The single biggest barrier to owning a suppressor is gone. As of January 1, 2026, the federal transfer tax on a suppressor is $0. For ninety years that $200 fee sat on top of every purchase and slowed the whole category down. Now it is zero.

Here is what that actually changed, what it did not, and how buying a suppressor works today.

What changed

The $200 transfer tax on a suppressor is eliminated. There is no stamp fee to pay. Combined with electronic filing, approvals that used to take close to a year now clear in days. The practical result is simple: buy today, and for most buyers you are shooting suppressed the same week.

What did not change

A suppressor is still a registered item. You still complete a transfer through a dealer and pass a background check before you take it home. The paperwork is the same paperwork, it just costs nothing to file and clears far faster than it used to. Anyone telling you suppressors are now unregulated is wrong. The tax is gone. The process remains.

How buying a suppressor works, step by step

1. Order online. Pick your suppressor and check out. You choose your dealer at checkout.
2. We submit the transfer. We file the dealer transfer (form 3) the day you order, so the clock starts immediately.
3. You file your Form 4. Once the can reaches your dealer, you complete your transfer at the counter.
4. Approval, then pickup. Approvals are clearing in days. When yours lands, you pick it up and go shoot.

Do you still need a tax stamp for a suppressor?

You still complete the same registered transfer, but the tax on it is now $0. There is no fee to pay. Most people still call it the stamp out of habit.

How long does approval take?

Electronic Form 4 approvals are clearing in days for most buyers, not the months or year the process used to take. Your timeline depends on how you file and how fast your dealer submits, which is covered in a separate post.

Trust or individual?

Both work, and both are fast now. A trust makes it easier to share the suppressor with family and to plan for it down the road. An individual filing is simpler if it is just you. Neither one is the bottleneck it used to be.

The tax is gone, filing is electronic, and approvals are clearing fast. Start with the Reticent 22 or the Vanquish 22 and we submit your transfer the same day you order.

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