"It appears everything can be done electronically with the exception of a fingerprint card that Silencer Central is mailing to me and that I need to return to them."
it can be even better than that, my last silencer purchase was at a store with a silencership kiosk that could electronically take and submit fingerprints right there.
Yes! While I was at the NRAAM I used the Silencer Shop kiosk to get in their system, including taking the fingerprints. Now I just have to make some money for that Ruger Mark IV with Dead Air can they were advertising.
I can’t really complain about the time it took since I don’t even have suppressor ready firearms. I can see why so many companies are getting into this business because for what I paid the profit margins have to be incredible.
While I don't (and NYS legally bans them) own one, the profit margin may be less than it appears to be. So, take the following as a comment.
Most suppressor are manufactured with close tolerance machining (CNC machines help) from fairly price alloys (high temperature stainless steel, titanium, inconel, etc.). Manufacturing cost is not cheap. Then there is the Federally required recordkeeping required; now, all major parts of a suppressor must be serialized and recorded. At the dealer level, there is more recordkeeping required.
The least expensive suppressors I've seen are still about $1,000/ea. to the end user, cost + ATFE fees + taxes.
Good points. I recognize that businesses also have startup costs that they want to recoup. It’s just when I see lots of small companies flooding in, it makes me think there’s good money to be had there. I get some of this from tennis, where 5 big companies control most of the racket and string market but there are still a bunch of companies trying to compete for the other 10 or 20 percent because the profit margins are so good.
"It appears everything can be done electronically with the exception of a fingerprint card that Silencer Central is mailing to me and that I need to return to them."
it can be even better than that, my last silencer purchase was at a store with a silencership kiosk that could electronically take and submit fingerprints right there.
Yes! While I was at the NRAAM I used the Silencer Shop kiosk to get in their system, including taking the fingerprints. Now I just have to make some money for that Ruger Mark IV with Dead Air can they were advertising.
Thank you for the documentation and time commitment walk-through.
Not all that easy, but not that bad for an NFA item.
I can’t really complain about the time it took since I don’t even have suppressor ready firearms. I can see why so many companies are getting into this business because for what I paid the profit margins have to be incredible.
While I don't (and NYS legally bans them) own one, the profit margin may be less than it appears to be. So, take the following as a comment.
Most suppressor are manufactured with close tolerance machining (CNC machines help) from fairly price alloys (high temperature stainless steel, titanium, inconel, etc.). Manufacturing cost is not cheap. Then there is the Federally required recordkeeping required; now, all major parts of a suppressor must be serialized and recorded. At the dealer level, there is more recordkeeping required.
The least expensive suppressors I've seen are still about $1,000/ea. to the end user, cost + ATFE fees + taxes.
Good points. I recognize that businesses also have startup costs that they want to recoup. It’s just when I see lots of small companies flooding in, it makes me think there’s good money to be had there. I get some of this from tennis, where 5 big companies control most of the racket and string market but there are still a bunch of companies trying to compete for the other 10 or 20 percent because the profit margins are so good.