Hello all!
I’ve been looking at getting a suppressor in the near future. I have looked at many options but none have really caught my fancy. I found several resources that demonstrated the fabrication of one’s own suppressor and every video showed processes that I can do (and have done for previous projects) in my garage. So I have decided instead of buying one, I will form 1 and build a suppressor.
I have a few questions however, both legal and technical:
1. The videos I viewed demonstrated several different materials for building suppressors. Some used Titanium, Aluminum, Stainless steel, etc but none described the specific material type. Which stainless? What type of titanium tube? Welded? Seamless? How thick for the walls? Is there a list of common materials used for the various components of a suppressor with the needed technical data? Maybe I’m overthinking it but I like to get specific anytime I working with metal.
2. I understand that I cannot start building my suppressor until my form 1 is approved but after it is approved are there any limits to the modification of my suppressor? For instance, If I design and build the baffles into configuration A but decide that configuration B would be more efficient can I then replace the A baffles with B baffles? I’m fairly sure the length would probably be fixed due to the form 1 but what changes(if any) can be made after initial fabrication.
I understand that some of these questions may be obvious but this is my first foray into anything NFA and don’t want to make any mistakes.
To give a more complete picture of the suppressor I’m wanting: I want my suppressor for use primarily with my 300blk but want to use it will my 556 and the 308 I will eventually own. I’m not too concerned with weight but I do plan on using it to hunt eventually. I will also be shooting cast bullets almost exclusively out of it.
Thank you all for any assistance.
I’ve been looking at getting a suppressor in the near future. I have looked at many options but none have really caught my fancy. I found several resources that demonstrated the fabrication of one’s own suppressor and every video showed processes that I can do (and have done for previous projects) in my garage. So I have decided instead of buying one, I will form 1 and build a suppressor.
I have a few questions however, both legal and technical:
1. The videos I viewed demonstrated several different materials for building suppressors. Some used Titanium, Aluminum, Stainless steel, etc but none described the specific material type. Which stainless? What type of titanium tube? Welded? Seamless? How thick for the walls? Is there a list of common materials used for the various components of a suppressor with the needed technical data? Maybe I’m overthinking it but I like to get specific anytime I working with metal.
2. I understand that I cannot start building my suppressor until my form 1 is approved but after it is approved are there any limits to the modification of my suppressor? For instance, If I design and build the baffles into configuration A but decide that configuration B would be more efficient can I then replace the A baffles with B baffles? I’m fairly sure the length would probably be fixed due to the form 1 but what changes(if any) can be made after initial fabrication.
I understand that some of these questions may be obvious but this is my first foray into anything NFA and don’t want to make any mistakes.
To give a more complete picture of the suppressor I’m wanting: I want my suppressor for use primarily with my 300blk but want to use it will my 556 and the 308 I will eventually own. I’m not too concerned with weight but I do plan on using it to hunt eventually. I will also be shooting cast bullets almost exclusively out of it.
Thank you all for any assistance.