Porting baffles

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3strucking
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Porting baffles

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Would there be any performance gained by porting 60 degree cones with .458 Socom / .45acp subsonic?
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anyone? anyone?
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I am far from an expert, but my gut tells me that porting a baffle that already has a 1/2" hole in it isn't going to do much.
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A port will introduce some asymmetric gas flow while the bore hole cannot. The size of the bore will not matter.
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If you are using K baffles yes you will gain efficiency. Stagger them when you install them. What’s the diameter of the baffle?
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Are spade and K cup baffles better for any specific type of ammo like handgun ammo or rifle,? I been looking trying to find info myself but I haven't found too much about it.
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Pro2ajuggalo wrote: Tue Sep 19, 2023 2:44 pm Are spade and K cup baffles better for any specific type of ammo like handgun ammo or rifle,? I been looking trying to find info myself but I haven't found too much about it.
I got told to skip the BS and go for K cups on a 1.25" diameter, 6" long dedicated rimfire build I was contemplating. I've yet to make that plunge, and nobody else I know even wants to enter the NFA realm, so I have nothing to back up the validity of said statement.
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