Kopsis response is spot on. Handguns are not typically the easy first build you want to start with.

I know its not as exciting as some of the other builds, but please start with some variant of the harlot. To keep it a bit more exciting, download "BLC Presents the Harlets" which is a mega pack containing all their options. The harlot is largely modular, so in many cases you can mix and match parts to build something unique.

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My advice is to print something 22. There are multiple established and beta tested fully diy 22 builds. Almost everything by Kaewon (baby barrett, m4gery, etc), or the SY22, or yh22 both went through betas and are fully printable.

But I'm probably biased. Kits available for all these builds at my username dot com

Barrel length also plays a large role in how quiet a gun can be. My baby barret, m4gery, and sr722 all have barrels longer than 21" and are very tolerable with standard velocity ammo without using a can.

On the other hand, my 22lr builds with 1.5-4" barrels are some of the loudest pistols I've fired.

CCI quiet "semi auto" ammo helps a ton too, even with the shorter barrels. Aguilla sniper subsonic is really nice just harder to find and some …