My first suppressor purchase

I purchased my first suppressor, a Dead Air Mask HD, .22 caliber, from TGC Outdoors on July 5, 2016.  The choice was easy based on the strong recommendation from the owner, Josh Gregory, whom I have found extremely knowledgeable and reliable.  Josh explained why he recommended the Mask but did not pressure me into purchasing anything or push a particular suppressor. After providing just a few details needed for the form 4 (ATF form 5320.4) I was handed a pre-addressed envelope and reminded on what needed to be sent to the ATF.

Of course, I had my firm prepare my NFA trust using our easy and quick website submission.  It took three minutes to complete the form and I received email confirmation of the firm’s receipt within minutes. My trust was delivered via email with complete instructions for execution and a letter answering common questions within hours.  It took approximately ten minutes to have all the documents signed, witnessed, and notarized.  I then placed a copy of the trust in an envelope along with my form 4 in duplicate and my tax stamp filing fee.  This was mailed July 5, 2016.

The ATF cashed my tax stamp check on July 12, 2016.  I will update this post when my stamp is approved.

UPDATE:  My stamp was approved on April 27, 2017.  The stamp was received by TCG Outdoors on June 1, 2017.  That makes the time from submission (date checked cleared) to approval  9 months, 15 days (289 days).  The time from submission to receipt was 10 months, 27 days (331 days).

I will likely submit a review of the can once I have had a chance to zero it and do further testing.  The first few rounds using standard velocity ammunition were not impressively dampened but when I switched to subsonic ammunition the difference was profound.