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by friendlysniper
Wed Aug 31, 2016 10:12 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: Threaded Barrels That Can't Be Found
Replies: 36
Views: 7149

Re: Threaded Barrels That Can't Be Found

S&W M&P 9c threaded barrel please
by friendlysniper
Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:04 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: Brake VS Flash hider
Replies: 19
Views: 3186

Re: Brake VS Flash hider

The lantac dragon seems to eliminate recoil and muzzle rise. Watch videos of it for yourself.
by friendlysniper
Sun Dec 07, 2014 10:54 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: SDTA Titanium Suppressor Build: The $120 Lightweight Suppressor **NEW VIDEO**
Replies: 17
Views: 31480

Re: SDTA Titanium Suppressor Build: The $120 Lightweight Suppressor **NEW VIDEO**

Where is the internal layout diagram? There's no image.

Could you provide more details/pics of what you used to press the baffles?
by friendlysniper
Sun Dec 07, 2014 10:50 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: Preppersdiscount.com "Black Mamba"
Replies: 9
Views: 4739

Re: Preppersdiscount.com "Black Mamba"

It isn't a trap. There are a lot of people who are using preppersdiscount and sdta stuff. There's like a 30 page thread over on ar15.com about it.
by friendlysniper
Thu Nov 06, 2014 1:44 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: Rifle Flashlight suppressor end cap analysis (observation)
Replies: 21
Views: 8796

Re: Rifle Flashlight suppressor end cap analysis (observatio

Is there a thread that has information/a guide on what to use (socket, ball bearing) and how to press the baffles? I haven't been able to find that by searching. Ideally I need a step by step guide with links to which sockets and ball bearings work best with the dorman 555-104 freeze plugs that fit...
by friendlysniper
Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:38 am
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: My Freeze plug baffle forming
Replies: 54
Views: 238269

Re: My Freeze plug baffle forming

The baffles at the start of this thread, what is the easiest method to get concentric center holes in the freeze plugs? Sorry if it's a ridiculous question just curious! Ben I used SD Tactical's jig ($19) with a 1/8" bit and drill. On the C tubes, the ID is 1.03 of the tube so you have to use ...
by friendlysniper
Thu Nov 06, 2014 12:24 am
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: Apparently DORMAN has changed their 555-104 freeze plugs.
Replies: 6
Views: 19158

Apparently DORMAN has changed their 555-104 freeze plugs.

According to SDTA they have changed this freeze plug and it no longer fits the centering tool they make. On ebay, you can find lots of 555-104, but I have no idea how old their stock is and if they're carrying these 'changed' ones or not. On another forum, someone found that these plugs also fit: Se...
by friendlysniper
Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:37 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: Rifle Flashlight suppressor end cap analysis (observation)
Replies: 21
Views: 8796

Re: Rifle Flashlight suppressor end cap analysis (observatio

Is there a thread that has information/a guide on what to use (socket, ball bearing) and how to press the baffles? I haven't been able to find that by searching. Ideally I need a step by step guide with links to which sockets and ball bearings work best with the dorman 555-104 freeze plugs that fit ...
by friendlysniper
Sat Sep 13, 2014 10:01 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: Thoughts on these tubes I found on ebay?
Replies: 27
Views: 5856

Re: Thoughts on these tubes I found on ebay?

You all seem to be misinterpreting the intention of this post. I'm looking for thoughts purely in the realm of machining these tubes and endcaps into a suppressor. Obviously if I'm posting this link on this forum, they're intended to be used for a form 1 suppressor. I don't specifically intend to us...
by friendlysniper
Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:42 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: Thoughts on these tubes I found on ebay?
Replies: 27
Views: 5856

Thoughts on these tubes I found on ebay?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/tube-aluminum-178mm-long-30mm-od-threaded-ends-both-end-no-hole-5004226-/141119097982?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20db5a8c7e These are aluminum tubes with caps. The seller has a variety of lengths and widths. They don't seem intended for the purposes of building a supp...
by friendlysniper
Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:36 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: MagLite C-Cell 9mm
Replies: 8
Views: 6572

Re: MagLite C-Cell 9mm

rqlasl wrote:I used a c cell for my .22 and a d cell for my .45....Both perform very well
What did you use for the recoil booster for the .45? The gemtech or the liberty? Or if you didn't use one, does it cycle without the booster?
by friendlysniper
Thu Sep 04, 2014 12:04 am
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: MagLite C-Cell 9mm
Replies: 8
Views: 6572

Re: MagLite C-Cell 9mm

Depends on the host really. Is your host a short recoil operated handgun, or a fixed barrel?
by friendlysniper
Tue Sep 02, 2014 6:23 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: 9mm, steel or aluminum?
Replies: 18
Views: 9075

Re: 9mm, steel or aluminum?

Shady wrote:anyone happen to know what mag light the sd tactical booster adapter fits ? C or D cell ?
D cell.
by friendlysniper
Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:05 am
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: How heavy does a suppressor need to be to require a booster?
Replies: 3
Views: 1160

How heavy does a suppressor need to be to require a booster?

The suppressor I am building is going to weigh about 12 ounces when it is finished. Is this light enough to not require a recoil booster?

The barrel length of the handgun is 4 inches, and its a tilting barrel, short recoil operated handgun (smith and wesson M&P 9c).
by friendlysniper
Mon Sep 01, 2014 7:13 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: 9mm, steel or aluminum?
Replies: 18
Views: 9075

Re: 9mm, steel or aluminum?

jlwilliams wrote:That's pretty cool. If they don't have the MagLite one, but they have the "Greatlight" one, why not get what they have and design your build around what's available?
Found a place that makes solid tubes with compatible threading, so I'm gonna go with maglite.
by friendlysniper
Mon Sep 01, 2014 5:31 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: 9mm, steel or aluminum?
Replies: 18
Views: 9075

Re: 9mm, steel or aluminum?

jlwilliams wrote:"I can find thread adapters for two nielsen device son the market for maglite tubes."

Where?
http://www.sdtacticalarms.com/GEMTECH-L ... _p_17.html

They don't appear to have the maglite ones in stock at the moment.
by friendlysniper
Mon Sep 01, 2014 4:50 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: 9mm, steel or aluminum?
Replies: 18
Views: 9075

Re: 9mm, steel or aluminum?

I have to agree that you should go MagLite. If you are buying a "solvent trap" already, why not buy a tube to screw it on to? If you buy the solvent trap piece and weld it onto something, you are nearly guaranteed to have some misalignment, at which point the rest of your work gets a bull...
by friendlysniper
Mon Sep 01, 2014 3:47 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: 9mm, steel or aluminum?
Replies: 18
Views: 9075

Re: 9mm, steel or aluminum?

Ethos wrote:what handgun will this be attached to?

you may need a piston
M&P 9c.
by friendlysniper
Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:57 am
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: 9mm, steel or aluminum?
Replies: 18
Views: 9075

Re: 9mm, steel or aluminum?

That was gonna be my next question. I don't want to reveal my trade secret.. but if I must.. I'm going to weld a "solvent trap" adapter into the rod. Tricky part is getting it all perfectly concentric to the bore, and deciding whether or not I want to use aluminum or steel (which I still ...
by friendlysniper
Sun Aug 31, 2014 9:40 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: 9mm, steel or aluminum?
Replies: 18
Views: 9075

Re: 9mm, steel or aluminum?

john.t.little1 wrote:I'd use steel if I were you. And use a hacksaw. What's your baffles gonna be? End caps?
Freeze plugs and washers and the threaded end cap (mounting cap) will be aluminum or steel rod threaded and welded on.
by friendlysniper
Sun Aug 31, 2014 6:32 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: 9mm, steel or aluminum?
Replies: 18
Views: 9075

9mm, steel or aluminum?

What is the preferred material for 9mm suppressor tubes? Steel, or aluminum? The baffles are being made from steel but I'm not sure what to use for the tube. Also, I don't have a lathe so I'm forced to use a pipe cutter of some sort. I'm not sure what type of pipe cutter to buy (preferably one that'...
by friendlysniper
Wed Jul 02, 2014 5:34 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: PVC, or steel?
Replies: 19
Views: 6475

Re: PVC, or steel?

Yep, the Apogee tubes are all D cell. You're using the SD Tactical C cell mag lite caps, correct? And the freeze plugs/tools he sells for them? Just curious if you happen to know the I.D. of the c cell? Also curious what you're going to use for spacer material? The I.D. of the D cell is 1.350, and ...
by friendlysniper
Wed Jul 02, 2014 12:49 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: PVC, or steel?
Replies: 19
Views: 6475

Re: PVC, or steel?

The apogee tube would be ideal, but I've since decided to go with a smaller diameter (C-Cell size maglite) instead of the larger D-Cell. It seems that they're all in that (D-cell) size.
by friendlysniper
Tue Jul 01, 2014 3:31 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: PVC, or steel?
Replies: 19
Views: 6475

Re: PVC, or steel?

How are you making the endcaps? Hopefully with a lathe. If that is the case, why not cut the steel tubing with the lathe? If that is not the case, how are you ensuring colinearity? i.e. that the axis of the bore of the silencer is in line with the axis of the firearm. I'm using the threaded (barrel...
by friendlysniper
Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:40 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: PVC, or steel?
Replies: 19
Views: 6475

PVC, or steel?

I'm using a maglite tube and threaded aluminum endcaps. The host is a 9mm handgun. I only have one issue to resolve.. would PVC hold up to 9mm pressures, or should I use a small length of steel tubing (vs pvc) to cover the opening for the button in the maglite body? I don't know what sort of pressur...