The Legionary 22 arrives at a moment when rimfire suppressors have moved from niche curiosity to everyday essential, and WSM’s decision to build one from the ground up rather than simply shrink a centerfire design shows real respect for the .22 LR platform. By optimizing internal volume, baffle geometry, and mounting hardware specifically for the low-pressure, high-volume nature of rimfire cartridges, the company has produced a can that stays light, threads cleanly onto common barrels, and still delivers the hearing-safe performance shooters expect on plinkers, trainers, and small-game rigs. At under two hundred dollars it undercuts many legacy options while carrying the same brand pedigree that already supports WSM’s drum-magazine and rifle lines, giving budget-conscious builders one less reason to compromise.

For the broader Second Amendment community this release is more than another product drop; it underscores how sustained market competition keeps driving capability upward and cost downward even as regulatory pressure on suppressors remains static. Every new, affordable rimfire can that ships expands the number of first-time suppressor owners who discover that sound moderation is both practical and responsible, building a larger constituency that understands these devices as safety equipment rather than curiosities. When companies like WSM treat rimfire suppression as a serious engineering category instead of an afterthought, they reinforce the argument that law-abiding citizens benefit when access to hearing protection grows rather than shrinks.