Hey all.

I’d like to do a 22LR suppressor.  I don’t know enough about the options to start the process though.  If there is a forum that’s dedicated to Form 1 builds and help, I’d like to join up and start learning and hopefully get the approval process started.  

Any suggestions you can give will be appreciated.
BD

https://form1suppressor.boards.net

You're in it, ask away?

1st though, what kind of tools and experience do you have?

Also where in OH, if close to Cinci your options might open up tremendously

The guys over at the form1boards don't usually answer if you show up and ask questions without doing a little research first.

I did some reading over there, ended up with an XRT tube, cones, caps, and a jig from number40fan over there.  Clipped using a dremel.

Wasn't difficult, and I'm very happy with the results.

Feel free to PM me if you want more specific info.  The Eforms page is a PITA, but once you figure it out you can get through it pretty quickly, and wait time is only about a month.

I did a trust with nationalguntrusts, and had Tarheel doing the engraving on the tube.

Quietbore has good instructions on their site:

https://www.quietbore.com/2019/09/16/atf-eform-1-electronic-filing-guide/

Definitely.

It's a great resource for the F1 community, but you're expected to put in some effort before requesting help.  If you sign up and post a thread basically asking knowledgeable members to spoon feed you information and links to put together a perfect can, you'll pretty much be told to kick rocks just like the fifty eleven thousand people who asked that before you.

Or some good information that would be GREAT to have posted, is hidden behind silencer students paywall patreon.

Yeah, who does he think he is. I mean, it's not like he didn't spend thousands on a meter, countless stamps, and ammo. He should just give that info away for free; $10 is way too much to ask.

Easy there confrontational cowboy (jokingly name I have given you with how many threads get derailed when you give good info ha) I get that metering, baffle configs, tests etc cost money. I was talking about more simple things. He said in a thread that he has info I need, so I will pay 10bucks for a month if needed for the info I need, but this is more along the line of the manufacture should have supplied the measurements that I needed. Not SS.

Funny thing is, I wear a cowboy hat that belonged to my late grandfather.

And you'll like it

Way to be a buzz kill with my joke! Nice though. I am sure I will like his content. I have no doubts.

There I go again

Thanks all.  

I won’t make the mistake of going there and asking things out of the blue.  I’ll start reading and watching user videos to gain some knowledge.

I am only looking at a 22LR suppressor for pistol and rifle right now.  I’ll see how this all goes when I feel confident in starting the process, and after that I might go for another but in an AR in 5.56 or 300 Blk.

I’m glad I can ask questions here.  Makes me feel much more at ease when I have my ignorance in the subject on full display!!!
??

I’ll certainly be taking advantage of the kind members here.  Thank you very much for helping me with this.

Larry

The shit of it all is on how much you really want to learn. If you are interested in the physics, well it could get that deep. If you are just trying to get your feet wet, people will help. My first form 1 and this current build I am doing it being re-cored by Ecco. Nick did great work and people shit when they hear my can because it is very quiet for 5.56. Now that my feet are a little wet and I am not as green, I just picked up a Maverick Merlin tube, and I will try to this on my own. I do not own a lathe so I will order cups that I have found, but I will get a jig, and the correct Dremel attachment and clip and bore it all myself. My even take a shot at engraving it myself, and last but not least, paint it myself.

The skill gap is quite large for this community. Guys like Nick, User, and SS who just do some fucking space magic shit. Then there is guys like me, smart enough to make something happen, but not metal workers by trade. There is tools to help aid the process. Just know your limits and when to ask for help before you waste hundreds of dollars just to fuck something up.

OP,
If it’s your first can and you want a 22lr just get the Quiet Bore kit. I had ECCO do my first .223, but wanted to give it a try myself. From the day I submitted my Form 1 to firing my first test fire round took 32 days. Quiet Bore’s 22lr kits are easy and almost fool proof. And they don’t look bad either

https://thegunstudy.com/how-to/how-to-build-a-real-suppressor-with-a-solvent-trap/Hope it helps

https://form1.org

xrttactical.com. probably the most popular on the form 1 forums. different style tubes, and material cones. cones and radials. i went all stainless, lighter than you think and drop stainless in clr overnight, take out rinse under faucet and they no joke look like the day you drilled them out. Attached File
Attached File
Attached File

seriously nice machining too...

Attached File
Attached File
Attached File
Attached File

very quiet. several youtube videos too if you search ithttps://youtube.com/shorts/XRQQ6WhptdQ?feature=share

@bigwaylon

He's made the process so easy...even a caveman can do it