Cricket Sniping
I’ve been on a mission to quiet down my .22 STD Cricket. I’ve been shooting it at 700 fps with Neil’s shroud and 6 inch LDC. It is quiet with this setting but after awhile, you want to shoot the gun at it’s full capacity. I noticed with the 6 inch LDC shooting 880 fps, there’s still a great amount of muzzle blast. I even tried it with my 8 inch LDC and same thing. This past weekend, I’ve came up with different simple designs and finally completed the mod. I am now sniping from inside the house shooting 880 with no muzzle blast at all. Only thing I hear now is the hammer slap but until John or Ernest comes up with something to reduce that sound, the hammer slap can be loud as well. But bearable inside the house.
Still using Neil’s 6 inch LDC, I cut a 1 1/4 pvc tube 12 inches long. My biggest concern is the stability of the tube and the alignment. Luckily, Neil’s LDC slides right into the pvc tube perfectly and gives it the stability it needs. I actually had to put one layer of electrical tape at the front end and back end of the LDC so that it stays in securely. Also added a grub screw at the backend of the tube as a safety so that it doesn’t go flying off. At lowes I purchased rubber washers along with the aluminum ones. I could use the aluminum ones only but I figured the rubber piece will lessen the sound of the air impact. I epoxied the rubber to the aluminum washers. Also purchased 3/4 pipe foam to use as spacers between the washers. In total I have 5 washers inside on top of the baffles in Neil’s LDC. I am very happy with the outcome and the results of the sound. The additional 6 inches was what this gun needed.
I know it made the gun longer but shooting in the house on a caldwell deadshot, it doesn’t matter. There’s no clipping and still very accurate.
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I like to rub Omega 3 all over me when I am in heat to attract the bitches.
I just tried something different and it worked better than my earlier post. Basically I removed all the washers and inserted a longer foam piece into the tube. The only washer I have left is at the tip. The foam generates a really cool hollywood suppressor noise and to my surprise, it also reduced the hammer slap too.
This is what you’ll need if you want to do the same, 1 1/4 inch pvc tube, 3/4 pipe foam, 2 rubber washers and one aluminum. Epoxy the two rubber washers on both sides of the aluminum washer. Then expoxy the whole thing to one end of the tube. It should fit in there snug.
Next measure the foam and then push it inside the tube. I then push Neil’s 6 inch LDC in and everything is kept in place nicely.
I don’t think you can do this on the OEM shroud. Not enough clearance underneath to slide a pvc tube in.
Not a hand lotion, this is salmon oil.
Awny
Careful with that stuff mate… you’ll get blisters or a rash..
This reminded me I can do an over the oem unit until my 2pc comes back from Neil. Cool.
No lotion on my bench just that gritty soap stuff.
We caught Hoot: with the hand lotion too with the airgun tools quite a while back. I think he mixes pleasures. :biggrinn:
Your not bad on the tools after all Donny… 😆
You almost had me fooled you were a real man with that work bench, vice, drill clamp press, dremel bits, pliers, and safety glasses (even real men wear safety glasses :ugeekn: ) etc..
But then I saw it….
Why do you have a pump tube of your wifes hand moisturiser on your work bench!? 😯
This is very cool Donny
I wonder if it can be done on the standard shroud too. Probably would be hard to find a matching PVC that fits on it.
Necessity is the mother of invention. Nice job on the tape wrap.
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