Congrats.
I'd be interested in hearing your first hand observations unwashed by the machine.
Search found 11853 matches
- Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:22 am
- Forum: Random Talk
- Topic: Monday... Trump in J.C.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5695
- Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:20 am
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: Have approved Form in hand, but cannot find sources.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2993
Re: Have approved Form in hand, but cannot find sources.
I believe it's entirely credible to retire from a job without any of the equipment at home to perform the job. The initial post in this thread is looking to buy "supplies", specifically baffles which seems a lot to me like wanting to make your own medicine and asking to buy "supplies&...
- Sat Sep 29, 2018 8:13 am
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: Have approved Form in hand, but cannot find sources.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2993
Re: Have approved Form in hand, but cannot find sources.
No ready made aftermarket baffles that I know of at onlinemetals but they have supplies.
Might be able to troll the ATF by searching for "ready made silencer baffles".
Might be able to troll the ATF by searching for "ready made silencer baffles".
- Fri Sep 28, 2018 9:52 pm
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: Have approved Form in hand, but cannot find sources.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2993
Re: Have approved Form in hand, but cannot find sources.
There's a place called onlinemetals that has a wide selection of stuff.
- Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:49 pm
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: welding on a threaded extension a berreta tomcat .32 barrel
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5203
Re: welding on a threaded extension a berreta tomcat .32 barrel
Last time he logged in was 2010.Historian wrote:Repoman,
...
Can you post image ...
Stranger things have happened.
- Thu Sep 27, 2018 7:09 am
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: Secondary Blast Baffle discussion
- Replies: 59
- Views: 13973
Re: Secondary Blast Baffle discussion
Thanks! Looks like a great day.
In slo-mo those things look more like a volcano when they go off.
In slo-mo those things look more like a volcano when they go off.
- Tue Sep 25, 2018 10:30 pm
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: absolute maximum level of suppression
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2004
Re: absolute maximum level of suppression
Yes.kutworksinc wrote:... Can you make a 9mm or a .45acp as quiet as a suppressed .22 with a trash can sized suppressor.
- Wed Sep 19, 2018 6:47 am
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: is there such as a thing as too big?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3868
Re: is there such as a thing as too big?
What he said.
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:28 pm
- Forum: News Stories
- Topic: Guide killed by grizzlies, bear spray element to story
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1728
Re: Guide killed by grizzlies, bear spray element to story
Projectile to the knee of anyone nearby and then run like Usain Bolt still seems like the best plan.
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:08 pm
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: Spiral Baffle Design....yay or nay?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7329
Re: Spiral Baffle Design....yay or nay?
Yeah, that happened a while back but I think some of their more notable publications can be found on the interwebs with some effort.jreinke wrote:Unfortunately, when Paladin Press went belly up, so did the availability of both of Al Paulson's two books as well as the silencer patent book by N.R. Parker.
- Wed Sep 12, 2018 7:47 pm
- Forum: Silencer Talk
- Topic: Interesting "muzzle brakes"
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1845
Re: Interesting "muzzle brakes"
Definitely don't be standing downrange.John A. wrote:Internal thread: 5/8x24 Thread
Caliber: .308
Material: High-Quality Aluminum
- Wed Sep 12, 2018 6:45 pm
- Forum: Silencer Talk
- Topic: Interesting "muzzle brakes"
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1845
Re: Interesting "muzzle brakes"
Everything is legal, it just depends on where you're standing.mbogo wrote:100% legal.
- Wed Sep 12, 2018 6:44 pm
- Forum: Silencer Talk
- Topic: Backpressure Problem in a Semi-Auto Rifle?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5457
Re: Backpressure Problem in a Semi-Auto Rifle?
There are already plenty of finicky gas rifles out there I don't need to make my own then.fishman wrote:...
My guess is that it'd be too finicky with different loads unless it was way over gassed
- Wed Sep 12, 2018 6:43 pm
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: Spiral Baffle Design....yay or nay?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7329
Re: Spiral Baffle Design....yay or nay?
... Is there a book I can read or something? So I don't end up asking 500 stupid questions? People seem to like Paulson's books try looking at The Alan C. Paulson book Silencer History And Performance Vol.2 Other people may chime in with some other books they remember. Other than that look at the l...
- Tue Sep 11, 2018 11:30 pm
- Forum: Silencer Talk
- Topic: Backpressure Problem in a Semi-Auto Rifle?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5457
Re: Backpressure Problem in a Semi-Auto Rifle?
I don't know anyone who knows how to get a 308 AR-10ish to cycyle subsonic ammo a pistol length gas system and a rifle length barrel. Just don't run supers through it I've thought about trying this myself but was wondering if I could restrict enough gas using an adjustable block to make supers bear...
- Mon Sep 10, 2018 9:02 pm
- Forum: Silencer Talk
- Topic: Backpressure Problem in a Semi-Auto Rifle?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5457
Re: Backpressure Problem in a Semi-Auto Rifle?
Have a new SR 762 ... will not cycle with subsonic ammo ... It won't. If you keep cutting coils off the spring eventually you can get them to reliably eject but it will not then chamber another round. Only two people I know of have every claimed to get subsonic ammo to cycle a in a 308 AR-10ish. On...
- Fri Sep 07, 2018 11:42 pm
- Forum: - Announcements / Site Suggestions / Problems
- Topic: Whats up with this absurd amount of spam?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4971
Re: Whats up with this absurd amount of spam?
At one time the software on this site was outdated, still may be, may add to the issues here.
- Fri Sep 07, 2018 9:31 pm
- Forum: - Announcements / Site Suggestions / Problems
- Topic: Whats up with this absurd amount of spam?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4971
Re: Whats up with this absurd amount of spam?
Sounds like a pretty good summary.
- Thu Sep 06, 2018 6:14 pm
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: How many silencers can I make as I do R&D?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4308
Re: How many silencers can I make as I do R&D?
If I already had the equipment this would be a tempting route.T-Rex wrote:...
Not saying it's the best use of time and money, but, if legal, it could be fun
- Thu Sep 06, 2018 1:19 pm
- Forum: Legal and Political
- Topic: Guns issue flairs up in Kavanaugh hearings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1484
Re: Guns issue flairs up in Kavanaugh hearings
Some do.johndoe3 wrote:...
What does DIFI think, that people buy and own AR-15s and then lock them all up in a safe and never use them?
...
Some guys have a walk-in closet full of stripped lowers waiting for DiFigeddon.
- Thu Sep 06, 2018 1:15 pm
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: How many silencers can I make as I do R&D?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4308
Re: How many silencers can I make as I do R&D?
Not exactly what he said but as long as you're thinking that way no extra baffles/parts or unserialized tubes.ronjes100 wrote:You answered my question.
I better not have more than one on hand at any given time.
- Wed Sep 05, 2018 11:25 pm
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: action noise and suppressor hosts
- Replies: 48
- Views: 8036
Re: action noise and suppressor hosts
Nice toys zev!
- Wed Sep 05, 2018 6:00 pm
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: First timer with a few questions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1656
Re: First timer with a few questions
... Lots of good info here! Why do freeze plugs suck? Even stainless steel ones? A number of adventurous souls have built freeze plug designs before you, everything from 22 to 308, there are drawbacks to almost everything. A few are below, browse wicked's thread for more or google search with the s...
- Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:00 pm
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: First timer with a few questions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1656
Re: First timer with a few questions
... - I've heard you have to submit a design sketch or something along with the Form 1, this true? ... Echoing fishman's no and adding please resist the urge to write any letters. Take a look at fishman's 300blk form 1 build link in his signature for some good info. There should also be some more 3...
- Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:19 am
- Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
- Topic: action noise and suppressor hosts
- Replies: 48
- Views: 8036
Re: action noise and suppressor hosts
... I've been thinking of getting one of those cheap db meters. ... Some random guy in a garage with a meter recently compared a Radio Shack meter to a Larson Davis and posted the results. Where the B&K metered ~130 dB for an Anshutz air pistol the Radio Shack metered it at ~104 dB https://docs...