Suppressors Cooling your suppressor with water?

[gabriellapua]

Just wondering if there is any danger in cooling a over heated CAN with water? Have any of you done this before? Does this void any warranty that you may have? Just gettingmy newb questions out there whe I wait on the government. Thanks for your response.

 

[wtopace]

Re: Cooling your suppressor with water?

I have never done this for the fear of my can or baffles warping. All metals need to heat and cool relatively slowly or you run the risk of deformation, I don't believe suppressors are any exception.

Try tossing your nice stainless steel frying pan under a cold stream of water in the sink after cooking and watch what happens, that is only from ~400 degrees down, your suppressor can run much hotter.

 

[jonaddis84]

Re: Cooling your suppressor with water?

I would highly advise against it as well, especially if there are any welds in your can. Not to mention you are changing the metallurgical properties when you heat and cool something quickly like that (if its hot enough).

 

[bohem]

Re: Cooling your suppressor with water?

If you can get a suppressor past the critical point that cooling it is going to cause metallurgical changes I would be highly surprised...

That being said, the stresses induced from such a cooling would not be a good thing for the suppressor.

Shooting the suppressor wet is very different than quenching it.

 

[gabriellapua]

Re: Cooling your suppressor with water?

Thanks for the info guys. I will mark this down as a "no go"

 

[jonaddis84]

Re: Cooling your suppressor with water?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bohem</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you can get a suppressor past the critical point that cooling it is going to cause metallurgical changes I would be highly surprised...

That being said, the stresses induced from such a cooling would not be a good thing for the suppressor.

Shooting the suppressor wet is very different than quenching it. </div></div>

There was a discussion on SS vs Ti going on here a few days ago where they were talking 1000+, Im not sure on the actual alloys used, but most steels thats hot enough to make some changes.

Id imagine a good string of 338LM wouldnt have a problem getting up to that temp. My heavy ass YHM 338 gets roasting after a reasonably slow 5 shot string.

 

[dragoon]

Re: Cooling your suppressor with water?

While not the same as 'overheated' , some pistol suppressors' performances are enhanced by using water , or other 'ablatives' ... Water in a rifle suppressor can be destructive . The high-velocity round leaving the muzzle creates a vaccuum , drawing water-vapor into the bore . This can result in catastrophic damage , as the second round hits the water droplets . Knights Armaments encountered , and overcame this , with their suppressors ... When in question , consult the manufacturer ...