Recent content by zenbiker

farmerted: thanks for the link, covers a lot of ground. All kidding aside, I'm really surprised. Maybe I'm chasing a problem that doesn't exist, but to me, there is a disconnect here. A lot of time and thought goes into designing suppressors; some of the design goals I've read are to maximize...

Chris, as someone who is playing with 3D printing, what is the finish like on these units, and how are they able to hit an effective cost point? Laser Metal Sintering has been way expensive when I have priced it for different baffle designs. It would definitely be the way to go; they could...

Does the rear of the Phantom contact the fore end/ hand guard when it is screwed all the way down? Is there a chance the can is not screwing down all the way and allowing gas and carbon to leak out of the back of the supressor through the threads? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Been reading about as well as dealing cleaning suppressors. A couple of members have been dealing with heavily carbon/lead fouled suppressors and difficulty in cleaning them. Question: If there was a way to seal both ends of the can well, could stainless steel case cleaning media be used with...

Not yet, but I'm about to...... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

I ran myself into a corner on an AR build. I wanted a 24" match upper and got one. I thought I could get a Noveske SwitchBlock and everything would be golden. I hit a snag when I realized The Noveske SB is intended for .750" barrels; my upper is .950". I do not want to run an overgassed gun...

Am I the only guy that wants to help out and doesn't give a rat's patootie about whether or not I win a suppressor? Let me throw this idea out for consideration and potential usefulness: Digging my $100 emergency C-note out of the cleverly hidden and ingeniously booby trapped emergency...

You still cannot see the sights, something this style of suppressor was supposed to solve. Recoil is significantly reduced along with muzzle rise, so getting back on target is almost effortles The suppressor is light, but slows down transitions from target to target and causes me to swing...

Thank You. The wall hanging is a hand lettered scroll for the word 'zen'. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

A gunsmith worth his salt would be able to set up the barrel in his lathe, indicate the bore center, pick up the thread timing, and finish cutting the threads and relief with a full profile thread threading tool,and properly ground shoulder relief cutting tool. I've done it, and I'm a rank...

Oh, HELL NO. Not only would that be ass ugly, but shims are nothing but a bandaid for gunsmiths who don't know how to time a muzzle device. The shims would probably not fit to the shoulder, and the apparent lack of relief at the shoulder are a recipe for a bullet/baffle/endcap strike...this is...

I've been following this thread ( no pun intended ) with great interest. I just sold my lathe and mill, partly because I'm moving, and partly because I was beginning to believe that the lathe may be a weak link in my shop, chiefly, leadscrew precision. The gunsmith I learned from was adamant...

....but isn't it cute? And very, very quiet for one born into a family of .45s ; ) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

I have done this with a Rem 700 stainless SA with very satisfactory results. I opened up the rear of the ejection port, lengthening the port, until I could eject 300 Win Mag brass. I put a slight bevel on the inside of the front of the port to allow a little extra clearance as the empty case...

What about Carbon removers, specifically Slip 2000 Carbon Killer, in a sealed suppressor and ultrasonic activated cleaning units? I've never seen anything strip carbon like Carbon Killer, but I have missed any mention of its use to clean suppressors.... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD