Anyone Ever Build Their Own 50 BMG Can?

The idea of suppressing my .50 has been bugging me the last few months. Instead of paying $1k-$3k for a factory can, I could spend $200 on a form 1 and fire up the lathe. What is holding back the idea is my lack of engineering knowledge.

I don't want to end up with a weak can blowing to pieces on the end of the muzzle. Nor do I want a can that doesn't reduce the recoil sufficiently enough and i end up with a broken collar bone. So I was just curious if anyone has designed and built a 50 can?

It is a great plan. There is this other forum all about this stuff with some very helpful folks, I dare not say the name here but they talk about silencers.
The siencersmithing section is where you should look.

Thanks....

Yes, this is my Form 1 .50 BMG can.
Tube is 4140 seamless alloy steel and all internals including muzzle brake are G5 Titanium.

Very nice. (Aren't those little Makita hammer drills the best?)

Motherfucker that is badass right there

Shiiiiittttttt......

Bet it sounds like a car accident firing it.

Very nice. Thanks for posting.

The 22 bullet really puts the size into prespective.

Awesome Can!!

I believe that's a 9mm. That is fucking impressive. How much does that evil son of a bitch weigh?

You probably can't get very much more dangerous than a sound suppressor for a 50 caliber rifle (one of the largest non DD calibers in common use), so if you don't have confidence, it might make sense to buy a market product rather than risk bodily harm.

The key to a safe and relatively light 50 caliber suppressor would be to use 4130 or 4140 and not stainless steel. If you don't want a failure, using a material that is 2-3 times as strong from the onset, is a good idea.

4130 is fairly corrosion resistant, and a shot of Rem-oil or WD-40 after use will reduce corrosion risk further. The side benefit of that, is that your first few rounds will have the benefit of some additional sound reduction too.

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