I bet by the time Harry was done with the lawyer, the county clerk and
the BATF it was over $500 ($200 stamp, $250-300 for an hour with a
lawyer and recording fees).
There is also an active effort from the usual suspects to eliminate
the "trust loophole".
I owned my machine gun as an individual and it still seemed pretty
cumbersome to me. That was a machine gun. Having to do the same thing
for a piece of threaded pipe really seems stupid (the "can" is the
regulated part)
It is even dumber when you can get a 15-20 dB reduction with a 2 liter
pop bottle.
No lawyer, no county clerk, no recording fees. Silencer dealer is a
notary. $200 for the tax stamp. Trust document provided at no cost by
the vendor...just filled in the blanks.