I'm using a handgaurd with an inside diameter of 1.350. Best of luck, man. I'll stop short of saying it's impossible, but dropping the report of supersonic rifle cartridges from very short barrels by 15-20 dB with a 1-5/16 OD x 4-1/2" long can is a very tall order. I've made a couple prototype...

You are asking allot from a tiny package unless you use ablatives and that would only work for a few shots. A dry suppressor of 3.00x4.500" will make a huge difference and may get you close to the objective. Using a coaxial design, a fair number of baffles can be used at the expense of erosion...

Have you considered reflex or integral designs? Why do you have such a small diameter requirement? If my goal was minimal added length and minimal weight, i'd do an integral with a ported barrel and 4-6 baffles in front of the muzzle. 1.5" tube. Probably all titanium. The MO of these pistols i...

I've got a lot of experience running all sorts of lathes. In my humble opinion, the Grizzly is low quality Chinese junk. Yeah, it's extremely versatile Chinese junk, and it will get the job done, but for the same money you could buy a nice old lathe that's built like a Roles Royce. For myself, I inv...

Hello gents, thanks for approving my request to join. My name is Tim Malcolm and I own Malcolm Ballistic Tool custom gunsmithing. I don't say that as a plug, bit to explain that I'm a master machinist, and a professional gunsmith, so I have a good handle on the manufacturing side of things, and on s...