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If this is interesting to anybody, CGS recently created 3D printed suppressors using direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), but with Titanium instead of SS [0]. I
by ezekg 4y ago
If this is interesting to anybody, CGS recently created 3D printed suppressors using direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), but with Titanium instead of SS [0]. It allows for new geometries to suppress the expanding gasses that just weren't possible with CNC'd parts welded together. SIG also started producing suppressors with DMLS [1].
I don't have one (yet), but the results on sound signature look to be pretty impressive [2].
[0]: https://cgsgroup.com/product/hyperion/ https://cgsgroup.com/product/hyperion/
[1]: https://www.sigsauer.com/suppressors.html https://www.sigsauer.com/suppressors.html
[2]: https://pewscience.com/sound-signature-reviews-free/sss-6-71-cgs-hyperion-minifix-300blk https://pewscience.com/sound-signature-reviews-free/sss-6-71...
- adolph 4y agoI wonder if the methods could be used for acoustic suppression of other things, like fans. For example the foam used in the below one wouldn't be useful for a kitchen hood fan. https://www.amazon.com/VIVOSUN-Noise-Reducer-Silencer-Inline/dp/B01CTM0J70?th=1 https://www.amazon.com/VIVOSUN-Noise-Reducer-Silencer-Inline...
- _carbyau_ 4y agoJust give me an actually quiet vacuum cleaner...
- pvarangot 4y agoI'm in California so I can't suppress my firearms because that would put the rest of the population in grave danger. That being said, the most impressive thing of the sintered suppressors rather than the sound signature for me was the reduction in blowback. I heard them on pistols and semi-auto rifles though, I suppose to truly hear it I should have seen it on a bolt action.
- ezekg 4y agoSIG’s new DMLS suppressor line supposedly has less blowback than unsuppressed, which is incredible. Gas to the face sucks.
- sbierwagen 4y ago>I'm in California so I can't suppress my firearms because that would put the rest of the population in grave danger. ?
- zoltar 4y agohttps://law.justia.com/codes/california/2018/code-pen/part-6/title-4/division-10/chapter-9/section-33410/ https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2018/code-pen/part-6...
- giantrobot 4y agoSuppressors are just flat illegal in California. So much as possession of a suppressor is illegal.
- ncmncm 4y agoSome places, cops will visit if they think you are buying too many oil filters because you might be making and, presumably, selling suppressors.
- littlestymaar 4y ago
- wyager 4y agoI have a Helios QD Ti suppressor (same company, also 3D printed out of titanium) - just got ATF approval after about 6-7 months. It was pretty pricey (around $1300 IIRC), but it's very cool. Super lightweight, suppresses very effectively. Almost feels like dense plastic because it's so light. Sheds heat very quickly - safe to touch much faster than my Omega 300. They claim it's good up to 300 Norma Magnum, which is extremely impressive for the weight. The American suppressor market is super interesting, because the $200 flat tax, extreme physical stresses, and low weight limits conspire to incentivize some of the most advanced high-temperature high-stress metallurgy outside of jet engines. In most other countries, where suppressors are unrestricted or even required (!), it seems like there's not nearly as much incentive to go straight to the ultra-high-end like most American suppressor mfrs have done.