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by MikeG
Thu Jul 28, 2016 12:22 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Well does anyone know if the group buy on the end caps for the YHM breaks ever went through?

If so how do you guys like them?

Did not think it would be so hard to find a couple of endcaps, may have to look for a different type of break.
by MikeG
Wed Jul 27, 2016 4:48 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Ok, been looking at muzzle breaks. Think I've settled on the YHM design. For the .30 rifles. http://yhm.net/30-cal-lt-a-muzzle-brakes.html For the 5.56 rifles. http://yhm.net/phantom-5-56-comp-brake-q-d-mount.html I am making an assumption that finding an end-cap that will attach to these is relativ...
by MikeG
Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:14 am
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Hate to bug you again, but by quenching media, do you mean something like CCF suppressor coolant?? I got a bottle of that stuff from years ago, have not used it but once or twice. Looking into muzzle breaks this week. That may be a good option. Also I figure I can clip the cones if after assembly an...
by MikeG
Tue Jul 19, 2016 8:35 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Latest design was.

12 inch tube Titanium tube and end caps, 1.5 inch diameter.

5/8 – 24 inch threads in the end cap with a reducer to get them down to 1/2x28.

Stainless steel cup style baffles with a stainless steel spacer at the muzzle end to form a blast chamber.



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by MikeG
Tue Jul 19, 2016 10:24 am
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Ok, came across some things that may have put some build ideas in question. Regarding the Titanium. Been reading about heat and that it might not be the best choice for a rifle can due to high heat generated by even just a couple of magazines worth of ammo. I don't do mag dumps, however some of the ...
by MikeG
Thu Jul 14, 2016 6:57 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Thanks whiterussian. I want to thank you for your help. Been in this game for a bit, got my first Gemtech in the early 1990's. The internals, the science behind the performance, and how to actually make one are a bit of a mystery. I am strongly leaning toward Titanium, even if it is just the tube. G...
by MikeG
Sun Jul 10, 2016 9:15 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Ok, that would work a lot better.

I could probably have a machine shop make up a few for less than purchasing one of those.

Like that idea.
by MikeG
Sun Jul 10, 2016 2:46 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Ok, one more real stupid question. Not sure if any legal issues on this. The future suppressor will have two holes in it, front and back, and a baffle stack that must be orientated in a particular way to work well. Has anyone, or can I, use two sets of threads of different sizes for the endcaps? Thi...
by MikeG
Sun Jul 10, 2016 2:31 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Thanks again. The $600 was I think 'K' baffles which we talked about not being a good choice for a rifle. Hopefully a cup style baffle will be cheaper. The 300 Win Mag is not what this is for, but would hate to look back and think I could have gone all the way for a few dollars more and did not. So,...
by MikeG
Sat Jul 09, 2016 5:33 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Good that helps.

What is the estimated cost for those parts?

I thought the reply I got from the guy near me was high.

Filed for a 12 inch suppressor. From what I read, I need to go with the 1.5 inch tube.

Got a few 300 Win Mags, can I shoot those with the can on safely?
by MikeG
Sat Jul 09, 2016 12:28 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Wow, lots to process. Unfortunately I am overwhelmed with the complexity. Not going to be able to bring the sophisticated equipment or experience so many have into my build. Limited tools, limited budget, limited metal working experience. My set up is an electromagnetic drill press attached to a sta...
by MikeG
Fri Jul 08, 2016 10:52 am
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Sent an email to the Texas guy asking about his products. Said about $600 would get me the parts I needed, and need to check back in a month or so. That sounded real high to me. whiterussian, thanks for the advice on the K cups. Those look a lot like what I have in my TiRant, and thought it would be...
by MikeG
Thu Jul 07, 2016 8:51 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

That is what I figured whiterussian. Thinking for the .308, need to go steel or titanium. So that first chamber needs to lined, that should not be a problem since I need that liner to hold the cups farther down the tube in place, correct? Got my form 1s done last night, chunk of change out the door ...
by MikeG
Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:04 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Andromax, can aluminum handle rifle rounds? The lathe is just not in the budget, stretched it to the max just to apply for stamps. Not eating ramen noodles for dinner yet..................but will when I can afford them. Thanks for the DM explanation. I will check them out. Anybody got any experienc...
by MikeG
Wed Jul 06, 2016 5:44 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

Re: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Thanks whiterussian, I will refer to it as a build from now on. Regarding the SDTA tube, I was just reading where some people don't like them and talk about another tube maker, DM. Don't know who DM is, something about their threads not being as deep so the tube is stronger? Any thoughts on that. Fr...
by MikeG
Wed Jul 06, 2016 11:54 am
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.
Replies: 36
Views: 12301

New Guy asking for Help with 1st homemade supressor.

Hello Guys, Got recommended to this site from a few folks over at THR. They said this is where all my questions could be answered. Been reading quite a bit before I got my user account. First a little about myself. Got my first suppressor, a Gemtech, back in the 1990's before NFA trusts were popular...