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Woodruff531

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Hey, I'm new here trying to figure this out a bit and thought this would be a great place to ask with so much knowledge in one place!
Anyone have examples of their diy suppressor covers ?
 
Woodruff531 said:
Hey, I'm new here trying to figure this out a bit and thought this would be a great place to ask with so much knowledge in one place!
Anyone have examples of their diy suppressor covers ?
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I’ve been thinking about that myself just can’t bring myself to spend $80 plus on a cover but need to come up with something walking into stands at night and hitting a branch and hearing that noise I’m in on coming up with a solution feel free to pm me
 
Ha.

I liked the look of the bare mill "finish" so that's what I bought. Unfortunately, my IR light reflects off of it. So for now, I just cut up an old shirt and tapped it around the suppressor.

Some of those things go for like $200.
 
I ended up finding a video on YouTube of what I was thinking about doing and thought I should share it here but definitely looking for more people to respond because I'm open to other ideas and improvements
 
Well I live in NY and have no way to know anything about suppressors, and don’t claim to. But just thinking and wondering if something like Automotive Exhaust Header Tape would work?
 
Woodruff531 said:
Hey, I'm new here trying to figure this out a bit and thought this would be a great place to ask with so much knowledge in one place!
Anyone have examples of their diy suppressor covers ?
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Hey Woodruff, welcome aboard and you are right, lots of good people here with mountains of knowledge and more importantly, EXPERIENCE! Family friendly folks so everyone welcome.(y)
 
DoubleLungRage said:

Kilo Suppressor Cover | Mirage Control & Heat Protection.

Control mirage and protect your gear with the Kilo Suppressor Cover. Withstand heat, resist wear, and shoot with clarity and confidence.
tandkhunting.com

I have been looking at these. You can buy the heat shield separate. I don't shoot enough to worry about the heat shield.
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I don't do Mag Dumps so my cans dont get that hot . What I do is take kevlar fabric and do a light wrap that covers the Can, then with sewing a light denier nylon outside/exposed cover that has small guide/keepers that i use to hold 1/8" elastic bungee cord to hold tight on the Can.
But easy for anyone to MacGiver a cover. 'Aramid fiber weaves' like kevlar, nomex ..etc. will take a lot more heat abuse than people think before melting.

That link to the 'Kilo' Can Cover, looks pretty good design and more than fair priced. The 'carbon fiber' weave wrap they use will forsure take a pounding for heat before melting. also keep Can mirage heat signature down.

Some of the suppressor covers sold ask a high price. Account Prices-$ get higher for purchase specialty materials that are High Heat Resistant as most are Mill licensed proprietary owned. Also your large fabric accounts have minimum amount orders for example, shipping fabric 55-yard rolls . it not cheep for Shop sourcing specialty materials selling the suppressor covers when you figure-in Fabrics, Threads, outer-cover wrap matrerials, and wear/tear on machines and cutting tools. with also trying to color cordinate the materials used for proper aesthtetics.
Also it super hard on the machines sewing with the Aramid and fiberglass laced Threads and cords used to sew. They eat-up the thread guides and thread tension assembles, wears on Bobbin case tension also on the machines because super high abrasion. I have in the past used, but will not sew any large amounts and run on my machines.
Kevlar fabric is so tough and abrasive that I have a separate, and extremely sharp 'large' pair of Mundial shears just for cutting that crap. Those shears are a cutting weapon and chopping through Kev. and Nomex just puts the hurt on them.
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Don't laugh...but I used old denim, had one of the girls sew a hem all the way around, I think I made them long enough for 2 wraps, then wrapped Paracord or an old boot lace around it. I've used them for years, they're ok with heat in the dog town, certainly better than nothing, and cost me nothing but some thread. Look ok too imo but I'm pretty biased lol. I figured I'd replace them with nice ones sometime but haven't seen the need yet.
 
204 AR said:
Don't laugh...but I used old denim, had one of the girls sew a hem all the way around, I think I made them long enough for 2 wraps, then wrapped Paracord or an old boot lace around it. I've used them for years, they're ok with heat in the dog town, certainly better than nothing, and cost me nothing but some thread. Look ok too imo but I'm pretty biased lol. I figured I'd replace them with nice ones sometime but haven't seen the need yet.
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I would never laugh at anyone for using their innovative ability to fashion a necessary item. Necessity after all is the mother of invention.
 
204 AR said:
Don't laugh...but I used old denim, had one of the girls sew a hem all the way around, I think I made them long enough for 2 wraps, then wrapped Paracord or an old boot lace around it. I've used them for years, they're ok with heat in the dog town, certainly better than nothing, and cost me nothing but some thread. Look ok too imo but I'm pretty biased lol. I figured I'd replace them with nice ones sometime but haven't seen the need yet.
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Cotton Denim Burn Temp.
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Another natural fiber easy to find and very cheep . Jute fiber / Burlap / Hessian cloth .
Jute fibers can combust, or catch fire, at 410-428 degrees Fahrenheit .
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Used an old pair of my son's welding pants. Long enough section to do 2 revolutions around can, have the original seam at the rear edge of the can to provide a smaller diameter to resist walking forward. Smeared a thin coat of red RTV into portion that contacts the can. Had the wife add 3 velcro tabs. Done. Works great
 


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