Re: considering a can for my Ruger
Not really a big deal. Mostly a big wait. Figure 4-6 months for the paperwork process. First one is the hardest to wait on.
For cost, I'll give you my example:
Liberty Kodiak TL, $525
ATF Transfer Tax, $200
Local Dealer Transfer Fee, $50
Police Dept Fingerpringint, $7
Cut & Thread rifle barrel, $125
Ordered the can direct from manufacturer in late July 2010. Had it in hand by 10 November 2010.
Really it's about like ordering a gun from Gunbroker. Find an FFL/SOT dealer in your state. Then find the suppressor you want at the dealer of your choice, in state or out of state. If it's in state, work the whole deal through him. He'll handle it. If it's out of state, pay the guy that has the can and he transfers it to your dealer in state. Then your in state dealer will help you fill out an ATF FORM 4. You'll need to have a passport photo taken, fingerprints taken, and you'll have to get your local police chief, county sheriff, or other chief law enforcment officer in your jurisdiciton sign off on the complete Form 4. Then you send it off with a check for $200, wait 3-5 months, and when it comes back to your dealer approved, you go in, fill out an ATF Form 4473, and walk away with your new suppressor. Then go and make a few copies of the Form 4 to keep in your range bag and with the can. Put the original in your safe and then start shooting the piss out of it.
-David
Edgewood, NM