Supressor and Baffles Question - Practical Machinist
Jun 23, 2010 · Those style baffles are considered crude by today’s standards. I have/own a suppressor with stamped steel cone baffles similar to Maxim. The upgrade to modern K baffles is quite significant in sound suppression. This is an integral 10/22 made by John's Guns many years ago. The baffles have been upgraded. His silencers now use K baffles.
Steel baffle construction how to for 5.56 supressor - Practical …
Nov 3, 2006 · I have made 9mm, 22lr, 300/510 whisper, 458 suppressors out of aluminum tubing and barstock. The baffles are either simple 60 degree conical baffles with a 1/2 inch bearing surface, or K baffles with a 60 degree shape also. The inside of the baffle is made using a 60 degree reamer. My currant project is an all 304 stainless can for my ar-15.
Struggling turning 304 stainless steel for a suppressor
Jul 10, 2014 · Now that I've got you in here, yes I have a Form 1 approved from our dear leaders the ATF. I'm working on the baffles right now and I am going through cutting tools at a alarming rate due to catastrophic failures. I'm using a CNC Bridgeport EZ Path II and have a program created to do the...
Gunsmithing | Suppressor baffle material selection | Practical ...
Jun 26, 2014 · Don't recall any dimensions but the "pellets" were maybe 3/8 to 1/2" thick. Using maybe twenty for a ten inch tube. Think the baffles were of hard of formed rubber. Like I said, don't remember all the details, but the idea has stuck in my head. They claimed it worked real good. Allowed the gases to slow and dissipate better than just baffles alone.
Lathe and Mill for Suppressors - Practical Machinist
Nov 9, 2010 · The suppressor designs are fairly basic, and in general would require turning down a 1.125x6.5 inch aluminum blank into 0.750, and drilling a .4687 inch hole lengthwise through the center. After that, I'd need to use the mill to drill baffles perpendicular to the center hole.
Machining Gun suppressors (silencers) - Practical Machinist
Aug 12, 2012 · Sure you can build a few, and cranking out 200 plus end suppressor plates and tubes, is easy enough. The modern design inner baffles, really scream for an Mazak Integrex or =. At least live tooling..... With a ~6 month waiting time for ATF approval on a single can, ($200.00 Form 4 from a SOT dealer) think about the wheelbarrow loads of paperwork...
Very Beginner question about Necessary Equipment & Where To …
Jul 9, 2024 · Whether it's a shotglass or a suppressor baffle, it's a simple turned part, and any CNC lathe can produce them easily. If you were, in fact, looking to mass produce, that adds to the complexity. You'll need a bar feeder, more spindle speed and more HP, but even here, you could probably manage to locate a usable machine for a quarter of your ...
Gunsmithing | Small tubing to shoot bullets used by Israeli ...
Jul 11, 2012 · 22lr is a pretty potent round. I was with someone when he shot a deer with one, it only stumbled a few feet before dropping.
South Bend Lathe by Grizzly - Practical Machinist
Apr 2, 2009 · Mostly did barrel work. Occasionally some sound suppressor parts. Some threading. Had no issues. It doesn't have a whole lot of balls to be able to make suppressor baffles out of exotic stainless steel bar stock, but I eventually got some done. Eventually... heh. The CNC turning centers were a lot better for suppressor parts back in the day.
Why are many comp/flash hiders stainless steel? - Practical Machinist
May 12, 2013 · Now about stainless steel in pistol compensator. It was used to combat erosion in the baffles between the chambers of a compensator. It never was an issue with the .45, but in the .38 super and other high pressure caliber pushing a light bullet at high speed, it …
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