How are integral suppressors manufactured?

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Saakee
April 6, 2012, 11:03 PM
I know it's going to be different for each kind of build but using a .223 barrel as an example, would it be basically taking a larger diameter than necessary 20" barrel blank, cutting a 12" .223 barrel in it on one side with the usual headspacing and bolt matching cuts (not sure of exact terms) then cutting out a much larger cavity for the rest of the length, inserting a monocore buffer or stackable buffers, then attaching the endcap?
In this example, how would you go about cutting it for the gas expansion in to the gas block and how would one go about tuning this build? An adjustable gas block or start with smaller holes and drill out as testing goes along?
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p2000sk
April 7, 2012, 01:28 PM
Check your PM.
Saakee
April 7, 2012, 11:15 PM
I'll try to join it soon but I have enough trouble keeping up with every other social media site i'm involved with.
TurtlePhish
April 7, 2012, 11:23 PM
A relatively thin barrel is made, then holes are drilled in carefully between the lands and the entire thing is sleeved in a large diameter tube with baffles built in down the entire length, sealed at the front and back with endcaps.
Saakee
April 8, 2012, 05:42 PM
That makes much more sense than my premise and cleaning it would be a lot easier to do than my idea (prying out a caked on monocore would be hell). Thanks.
rjrivero
April 9, 2012, 05:56 PM
Or you make a short barrel, then build a suppressor on the end and perm attach it. There are lots of examples out there. Some of our members make their own.
TurtlePhish
April 9, 2012, 07:02 PM
Check out silencertalk (http://www.silencertalk.com).
Saakee
April 9, 2012, 07:30 PM
I've been reading through it though i'm not gonna join any time soon since my question got answered to a point that works for me by you in #4
Ranb
April 10, 2012, 05:51 PM
A relatively thin barrel is made, then holes are drilled in carefully between the lands and the entire thing is sleeved in a large diameter tube with baffles built in down the entire length, sealed at the front and back with endcaps.

If there are no baffles in front of the muzzle, then I think this design would work poorly.

Ranb
TurtlePhish
April 10, 2012, 06:04 PM
If there are no baffles in front of the muzzle, then I think this design would work poorly.


True, I forgot about that part. The sleeve/baffle assembly would have to extend beyond the inner barrel.
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