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Price of suppressors

The obvious reason is because people will pay what sellers are asking. If there weren't a sufficient number of people willing to shell out in the neighborhood of $1000 for one, there wouldn't be a supply of them.

One thing I have observed is that some gun people are willing to pay top dollar for a product they honestly can't justify owning. Manufacturers recognize this fact and will gladly provide the products. The world of boutique pistols is an example. The number of individuals who can run a $3000+ pistol to its' potential is smaller than the supply of guns. Yet, there continues to be an apparently expanding supply.

The same likely can be said of supressors. This isn't to suggest that a person shouldn't buy a titanium can if they choose. All I am saying is that most of us won't find ourselves in conditions that the product is designed for.

I am guilty of owning guns and accessories I doubt I will ever have need to run to their potential. I am blessed to live in a country where I get to choose (for the most part) the weapons I own. I am also free to choose to not own items I consider overpriced. That's the way a free market economy should work.

I am seeing less expensive supressors available. My LGS has two .22LR models available for under $200. I won't be surprised to see offerings in other calibers at a more affordable price point. Then the internet experts can all tell us why they are a waste of money, too.
 
Tacticalshit.com. has the doohickey supressors fer 179.00 223 /22 cal. I don't know anything bout them. Does anyone here have one? Are they any good?
 
Blackmesa96 said:
The obvious reason is because people will pay what sellers are asking. If there weren't a sufficient number of people willing to shell out in the neighborhood of $1000 for one, there wouldn't be a supply of them.

One thing I have observed is that some gun people are willing to pay top dollar for a product they honestly can't justify owning. Manufacturers recognize this fact and will gladly provide the products. The world of boutique pistols is an example. The number of individuals who can run a $3000+ pistol to its' potential is smaller than the supply of guns. Yet, there continues to be an apparently expanding supply.

The same likely can be said of supressors. This isn't to suggest that a person shouldn't buy a titanium can if they choose. All I am saying is that most of us won't find ourselves in conditions that the product is designed for.

I am guilty of owning guns and accessories I doubt I will ever have need to run to their potential. I am blessed to live in a country where I get to choose (for the most part) the weapons I own. I am also free to choose to not own items I consider overpriced. That's the way a free market economy should work.

I am seeing less expensive supressors available. My LGS has two .22LR models available for under $200. I won't be surprised to see offerings in other calibers at a more affordable price point. Then the internet experts can all tell us why they are a waste of money, too.
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Nailed it.
 
Costs are higher in the US because of this.

Import and U.S. Restrictions
  • ATF and Import Bans: If you are located in the United States, you generally cannot buy and import foreign-made consumer suppressors directly for personal use due to strict federal firearm regulations, domestic manufacturing mandates for many commercial sales, and the intricate hurdles involved in importing National Firearms Act (NFA) items.
  • Regulatory Shifts: While recent administrative policy changes have eased export restrictions for American-made suppressors going overseas, importing foreign suppressors into the U.S. commercial market remains heavily restricted and uncommon.

    Foreign-owned companies such as B&T are opening plants in the US to make their suppresors here due to the above. However, that still results in higher-production costs vs. something made in Asia (Turkey, China, etc.) where labor/production-costs are much lower.

    If folks want cheaper suppressors then folks should ask Congress to change laws to allow for suppressors made in countries (Turkey, China, etc.) with much lower labor/production costs. But then that would likely result in US companies going out of business.




 
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