Silencing the barrel?
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Topic: Silencing the barrel?
Posted By: DeTrevni
Subject: Silencing the barrel?
Date Posted: 03 March 2007 at 10:14pm
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HOW DO I MAKEZ A SILENCER?!?!?!? But seriously, I do a lot of testing on my markers, and a lot of it is fairly late. I don't want to buy one of those "muffler" things either, as they are expensive. I was toying with the idea of getting some socks/washcloths, layering them up and doubling them up and then taping them to the end of the barrel. Any of you people got any ideas to get the sound as quiet as possible? Legal note: I do NOT condone making functioning silencers, as this is not what the thread is about. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 03 March 2007 at 10:56pm
| I'm confused, for several reasons. |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 03 March 2007 at 11:14pm
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Okay, I thought you of all people would be able to piece this together. I test alot of markers + late at night + lots of bad noise = I need to silence markers for testing. THNX! ( ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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)Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 03 March 2007 at 11:35pm
| Sound deadening material on the walls. As some of the noise is from the barrel. Alot is just from the gun cycling alone. |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 03 March 2007 at 11:59pm
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Take the barrel off, and tape socks/undies/shirts/etc. over the hole. Other than that, it really depends on what you are testing and whether or not you HAVE to have a full cycle. |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 04 March 2007 at 12:03am
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I haven't thought of that. Duh. Oh well, just trying to find the best way, figured I'd ask what y'all do. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 04 March 2007 at 12:06am
| So, uh, what are you testing? |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 04 March 2007 at 1:02am
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I haven't got a battery for "it" yet, so I'm just tweaking with my Rainmaker and 'cocker. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 04 March 2007 at 1:11am
| Ohk. |
Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 04 March 2007 at 1:21am
| Cant you tweak them both with a shop compressor? Alteast I thought you can do the timing with one. |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 04 March 2007 at 1:24am
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Well, the 'cocker might be LP enough (haven't tried it), but there is no way in God's green earth the RM is gonna work on a shop compressor... ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: Monk
Date Posted: 04 March 2007 at 1:25am
oh, right on. Brain fart. 
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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 04 March 2007 at 1:43am
When I am testing (to keep the neighbors from complaining) I use the contraption below. It is made from a piece of foam pipe insulation. I make a donut piece out of the same foam and glue it to the end. The hole in the center of the donut is a little larger than the barrel. If I am shooting paint I take care to align the barrel so paint doesn't break inside the "Quieter." I use it a lot when working on finger speed. I find the foam does not interfere with my radar X when checking velocity or rate of fire (walking speed). I use a small frame work consisting of a straight 4' long stick with X style legs attached to hold the device above the table top.
If you are not shooting paint but need to operate with air, you can really quiet things down more by inserting another donut piece in the opposite end. The foam pipe insulation I am using has a wall thickness of about 1 inch. I find that the noise is attenuated down to about 1/3 of that without the muffler. I discovered recently that if I stick the whole foam tube inside a piece of 6" plastic pipe the sound is cut even further...down to about half of what it is with just the foam alone. For short air only firing inside the house just to test function after reassemby I stick the end of the barrel into a doubled over bed pillow or thickly folded towel. Quiets it enough so the cats don't end up handing from the overhead light fixture. -------------  
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DeTrevni wrote:
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 04 March 2007 at 2:12am
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Wow. I might actually have to do that. Thanks! ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: prolitesniper
Date Posted: 04 March 2007 at 8:08pm
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ya used to have that same idea, i used pipe instilation, about a foot of it over the tip of the barrel it works pritty well ------------- Tippmann A5 RT 16in J&J Ceramic 14in linear smartparts New BT Apex Barrel 45ci 3000psi Nitro System blade trigger 4+1pack |
Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 05 March 2007 at 3:49pm
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Does it need a special battery or something? ------------- 
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 06 March 2007 at 11:34am
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Yes. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: an94
Date Posted: 06 March 2007 at 11:39am
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I just stick a squeegee down the barrel. ------------- 1 paintball gun package=$150 1 case of paint=$50 air & entry fee=$15 lighting up newbies all day long= Priceless |
Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 06 March 2007 at 12:28pm
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Edit: Yeah, I get it. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell"
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Posted By: an94
Date Posted: 06 March 2007 at 1:13pm
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thank ya. you get the idea though
------------- 1 paintball gun package=$150 1 case of paint=$50 air & entry fee=$15 lighting up newbies all day long= Priceless |