Thunderbeast purchase advise

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Looking to get an ultra 7 for use on a 6.5cm & 30/06.Also want to pick up a 22 takedown.
This will be my first time so what is the easiest process.I dont know anything about the trust etc.
There is a silencer shop kiosk in a store not to far and a few Thunderbeast dealers within a hour of Tulsa.
 

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Interested in others advice. My only suggestion is to prepare to wait a while for ATF approval.


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This feedback isn’t limited to Thunderbeast (although I have an Ultra 9), but if you are going to use a trust, or want to learn about how they work for suppressors etc., I’d suggest looking for an actual lawyer to advise you and to draft it. The penalties for a mistake are too severe IMHO to try to do it on the cheap. And FWIW, I’m a recovering attorney who drafted trusts much more complicated than a gun trust, but I know what I don’t know and I paid another attorney to draft mine.
 

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For what it is worth, I went the silencer shop route for the two that I have, plus the one on order. Once you do fingerprints with their kiosk, it is super easy to complete the process for each additional nfa item, including sbrs.

They have a couple of trust options, pluses and negatives to each, but they do have some pretty good posts on them, so you can read up.

And, if you are a FL fan, I noticed they have a FL edition 7 that they are pairing with a cover.
 

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Silencershop is good if you have to order one direct, because it avoids a transfer fee, much like an ffl will charge you for a transfer or a firearm, most dealers will charge you a fee if you don’t buy from them or silencershop.

If you have a dealer you trust, with what you want in stock that’s your best bet.

Last resort would be ordering direct and going through the dealer of your choice.
 
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Someone on long range hunting fourm suggested ja outdoors,i believe they are active here as well.
 

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Where are you located?

@J&A Outdoors is a great place to purchase from if your LGS doesn't have stock and has great prices. I got an Ultra 5 CB from there back in December that just got approved. My LGS only charged $75 for the

100% use a trust. It's worth the extra wait for flexibility.

I'd also recommend you get an in-state lawyer. I'm sure the SilencerShop process works great, but I really prefer seeing my attorney face to face for any legal matters.
 

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There's several that can be found with a quick Google search.

How I found mine is through my dealer. If there's a LGS that sells a lot of suppressors, they probably know at least a couple attorneys.
 
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Where are you located?

@J&A Outdoors is a great place to purchase from if your LGS doesn't have stock and has great prices. I got an Ultra 5 CB from there back in December that just got approved. My LGS only charged $75 for the

100% use a trust. It's worth the extra wait for flexibility.

I'd also recommend you get an in-state lawyer. I'm sure the SilencerShop process works great, but I really prefer seeing my attorney face to face for any legal matters.
I also got an ultra 5 from ja in December. Still waiting on the approval.
 

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I went to a dealer that set me up. ultra 9 30 cal. and 338 ultra. One stop shop.
Had to wait 289 days
 
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I bought my thunder east from capital armory and had it transferred to a silencer shop dealer that had a kiosk back a year and a half ago when nothing was in stock. Cost me an extra $100 transfer fee but was worth it because I got the process started. Silencer shop was great to work with. Capital armory seems to stock them very consistently. I am sure there are other that stock often as well but they were awesome to work with.
 
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if you are going to use a trust, or want to learn about how they work for suppressors etc., I’d suggest looking for an actual lawyer to advise you and to draft it. The penalties for a mistake are too severe IMHO to try to do it on the cheap.

What are some things that can go wrong with a DIY trust for suppressors?


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What are some things that can go wrong with a DIY trust for suppressors?


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I’m not suggesting this site is authoritative, but it wasn’t hard to find these as examples from a Google search - https://www.guntrustlawyer.com/gun-trusts-and-marijuana-and-f/

 

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I went to my local Scheels, which sells suppressors. I was able to do everything there at the store, and there’s obviously no transfer fees. Was really a pretty seamless process.
 

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I've purchased numerous through Capitol Armory and they've always been great to work with and often have things in stock when others do not. If you can't find a TBAC 22TD but the place you're looking at has a Dead Air Mask 22HD, it's about a toss up as to which one is better because they are, both, awesome rimfire cans.

FWIW, Capitol Armory has a new TBAC Gen1 Ultra7 for $799. The Gen1 isn't quite as quiet as the newer Gen2's but it'll save you a few hundred bucks.

 
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