IMO you can associate all the negativity to HollyWood.

The $200 fee is an "application fee", collected by the Federal government for your permit.

Once you get your permit just take it to a retailer and order your suppressor.

Suppressor's are legal in WV to hunt with. Big game, and Varmints.

They are a lot of fun in the deer woods. You can hunt other game while deer hunting at the same time. they are also a hoot for shooting ground hog's wih.

The key to a good deer load is bullet size. To get the full benefit from a suppressor you must go sub sonic. If you go sub sonic the noise reduction is drastic. The problem is you have a sub sonic projectile.

The key is to get as large of a projectile as you can, and to get a bullet that will expand at sub sonic velocities. That is the real catch.

The 300 Whisper is a good cartridge to shoot sub sonic, the problem is you can not get a 200-220 grain 30 caliber bullet to expand at 1100 fps. A great cartridge to work with is a 45 Long Colt. Cast a lead 300 grain bullet, and you are good to 100 yards with a very quiet rig that will expand on deer.

A lot of people knock other people's ideas. Why??? I do not know. Do not pay any attention to them. It is your cash. If you want a suppressor, then get one. Just ignore the negatives, and accentuate the positives.

I am putting together an Encore barrel right now to be suppressed for ground hog hunting. I hunt a lot of barn yards, and around a lot of farm houses. A suppressed, sub sonic load will be a real asset around the farmer's, and live stock. Especially horses. I have not made a final decision yet on the cartridge. It will probably be either a 223 Remington, or a 308 Winchester. I also want to be able to use it out to 300 yards. I will have two loads for the rifle. I want to be able to shoot cast bullets, but normally you can not mix cast and jacketed out of the same barrel. But I am going to give it a try.

A lot of people do not realize this, but it is not the recoil that scares children. It is the noise that scares them. Just watch the kid's who are not holding the gun. You will notice they flinch from the noise when their friend is shooting the gun. Take away the noise and kid's can handle a little recoil. I have seen it first hand. Tom.