Are There Any Indiana Suppressor Manufacturers?

[FN USA]

I'd be interested in a .308 can down the road. Any idea when those will be ready?

 

[edwea]

They're rated for 22LR, 22 Mag, 5.7x28 too. I should have a 556 version in hand to test in a couple weeks.

Seems like an aluminum can would lead a short and unhappy life on 5.7x28.

 

[NyleRN]

Seems like an aluminum can would lead a short and unhappy life on 5.7x28.

Yep. IMO not a good choice. Even with just 22lr using aluminum limits what chemicals you can use for cleaning. There's a reason no one uses aluminum baffles anymore

 

[Aszerigan]

Yep. IMO not a good choice. Even with just 22lr using aluminum limits what chemicals you can use for cleaning. There's a reason no one uses aluminum baffles anymore

Say what you want. Huntertown did it and my FA cans still run fine ten years later. You don’t need stainless to shoot higher pressures.

And if you’re chemically cleaning your 22 baffles, you’re missing the quiet performance of a sealed can.

 

[Aszerigan]

I'd be interested in a .308 can down the road. Any idea when those will be ready?

It’ll be a few months. He’s a farmer first so his production is limited. Having said that, his cans are top notch.

 

[Creedmoor]

Yep. IMO not a good choice. Even with just 22lr using aluminum limits what chemicals you can use for cleaning. There's a reason no one uses aluminum baffles anymore

I'm curious on what happens to them?

 

[NyleRN]

I'm curious on what happens to them?

Put your aluminum baffles into the dip and let them soak over night and let me know if you find them the next day

 

[NyleRN]

Say what you want. Huntertown did it and my FA cans still run fine ten years later. You don’t need stainless to shoot higher pressures.

And if you’re chemically cleaning your 22 baffles, you’re missing the quiet performance of a sealed can.

Sealed? This can can't be taken down to clean?

 

[Creedmoor]

Put your aluminum baffles into the dip and let them soak over night and let me know if you find them the next day

Ive soaked non automotive aluminum many times in my Safety Klean machine with no ill effects.
Its a parts cleaner not an acid hot tank from days of old.

Edit, I just talked to that brother, he said at cleaning time he unscrews the can and drops both pieces in a coffee can full of Safety Kleen and it might sit for days before he finishes cleaning it.

 

[NyleRN]

Ive soaked non automotive aluminum many times in my Safety Klean machine with no ill effects.
Its a parts cleaner not an acid hot tank from days of old.

Edit, I just talked to that brother, he said at cleaning time he unscrews the can and drops both pieces in a coffee can full of Safety Kleen and it might sit for days before he finishes cleaning it.

Ok? What are you cleaning off the aluminum? Caked on lead?
Edit: is suppressor parts what you're talking about or just automotive parts?

 

[Creedmoor]

Ok? What are you cleaning off the aluminum? Caked on lead?
Edit: is suppressor parts what you're talking about or just automotive parts?

No auto parts, from whole suppressors to suppressor parts, gun parts, billet and forged aluminum. The oldest can we have is 40 + years old, 45 acp, endless lead bullets shot through it.
Its nothing but ******** billet alumiun on the inside.
It hasn't melted away.
I did metal fabrication for quite a few years. I've never seen aluminum just melt away in a parts cleaner or by bore cleaner that we have used.

You haven't said what cleaners just melt aluminum away?

 

[NyleRN]

Point I'm trying to make with my post is aluminum is a more reactive metal and there's more attention needed when using chemicals to clean it when comparing to 17-4. That's all. And I was being a little facetious with my dip comment. The dip will damage the aluminum if left long enough. I'm sure it'll completely eat them over a long enough timeline.

 

[Aszerigan]

Point I'm trying to make with my post is aluminum is a more reactive metal and there's more attention needed when using chemicals to clean it when comparing to 17-4. That's all. And I was being a little facetious with my dip comment. The dip will damage the aluminum if left long enough. I'm sure it'll completely eat them over a long enough timeline.

Back to my original point... I don't clean my cans. Even my 22 suppressors. If you're shooting 15,000 rounds through a rimfire can, barely enough to clog it up, then maybe, but I don't know anyone that shoots that volume that doesn't have an ultrasonic cleaner. Forget the chemicals, use an ultrasonic.

 

[Aszerigan]

Sealed? This can can't be taken down to clean?

Yes, it can be taken down. Soak it in hot water for 15 mins and take it apart. Better yet, use an ultrasonic cleaner.

People WAY over-stress the need to clean rimfire cans. Don't clean centerfire suppressors. Clean rimfire suppressors as absolutely needed, but not more than that. Suppressors sealed with funk are quieter.

Guns need to stay clean, cans run better dirty. Most suppressor owners don't understand this.

Disclaimer: I'm not saying @NyleRN doesn't have a legitimate concern about keeping cans clean. I'm only saying that suppressors sound better polluted than they do sparkling clean.

 

[NyleRN]

Yes, it can be taken down. Soak it in hot water for 15 mins and take it apart. Better yet, use an ultrasonic cleaner.

People WAY over-stress the need to clean rimfire cans. Don't clean centerfire suppressors. Clean rimfire suppressors as absolutely needed, but not more than that. Suppressors sealed with funk are quieter.

Guns need to stay clean, cans run better dirty. Most suppressor owners don't understand this.

Disclaimer: I'm not saying @NyleRN doesn't have a legitimate concern about keeping cans clean. I'm only saying that suppressors sound better polluted than they do sparkling clean.

Cleaning schedule is going to be up to the end user for sure. Mostly based on how much you value your time. The longer you go without cleaning your 22lr can the longer it'll take to clean it. I'm not one of those that say you need to get the baffles sparkling clean. Knocking most of the big stuff off is sufficient. Are these baffles skirted? If not, going 15k intervals will be a chore. You'll most certainly need a pusher. A dirty can is a quiet can. Sure. But by how much? 1db? 2 maybe? Can your ear discern 2 db when in the 115-117 range? Mine can't. Every manufacturer that has produced an aluminum baffled 22lr state to not use an ultrasonic cleaner. Now, if Travis wants to say that's ok for his and is willing to warranty it if anything goes astray then great. That's if he's still in business in say 5 years from now, which is something to think about also when buying new manufacturer's suppressors. I think the big thing here as when it comes to materials is to see what the market wants. Right now I'm seeing every new 5.7 rated suppressor being made from 17-4. I hope Travis does well with the business. If he enjoys it and makes money then let him. As to sealed rifle rated cans you have way different pressures exiting into the blast chamber. Plus you're not shooting lead projectiles. Most all carbon build up and erosion is on the blast baffle

 

[NyleRN]

Can you get Travis to send this 22lr can to someone like Griffin for testing on the Pulse? Austin loves to demo others cans against his. If it does extremely well it would be basically free advertisement and possibly make others push the envelope for performance. Just a thought

 

[Aszerigan]

Can you get Travis to send this 22lr can to someone like Griffin for testing on the Pulse? Austin loves to demo others cans against his. If it does extremely well it would be basically free advertisement and possibly make others push the envelope for performance. Just a thought

I have one I can send him, sure.