Good evening to you all. I would like to ask of you gentlemen about the soundness of building a bushing with a threaded extension to mount a suppressor on my M1911A1. I know that it will most likely not cycle, and I am ok with that; what worries me the most is whether the bullet will have cleared the barrel before it tips up, and thus would I be in danger of a baffle strike.
The reason I ask this and why I don't simply go with a threaded barrel is because these items are very expensive in my country, and here one is forced to register every barrel, which is a difficult and lengthy process. So I thought it would be best this way.
Thank you for your help,
LavaRed
Bushing Mounted 1911 suppressor
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For starters, the barrel is not on a parallel axis to the slide when the gun is in battery. A bushing-mounted suppressor, mounted perpendicularly to the slide's axis would experience baffle strikes if the silencer's bore were not grossly oversized or able to otherwise compensate for this.
You acknowledged that it wouldn't likely cycle (you'd get one shot with catastrophic equipment damage), so why is this idea a consideration?
You acknowledged that it wouldn't likely cycle (you'd get one shot with catastrophic equipment damage), so why is this idea a consideration?
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Well, perhaps you could. I have never seen a barrel extension available for a .45ACP 1911 barrel. I figured there might be a reason for that.
If someone would venture to do this, I am curious as to how stable it can be made. Would the extension be rifled as the barrel is? Left as freebore? I'm no ballistics expert nor an engineer, so I may be overlooking something.
If it is possible, I think Mike at TT would be the man!
If someone would venture to do this, I am curious as to how stable it can be made. Would the extension be rifled as the barrel is? Left as freebore? I'm no ballistics expert nor an engineer, so I may be overlooking something.
If it is possible, I think Mike at TT would be the man!
Re: Bushing Mounted 1911 suppressor
It will work with this product. However, due to the weight added to the slide, it will not cycle and you'll have to manually cycle the slide for each shot.
https://www.ftfindustries.com/product/RP-1911BB1.html
https://www.ftfindustries.com/product/RP-1911BB1.html