in order for there to even be a glimmer of a hope to suppressing a muzzleloader w/out paperwork, i would almost garentee it would have to be perminantly attached.
I would do it the legal way, be it a form 1 or form 4. For 200$ its not worth the risk of being on the wrong side of that
Was thinking round ball no wad. If I was building it myself I would try and do some kinda guide rails so the ball couldn't leave the channel, but still have ample cutouts for gas to bleed off. But again.. lack the machining skills to do that.Another thing to think about, what kind of projectile are you firing?
Round ball with no wad could cause baffle strikes
Round ball with wad/sabot, where does the wad/sabot go?
If it's permanently attached do you load it past the baffles?
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I was thinking some kinda of insert I could put it first to cover the baffles. Something like an really thin tube.
Partially why I asked. If someone knows of a better way...This all assumes you use a baffle type suppressor.
Would there a better option available?