January 1st is Here; Make a Fucking Suppressor

For those in the US, the BBB has now kicked in and the tax cost for filing a Form 1 has dropped to $0. The only thing stopping you from building your own suppressor (or SBR!) is paperwork.

Do it, you owe it to yourself to have dozens of these things. They're basic hearing protection devices; don't let anyone tell you any different. File more Form 1s than you have guns and build them all out. Here's what you need to know:

1. How to file a Form 1. See our fresh new wiki's guide on that or OpenPew Project's slick website for more (he wrote the guide on the wiki, too -- go give him love). You'll need to do your prints, which is easily done through OpenPew's site for a small cost or via free methods detailed in the aforementioned guides.
2. Where to find a can to print. Here are the most popular designs from this year, such as:

• The FTN 5 by the resurgent plaboi, alongside all his older works
• OpenPew's suppressor customizer -- you can make one to your own specifications, including offset-bore for those running pistols or other low-sight setups
• The Pill Popper V2 by Middleton
• trem-mango's hubtn series cans
• And a lot more, from OKB-69 stuff, 300BLK's FTN remixes, and various original works and adaptations

If you're looking for something cheap and light for your subguns or .300blks, these are serious contenders. For rimfire, there's no reason to go metal at all anymore. And for supersonic rifle rounds? Print the right designs in a high-temp plastic and you'll get some serious courses of fire out of them.

FAQ:

Q: Why would I want to print a suppressor over buying one?

A: Cost (it's a fucking factor of 100 difference), weight, open-source, no chance shipping fucks you, no middlemen, access to innovative designs... And frankly, some of them just look really cool. An FTN in a CF tube is a serious vibe.

Q: Why do I want a suppressor at all?

A: Protecting your hearing is no joke. If you don't care about yours, do it for the sake of those around you. Suppressors are basic PPE and the fact that they're regulated at all is a travesty. Print a bunch and bring that fact to light to those around you; it helps build cases for the lawyers trying to tear the NFA down.

Q: Do I need to have the ability to print Nylons?

A: For rimfire: no, absolutely not. For subguns: not every design is built for PLA+, but you can get by if you need to. For rifles: don't try it (treat subsonic .300blk like a subgun though).

Q: Can I print the can and then file the form? Or print it while I wait for it to come back?

A: Don't, that's illegal. If you decide to "FMDA" it, don't post about it here.

Q: Do I need extra parts?

A: Depends on the design. Most will need thread adapters or muzzle devices to use as hosts, some need sleeves (aluminum or CF), and some are PIP and ready-to-go off the printer.

Q: Is the Form 1 tax $0 for anything else?

A: Yes, and the biggest thing on that list outside cans is SBRs. The aforementioned guides touch on that process a little bit.

Spread this signal far, far and wide. This year, we have the opportunity to show everyone the advantages our medium brings, the innovation we've cultivated, and just how nicely we fit this newfound niche. We have the ultimate in customizability, the coolest franken-guns, and now we have $10 silencers.

Talk to the laymen: the people who think suppressors are for Hollywood hitmen, the noobs at the range, the skeptics, and the unaware. Pull them aboard. Every single person you show your suppressor to is another mind made aware of the reality of these things, and the brainspace of the layman is a powerful thing for, say, a lawyer dismantling the NFA to point to.

Happy new year, everyone. Here's to 2026 and all your hearing.

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