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Silencer foam alternatives

Dec 18, 2005 10:29am
I think this topic was started before but i can't seem to find it right now. Any ideas on what could be used to replace foam in a silencer? I have two right now, a SOCOM with grey foam rings and a phantom kit with compressed cotton rings. I have the opportunity to get a QD M4 silencer sans foam. Needless to say i'm looking for things to put in it :D . Think a bunch of rings cut from a sink sponge would do the trick?
Dec 18, 2005 3:09pm
You can try cutting a regular tube sock. Take an old spring and wrap the sock around the spring, then pack that into the suppressor. I, uh, hear that it works great. From the people who have tried it, that is. :wink:
Dec 18, 2005 4:20pm
i heard there was some type of insulation for outdoor water pipes for your house...im not sure if it works well. but you can sure as hell try it. :wink:
Dec 18, 2005 5:06pm
i made a supressor out of this green foam that you i think can get at craft stores to stick fake flowers in. it worked alright but i was messing with the hopup on my old mp5k and shot it out.
Dec 18, 2005 5:29pm
pipe wrap works well, get the small dia. stuff, any home depot has it like $3-$4
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Dec 18, 2005 7:23pm
sweet, i'll give these a try, i guess if all else fails the extra rings from my phantom kit may fit in there... but keep the ideas coming!
Dec 18, 2005 7:33pm
try to get different kinds of foam, more dense for the tip, and less dense toward the guns muzzle