Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Aero enhanced rails have an ergonomic 1.78” inside diameter, perfect for larger hands or for the integral look of a partially covered 1.5” suppressor. Block 4(c) Caliber or Gauge (you put like 5.56mm., or .223 or 30 Caliber or whatever) Doubling velocity quadruples energy while doubling bullet weight only doubles energy. You obviously don’t have a clue about Ballistics. Want to mount a camera on the scope so’s I can sit back in leisure and watch the squirrels get popped on a telly! Cut the round metal bar at that length using either a hacksaw, a chop saw or a vice. There is no background check to purchase an air rifle either for the same reason. Length should be between 8-inches and 12-inches. 3. Once again Josey has it right. Given me some things to think about. Since I have a special night-hunting purpose of use, I should benefit from easy take-down and cleaning between hunting excursions. How I like to read him and feel the words just roll off the page. Full power loads are reported by a third party to be ’22 magnum rimfire” like. Those rounded sections (where your arrows are pointing on your diagram) cause gases to swirl back into the projectile path and it continues to move forward and eventually out of the suppressor before it has lowered its pressure. It’s all relative to work space, I suppose. Weld both sides of the tube to cover the silencer. Finally, as to the expansion chamber which is where you find the primary blast baffle, from what I’ve been able to gather, has to do with concentricity from the initial release of gasses once the projectile leaves the muzzle. It made interesting reading. 2.Next IF the suppressor is NOT made of materials that would be able to be used on a firearm or would be destroyed if used on a real firearm…THOSE are your work arounds……. As for the optimal number of baffles, that is to be determined. It is also why they have two mid sized chambers after the first blast chamber/baffle. Unless you get your spacers perfectly sized your suppressor will rattle. I am genuinely fascinated by the engineering and physics behind sound suppressors, and I’m always interested in learning something new. SUPPRESSOR. Albeit basic, this is a solid high-pressure cartridge setup that might not be the quietest can in the world, but is pretty damn effective. Yeah for all that money, time, time spent on a learning curve and equipment, I’d rather just buy one meant for my rifle instead of risking damaging my gun or getting hurt. It will be crimped to pinch behind flash hider and cover inside of reflex. Primary Blast Baffle/Chamber – This is the very first baffle in the baffle stack. I don’t have any ink, my hair is only now starting to get a few greys here and there, and I sadly have a metropolitan Alaskan Accent (hard to describe because… well… it doesn’t sound like an accent to me). I cannot find anything on this as of yet. The conical baffle is used by a lot of players in the industry, so it’s a solid choice, but I bet if you ask 50 experts, you’ll likely get about 1000 opinions on the topic. I made my own washers. I think that itâs got more to do with turbulent gases in my situation than it does with barrel harmonics being only a 22 Long rifle. Also, the bolt action allows the handling of the spent cartridge case to safely save it for a reloading, by keeping it off the muddy ground in a location to-be-determined after a time consuming search….as well as avoiding the bagging noise of the spent case, if it were to be captured in an ejection case bag. I would truly appreciate your commentary on my intended design. One of the things that truly astounds me about suppressors is the technology and engineering involved in making them work effectively. I am no expert, but I can provide some opinion on the topic. I have access to a master machinist and a personal background in metallurgy. Too much missing info. Even the subtlest nuance in the suppressor design can have huge impacts on performance. I have some experience in construction of suppressors, and this article borders on dangerous. Is there a type of addon that can be used, or do you have to design one from scratch? Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The Nomad fills a hole that was previously in Dead Air's lineup. It shoots better than it did before I sent it to them. As for the design differences between the low pressure and high pressure designs, what I write about above is mostly theoretical in nature. As for spacers, like I discussed in the article, it will depend on the dimensions of your suppressor and your intended application. Wow! This would also handle the variable powder loading the does & does not supply enough gas to auto eject the empty case. Block 4(h) Your Name, City, State (2 letter Postal Code is acceptable), Model (optional), Serial and Caliber. One way is to buy a round metal bar as a main tube and drill it to create baffles and bullet paths. As in, the silencer end and the blast baffle shouldnât be too near. Yessssss! Adapters are available in both 5/8-24 and 1/2-28 threads. Thread Attachment – I wasn’t sure what to call this one, but this is the back end of the suppressor that affixes to the barrel. Even if were totally legal to build your own suppressor no one attempting to follow these instructions could complete the build. Recently built a form 1, maglite style suppressor. Thanks for naming my concept as reflex. Iâm only using a baffle system that will have a 90° affect on the gases as opposed to the more streamlined tapered baffles.