Thank you for all the help and comments on the design of my Form1 .22lr suppressor. After 9 month of waiting and about 12 months of working with my machinist (yes, it was hard to find time we could do the work together and when I could be on site at his shop with my Form1 in hand), the suppressor is now complete.
The 22/45 lite is almost the perfect host. It is perfectly balanced with the 6.3 oz weight.
It came apart easily after about 200 rounds and I plan to soda blast it to clean it. The baffles have powder deposits on them, probably not need cleaning.
We were shooting in an enclosed 3 wall shed in a forest area, so it was probably extra loud with the sound bouncing off the roof and trees, still no hearing protection was used and no one complained.
I have nothing to compare it to, I have never heard another one in real life. It sounds like my air nail gun, maybe a little quieter. I was shooting bulk supersonic ammo. (The kind you can't seem to buy anymore!)
Every so often, I could hear a bullet go supersonic, don't know why, but so it goes.
I am really sold on suppressors. It is fun to not wear ear protection and hear the sounds the bullets make.
Thanks to the group for all the help. There are a bunch of regulars here that helped answer several questions. This was a real fun project, even though it took forever.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6d2qvN ... SuD-SDZDeg
Picture of the guts... NEED TO CLEAN IT!
