The XCaliber Firearms Genesis Suppressor -- A Short Review

XCaliber Firearms Genesis All Stainless Steel .22 Suppressor

There is a relatively new-to-the market .22 caliber suppressor that is worth your attention. It's called the Genesis and it's made by XCaliber Firearms, LLC in Mena, Arkansas. There are three flavors -- the All Stainless Steel model for heavy-duty rim-fire use (.22LR all the way up to 22 Hornet), the Aluminum model for .22LR, .17HMR, and .22 Mag, and the Micro model for use with only .22LR. Prices are $495 for Stainless model, $325 for Aluminum, and $320 for the Micro.

I've been playing around with this suppressor for awhile now, and I am extremely impressed. It offers top-notch sound suppression on every .22 rifle and pistol host I've tried it on. The manufacturer's advertised dB measurements claim an average of 116dB, and I believe it. This suppressor is silly quiet. First shot to last shot sounds the same... there is no noticeable first round pop.

I plan to do a more in-depth review of this suppressor in the future, but for the meantime, check out the video below. I loaned hickok45 (of YouTube fame) a Genesis Aluminum suppressor and a Ruger 22/45 pistol so he could make a video review of the combo. We used CCI MiniMag ammo exclusively.

It may be helpful to point out that .22LR CCI MiniMag ammo is one of the loudest .22 loads when shot through an unsuppressed pistol. However, this round comes out of the Ruger 22/45 at subsonic speeds, so what you hear is 100% muzzle blast, and it is surprisingly loud. With the suppressor attached though, it reduces the blast significantly... to where it's not even noticeable. Most of what you hear is the target being hit. The audio in this video doesn't do the suppressor justice. In person, shooting with the Genesis sounds similar to a pellet rifle.

Like what you hear? Head on over to the NC SILENCER website , shoot me an email and order a Genesis for yourself. I'm confident that you'll be extremely satisfied with this little gem.


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NC SILENCER at the Dixie Gun & Knife Show - Feb. 18 & 19

Come to the gun show in Charlotte this weekend at the Metrolina Expo and see lots of nice toys... specifically, silencers. You'll have to stop by the NC SILENCER table to see 'em though.  And if you've been thinking about getting the ball rolling on buying a silencer, this weekend would be a good time to do it. Come talk to me at the show and I'll show you how easy it is!

I'll be in building B...  on the left wall, almost to the very back of the building. So remember: "B" for "noseBleed section". Or better yet.. "B" for "Best Kept Secret for Buying Silencers in North Carolina".

Dixie Gun & Knife Show at the Metrolina Expo in Charlotte. Feb. 18 & 19, 2012.

See you there! 

Eric Morton, Owner
NC SILENCER

NRA Official: Obama Wants to Outlaw Guns in 2nd Term

 
A recent Washington Times story hit the nail on the head about one particular peril of another Obama term; the inevitable assault on our 2nd amendment. Remarks from a speech by Wayne LaPierre of the NRA at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. Article by Sean Lengell. 

A top official with the National Rifle Association said Friday that President Obama will move to "destroy" gun rights and "erase" the Second Amendment if he is re-elected in November.

While delivering one of the liveliest and best-received speeches at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre said the president's low-key approach to gun rights during his first term was "a "conspiracy to ensure re-election by lulling gun owners to sleep."

"All that first term, lip service to gun owners is just part of a massive Obama conspiracy to deceive voters and hide his true intentions to destroy the Second Amendment during his second term," he said.

"We see the president's strategy crystal clear: Get re-elected and, with no more elections to worry about, get busy dismantling and destroying our firearms' freedom, erase the Second Amendment from the Bill of Rights and excise it from the U.S. Constitution."

Mr. LaPierre said the president's two Supreme Court appointees — Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan— are "two of the most rabid anti-gun justices in history." He also accused Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of being a foe of gun rights.

And with the possibility of two or more Supreme Court justice positions opening during the next four years, the NRA official warned that gun ownership would be in jeopardy if Mr. Obama stays in office.

"If we get one more like those three, the Second Amendment is finished," he said. "It'll be the end of our freedom forever."

Mr. LaPierre, who said "there is no greater freedom than to own a firearm," predicted that gun owners will rally en masse to defeat Mr. Obama in November.

"All of what we know is good and right about America, all of it could be lost if Barack Obama is re-elected," he said. "It's all or nothing."

Amen. That goes for silencers, too.

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