Need a shroud for the FX Timberwolf
Hi all, I recently purchased an excellent FX Timberwolf; been lusting after one for a long time. I have an LDC on it, but I would really like the cleaner lines of a full shroud. Is that possible with this rifle? Can someone steer me to a source?
thank you,
darryl
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Trust Subssonic with your life. I’ve done business with him several times and he’s solid.
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Hoot, I was thinking the same thing about modifying that sleeve. I’ll experiment with that, and with some of the inserts I’ve added recently. I’ll search out Subsonic here, and see what’s up. Is he on the BOI?
here’s to luck!
darryl
A shroud is worthless without an air stripper, or a way to get the air back into the body of the shroud.
One way to do this, and it doesn’t take much, is to use a dremel, or rat tail file and simply grind a few notches into the length of the sleeve where it rides on the barrel. This opens up a pathway from the muzzle back to the rear of the shroud. You may also need to drill some holes in the first “connector” or washer, whatever is in front of the sleeve, so the air can go backwards.
Air, under pressure, will fly through these gaps and enable the shroud to absorb more of the blast producing air volume.
Again, a few small holes at the shroud rear, four to six, about 1/32nd inch will permit some of the air to vent outside without make much sound, barely a hiss. Start with two holes and test it, don’t overdo it. Four to six, no more, and four might be plenty.
Springs and spacers are workable, but not that effective. “Subssonic” can mill a one piece baffle for you, if you have the length and diameter for it to fit snugly inside the end of the shroud, about an inch from the muzzle. A baffle is much more effective in changing the harmonics of the blast, and causing the blast to dissipate into the shroud tube. It may take him some time, but the wait is worth it. He did one for my .25 Talon and shut it down to a whisper. His prices are very fair.
Good luck.
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Hoot, this shroud is made by David Rubenius, as I’ve been told. The internals consist of springs and connectors. I’ve since replaced those with some baffles from another source. That has helped some. The internals are not made to direct air to the rear. There is an a sleeve that acts as the start point for stacking the internals, plus it supports the shroud at the muzzle end. Some work will have to be done on that. It does not have enough room to drill holes into, and so allow air past it. There are ways to work around that, when I think about it.
I’ll have to read the tutorial on how to post pictures here. Thanks for the feedback.
Darryl
I have had some success in drilling a few very small relief holes at the back of the shroud, about two to three inches out from the breech. The key is to use very small holes. The Edgun, and some other shrouded rifles, use this technique to lower the blast pressure from the muzzle.
You can also see if there is an air stripper, or any baffles between the barrel end and the front of the shroud. Some shrouds are just hollow tubes, and they can be improved a lot by slowing down the muzzle blast with an air stripper to direct a lot of that energy back into the shroud tube, and a simple cup baffle, like used in the MARAUDER can substantially cut down on sound.
Take it off and post some pics of how it is laid out. Perhaps someone can give advice on improving shroud performance.
The AA SXX series have the same problem. I’m still working on that one myself. I’ve got a few ideas I’m going to try.
Regards,
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It’s a custom unit, but is no way as quiet as an LDC for the reasons you state. No riser kit. Smallish i.d. It does have a nice deep black-blue finish that compliments the rifle, but for best results I’ve screwed an LDC on. That makes it ultra quiet, but having to do so defeats the purpose of the shroud only. Well, now it’s a specialized rifle. Only use the LDC when I really need to. 😉
I’ve been trying to get a custom shroud made for my SS510 and it just doesn’t seem possible to find someone who is willing to do it.
Usually a person wants a shroud that is over-sized, rather than order an OEM from the maker. This generally involves building a breech riser, with all it’s associated transfer ports, elongated attachments, etc… Then the shroud has to be constructed, finished, threaded, welded, whatever…
It’s a pain in the butt and the builder probably needs the gun there to do it.
By the time you pay for the labor, custom parts, etc….you’d be better off
selling the gun and buying one with a better shroud.
A good moderator is just as effective, not cosmetically, but is way cheaper.
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I think he’s taking a break from producing things for a bit, as a search reveals (unless I’m mistaken). I have a plan-B.
darryl