz/product/su...made-to-order/

Originally Posted by gonetropo

https://www.craftys.co.nz/product/su...made-to-order/

Aah...thanks, but that's the expensive one. There used to be a version that resembled the one Gun City sells for around $40. They are the same, but no threads, just push on and it has a slot for the front sight.

Yep that's them they were $40 many years ago, Thats inflation for you probably cost more that your rifle

Originally Posted by shooternz

Yep that's them they were $40 many years ago, Thats inflation for you probably cost more that your rifle

You're not wrong. The rifle cost me all of $50...thanks for the info. I shall make one and tack a Winchester sticker on it.

The slip on plastic ones are only for subs, normal velocity stuffs them.

Originally Posted by tetawa

The slip on plastic ones are only for subs, normal velocity stuffs them.

The one I have of the plastic ones on my 22 has had all sorts through it and was $40 back in the 90s when I got it. I still use it and it handles high speed stuff too.

At one point we had an adaptor that we made that was held onto the rifle with a tap clamp (Jubilee clamp) and it had a thread on the front so that a normal silencer could be threaded on. We also made one that had a clamp not unlike a ring for a scope (screw each side) . It cost more than threading so not a lot of demand but if you know someone with a mill and a piece of aluminium I can walk you through how to make one. A bit chunky looking but the worked well. I did it because I did not want to alter the target muzzle and the front end of an expensive 22 so it can be done.



This is what it should look like with the suppressor fitted.

Even fit a mod 60

Originally Posted by tetawa

The slip on plastic ones are only for subs, normal velocity stuffs them.

YUP they do. takes a while but I blew the side out of mine.
I'd never buy one of those again. They are good but not great. I'd make one if I wanted another.

Originally Posted by csmiffy

YUP they do. takes a while but I blew the side out of mine.
I'd never buy one of those again. They are good but not great. I'd make one if I wanted another.

There was no baffles inside the one my dad blew the end out of
If you were patient with pvc you could very simply make one
They work bloody well for what they are I'd still add a baffle or two if you go to the trouble f making one

Originally Posted by Bill999

There was no baffles inside the one my dad blew the end out of
If you were patient with pvc you could very simply make one
They work bloody well for what they are I'd still add a baffle or two if you go to the trouble f making one

Yup no baffles in mine. Never thought there was really and yes that was my thoughts exactly about adding extras

I remember standing in a shed somewhere in Appleby or Hope watching those get made by their original creator many years ago , even toyed with the idea of buying the business off him .
They worked really well and had years of use out of one on a 10/22 Ruger .
In those days no one shot high velocity ammo through a “ Silencer “ , and I’d never seen or heard of a Silencer on a Centerfire .

Ken