New cat on the block.....

[Joel45acp]

So, I’m a new member of this sight and I must say, I’ve found a ton of info moving forward on my F1 build and I’ve enjoyed seeing some rather handy work from some of you gents. I do have some questions about my build so please pardon my inexperience in this field. I’m currently gathering my supply list for a 30cal can which will be used on a Remmy 300blkout bolt gun with both supers and subs. It might see some slight use on a 16” 6.8SPCII AR platform. My current thought is an 8”x1.5”(D size)Ti tube with a Ti thread protector and an Al end cap. The internals would be either stainless cups, stainless freeze plugs or Ti cups. Do you gents think I would have enough volume with the tube mentioned to achieve adequate suppression? Thanks for your input and excited to join the quiet thunder crowd. God Bless

[poikilotrm]

That is around the volume of a lot of commercial cans. How thick is the end cap? Al will need to be a bit stouter than steel.

[ECCO Machine]

Certainly. 1.5" x 8"-9" is pretty much the sweet spot for a .30 rifle can. My two production .30 models are Valkyrie (1.5" x 8") and Furtivus (1.5" x 9"). You'll find that most other manufacturers have one or more .30 model in that size range.

[Joel45acp]

That is around the volume of a lot of commercial cans. How thick is the end cap? Al will need to be a bit stouter than steel.

Would it be your recommendation that I’d go either carbon steel, SS or Ti for the end cap as opposed to a 6061 Al cap? I’m thinking of utilizing 10 to 12 freeze plugs with spacers in between. I was also considering the high wall freeze plugs thus avoiding the spacers in between the plugs for the most part. I believe the high wall plugs measure approximately 0.75” thus allowing me to utilize 10 in my tube. Does that sound adequate? Thanks again for any insight. God Bless

[3strucking]

why did you choose freeze plugs over turning your own?

[poikilotrm]

Steel beats Ti and Al for an end cap.

[Joel45acp]

why did you choose freeze plugs over turning your own?

I don’t have the proper tools( lathe, mill etc) to turn my own so I’m left with what’s commercially available.

[Joel45acp]

Steel beats Ti and Al for an end cap.

You’re referring to carbon steel correct? Steel caps would lower my overall cost by quite a bit too. Thanks for the insight sir.

[3strucking]

You could use valve spring retainers instead of freeze plugs. You can get them in titanium and chrome moly and should outlast freeze plugs.

[poikilotrm]

Steel beats Ti and Al for an end cap.

You’re referring to carbon steel correct? Steel caps would lower my overall cost by quite a bit too. Thanks for the insight sir.

Think of the end cap as a final baffle, but it cannot move, so all stress encountered by the cap is absorbed by the tube, the threads, and the cap itself.