Freebore the barrel back to 3.75” and it will make all ammo subsonic then drill ports as you like in the freebored section to let out gas

Been a while since I was last on here. The old 5.56 can is getting some age on it. Has not been getting used as much as it did in the past. Ammo prices are to blame for that. Been having some rusting issues with it. It had been left in the safe for Covid time and when I got it out it had a nice coat...

Just an update. Its been 10 years and this 5.56 can is still just as good as the day it was made. Just ran 1000 rounds through it Saturday. A mix of M855/SS109 and IMI 69 grain ammo. Only had 2 mags so it was shoot and reload. was an all day event and this can was used at different periods of the da...

download this https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... dl-created and it fixes the missing picture problem with out the original poster of the picture doing anything. it makes it so your computer can see the pictures

for what its worth my freeze plug silencer is 11 inches long with 11 baffles and is .265 all the way. 9 years and way over 10 thousand rounds of SS109/M855 and its still .265

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dont remember the finished weight or the weight reduction its been 9 years since I made them and they are still as good as the day I made them. I have it on an ar15 and only shoot ss109 out of it. rifle is on its 3rd barrel. I stopped counting rounds years ago. read the build thread the info is in t...

cant see your picture with out signing up for that site. here is my picture http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g143/Tazdev67/DSC00202.jpg from this build thread http://www.silencertalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=19231&hilit=freeze+plug do the skirt modifications after forming....... I use...

bottomdweller wrote:What do you think the maximum cone degree you could squeeze out of a 1.75 plug?

not sure. time for some experimenting. what have you got to press them with?

not a rocket scientist



picture is from this thread

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update. I am back to loading this again. I asked the same question on a few sites and got no actual answers other than posts quoting internet guru's who were quoting other internet guru's. searching today I have found some original posts (not people quoting) using 18 to 18.7 grains of 4227 with a 13...

I did mine on a blued barrel. cut the barrel shorter and turned it down and threaded the end then re blued it. been alot of years and I have had the tube off to clean it 2 times and there was no rust or other problems with the barrel. I did a reflex integral so the barrel is in the blast chamber and...

Hi Sub-sonic I am about to do a home build for use on a ruger bolt action in 300 blackout, subsonic ammo only. I have some 2" SS tube and have found the correct size freeze plugs for it. I was intending to follow the build you did for the 308 suppressor but then I thought the 300 blackout is o...

quiettime wrote:Load up some at 17.5 and see if the accuracy is good and what the velocity is. My guess is you'll see about 100 fps slower.

you are thinking opposite to me. I am thinking no pressure signs and still room in the case add more powder

my load is
speer 130 hollow point #2005
18.5 grains of IMR 4227
1x fired winchester 223 brass cut down to 1.360 sized in lee dies
cci primer
OAL 2.020
barrel 10.5" 1:8 twist pistol gas

velocity test
1240 feet 60f
1) 1953
2) 1917
3) 1921
4) 1967
5) 1944
6) 1966
average velocity 1945

so I am loading 130 grain bullets in the BLK and I have lots of 4227. I searched for load data and get conflicting information. IMR site says start load is 18 and max is 19.2 so I load up 18.5 and go see what happens and its a good load. primers look good and all is ok. velocity is 1945fps from a 10...

some reading material from 2005

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personally I dont like drilling into the bore/rifling. I think its better to counter bore the barrel to make it a smooth bore in the area to be ported. drilling ports is a smiple matter of using a sharp drill and steady pressure. dont force the drill. then use an end mill thats larger than the drill...

have the shoulder of your mount trued to the bore axis

Well that would be silly. If you're chucking the monocore, why fill the tube with crappy washers? K baffles well designed and executed will deliver much more efficient suppression than any monocore, and certainly better than any freeze plugs. flat washers spaced 3/8" apart would do far better ...

have him make another end cap and chuck that monocore away and pack the tube with freeze plugs or quiet washers or cones and go with a .250 hole

if you use a decent brake that directs the gas sideways into the expansion chamber on a reflex style can you will get some benefit. like this one


but if you use some pseudo wanabe brake then well you are waisting your time.

I find this strange because I run my 5.56 can on a 16" barrel and always use SS109 FMJ and dont have this problem and I am into the thousands of rounds. The rifle is actually on its 3rd barrel and I run my 30cal can on a 18" FAL and a 16" SKS with surplus mil ammo and subs and on a bo...

thanks for the pictures. first time I have seen any like that. any reason why the holes are off center in the bottom pictures?

There was premature wear on the Freeze plugs cans I have seen personally, specifically separation on the face during the first 80 rounds on one, and wear to point that baffle strikes started happening on another around 400rds. can you explain the wear that caused the strikes did the holes wear smal...

check out the comments under the video
https://youtu.be/mY2A_HTV6ZU