[Pote]

you cant do the paperwork for them. they have to do it on their own, have their local police chief or rep sign off on it, send it into the govt and await approval after they pay the $200 fee....also you can not make and sell them with out having a type 1, type 10 and class 2 license. Also special tax laws apply to such businesses...simply put don't waste your time, no one is going to go thru the hassle and expense of this to quiet down something that is already quiet. Go buy a good spool valve gun if you are worried about sound.

[acidcustum]

just get an old whisper barrel from J&J they were really good at dropping the decibels

[jonotwist]

What about an integrated suppression system inside the custom markers you make already?

[Damonwill]

Originally Posted by Pote

you cant do the paperwork for them. they have to do it on their own, have their local police chief or rep sign off on it, send it into the govt and await approval after they pay the $200 fee....also you can not make and sell them with out having a type 1, type 10 and class 2 license. Also special tax laws apply to such businesses...simply put don't waste your time, no one is going to go thru the hassle and expense of this to quiet down something that is already quiet. Go buy a good spool valve gun if you are worried about sound.

No, if I do the paperwork, I'd have to charge a $200 transfer fee when I sent the barrel to the customer. Jacking up the price more...

[Ghostzero]

I'm not entirely sure the legality issue faced with making a paintball suppressor. Really all you are doing is making a baffle that traps the excess air. Honestly.. a big piece of PVC, CPVC that clamps down over your barrel will work. Also considering the fact that gasses contained within are nowhere near what is expelled out of a firearm. There would be no reason to get crazy with it, like I said any one of those materials and a hose clamp.

And if someone gives you a problem.. tell them it's a rain cover.

Keep in mind, most of the noise that you hear from a marker originates back in the breach. By improving your bolt to breach match and providing a small area to help trap excess gas, much like the pooty mod. You will quite a marker down.

[insixdays777]

There is a site out there for Mocho Cool Boys that one could if he looks hard enough find fine gentlemen that provides excellent covers for ones barrels to use in the rain... Price is south of a Franklin and does a nice job of keeping the paintball nice and dry, quiet dry.

[Frizzle Fry]

Suppression devices for paintball markers and air rifles are legal and do not require sort of federal licensing, $200 tax stamp, or permission from your local CLEO. Provided that they meet the criteria in the most recent ATF ruling, there is no problem transporting them either.

Almost all of my Sheridan markers have "paintball mufflers", which is what I call them so they are differentiated in everyones mind from "firearm silencers" which they absolutely are not..

This is the most recent ATF commentary on the issue:
http://www.atf.gov/regulations-rulin...ing-2005-4.pdf

Damonwill,

If customers send you their markers, and you permanently attach a barrel, you may then make a "paintball muffler" provided that the porting of the markers barrel is integral to the functionality of the device. When your customer receives the marker they would need to get permission from the ATF and local CLEO and acquire a tax stamp if they intended to remove the barrel (which is considered "building" a firearm silencer), though the can itself can be removable for maintenance purposes provided it does not function on its own.

With the proper disclaimer and a small weld it should be easy to put these on autococker threaded markers. In the case of markers with an integrated barrel/breech (Automag, Tiberius, TiPX, etc) it would not require a weld.