No one wants to have to pay Uncle Sam so much as a dollar more than they’re obligated by law. That goes doubly for the tax you’re forced to pay thanks to the Federal Firearms Act for the privilege of making your gun quieter and more comfortable to shoot. JK Armament shares your pain and makes sticking it to the ATF easy and satisfying.
The JK 105 VSX Suppressor is a wonderfully modular, configurable platform that lets you build the suppressor you want with as many baffles as you need to cover all of the calibers you want to shoot. Their website has a configurator for the JK 105 VSX that makes it easy to assemble exactly what you need for a range of rounds…and pay for only one $200 tax stamp.
The one I show in the video above covers the calibers I shoot most often — .22 and 9mm. That means I can use it with everything in between, too. With the right combination of light (aluminum) and heavy (stainless steel) baffles — particularly the first blast baffle in the stack — in my build, it will stand up to hotter loads like 5.7×28 rounds.
As you can see in the video, you can build a suppressor as long as you like, even combine baffle calibers. Just be sure that if you do that, you’re only shooting the smallest caliber to fit the smallest baffles (and end cap) in your stack. It’s an incredibly flexible and affordable way to build the silencer(s) you need, giving you the maximum flexibility to suppress the largest number of calibers you shoot.
Would it be any quieter if you alternated 9mm and ..22lr baffles, and shot only .22lr in it, as an extra-long .22lr can?