eForm 1 on a home built suppressor?

[ChevyGuy91]

Has anyone here done it? Is there any thing special you have state on the form?

I will have access to some tools this spring and am toying with the idea of making my own can. I have read some of the DIY threads on arfcom and I don't think it would be too hard.

 

[BriMac]

They show up on NFATracker.com as done with a trust.

 

[ScottS]

Nothing special on the eForm 1. You list "MFI" as "Manufacturer Code," to indicate "Manufactured on Form 1," and you can choose from a large list of already-submitted model names (some of them quite funny), or come up with your own.

The important/distinct things you provide for a Form 1 suppressor are Model, Caliber, and Serial Number. You assign all three yourself.

 

[atilla]

Has anyone here done it? Is there any thing special you have state on the form?

I will have access to some tools this spring and am toying with the idea of making my own can. I have read some of the DIY threads on arfcom and I don't think it would be too hard.

i smell... a party.

let's get all trusty.

 

[one-eyed Jack]

Wealth of info on the Silencer talk and Silencer smithing forums. You will need to put the length of the can on the form. Jack.

 

[ScottS]

Wealth of info on the Silencer talk and Silencer smithing forums. You will need to put the length of the can on the form. Jack.

Oops. Yup, forgot that. Make sure you err to the long side, not the short side, when it comes to length.

 

[one-eyed Jack]

i smell... a party.

let's get all trusty.

You guys in NH, especially in the smaller towns, should not have a problem getting LE sign off on the Form 1. Hell of a lot of folks in free states building suppressors. Jack.

 

[allen-1]

Has anyone here done it? Is there any thing special you have state on the form?

I will have access to some tools this spring and am toying with the idea of making my own can. I have read some of the DIY threads on arfcom and I don't think it would be too hard.

I'm thinking Mass sux worse than CT if you have to file paperwork for cutting up and stuffing a 2-liter soda bottle. Best advice, use a coca-cola bottle, it's the real thing (tm).

 

[soam]

You guys in NH, especially in the smaller towns, should not have a problem getting LE sign off on the Form 1. Hell of a lot of folks in free states building suppressors. Jack.

But even in free states or places with reasonable chiefs of police, doing the Form 1 with a trust makes sense because it lets you e-File the Form 1. e-Filed forms are being processed in about a month, while paper forms are taking 3-4.

 

[atilla]

You guys in NH, especially in the smaller towns, should not have a problem getting LE sign off on the Form 1. Hell of a lot of folks in free states building suppressors. Jack.

yeah, ed and i both have trusts though. that way we can e-file.

when i can spend money again i want to get seriously weird with some new toys.

 

[ChevyGuy91]

Thank you guys for the info. This is encouraging, I am looking forward to this project. I will dig around the other forums so I don't clutter this one up asking questions that have already been answered.

I am thinking a .45 can to use on pistol caliber carbines.

 

[dcmdon]

I'm thinking Mass sux worse than CT if you have to file paperwork for cutting up and stuffing a 2-liter soda bottle. Best advice, use a coca-cola bottle, it's the real thing (tm).

CT does not suck at all when it comes to cans. There are no regulations regarding them at all, other than a common prohibition on hunting with them.

Mass really sucks because even if you file paperwork (i.e. Form 1 or Form 3), you still can't own one legally in MA unless you are either an 07 FFL or a Sworn LEO using a department owned can in official duties.

https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter269/Section10A

Also, CT NFA trusts are cheap, easy and common, so you avoid that whole CLEO signoff as well as prints and a picture.

Don

p.s. I'm not saying CT is great. But lets keep it factual. CT is a 5h1tty place to own guns. But as far as silencers and carrying go, its pretty good.