Air Lock Industries Suppressor

[Karl B]

Awesome! What were the specs you gave LS Wild for your can cover?

1.7x5. Torched 5 in a row at a dog town this morning and I got some melting. May not be the best cover for the airlock

 

[khuber84]

1.7x5. Torched 5 in a row at a dog town this morning and I got some melting. May not be the best cover for the airlock

Exact size I ordered for my airlock. I'll have to keep an eye out for melting of the cover.

 

[6.5x284]

Zero G compared to an Enticer STI

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Have you shot those two side by side? I have the ZG and an Enticer LTi but not the STi or Wolf Hunter. Would be curious in your thoughts.


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[ACHILLES]

Going off the db(a) the air lock shows to be 9db quieter than the enticer Sti. When my air lock comes in Il grab my buddy’s enticer sti and compare the two.

 

[ZeroFoxGiven]

Have you shot those two side by side? I have the ZG and an Enticer LTi but not the STi or Wolf Hunter. Would be curious in your thoughts.


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Have not. Hopefully going to keep a 6.5mm Airlock out of next order for a demo so we can get some time behind one.

 

[Karl B]

Exact size I ordered for my airlock. I'll have to keep an eye out for melting of the cover.

After getting home and stowing gear I inspected closer. Looks like the worst of the melting was at the covers seam, though some of the liner also melted.

 

[Bater]

Yeah I'm thinking I won't run a cover on my ZG's. As would be expected they get WARM

 

[thinhorn_AK]

After getting home and stowing gear I inspected closer. Looks like the worst of the melting was at the covers seam, though some of the liner also melted.

I did that exact same thing with my scythe.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

After getting home and stowing gear I inspected closer. Looks like the worst of the melting was at the covers seam, though some of the liner also melted.

The melting in the seam is because the fabric cover is exposed there. The liner is presumably a carbon felt so it can't really melt. Did some some of the melted seam get smeared?

 

[Karl B]

The melting in the seam is because the fabric cover is exposed there. The liner is presumably a carbon felt so it can't really melt. Did some some of the melted seam get smeared?

I don't believe so. Exploded some Pdogs, got back in the truck and could smell it. Pulled the cover down to stop whatever was happening. Theres small amounts of melted material on the entire can.

Its whatever. I like a cover but not really interested in adding a bunch of ounces to a can thats purpose is to be super light and suppress a shot or two. I'll just raw dog it from here on out

 

[DannyB]

After getting home and stowing gear I inspected closer. Looks like the worst of the melting was at the covers seam, though some of the liner also melted.

Scotch Bright pad will clean that up. We are going to work on our own high temp / ultralight weight cover when we have time.

 

[NSI]

Scotch Bright pad will clean that up. We are going to work on our own high temp / ultralight weight cover when we have time.

@hereinaz maybe it makes sense for your 2 shops to collaborate here. Sounds like the high turbulence design is causing early heating and melting along the exposed threads. Easy engineering change to get those threads out of contact with the can body I'd think.

-J

 

[hereinaz]

Yes, the melting is the nylon in the seam.
Shoot me a PM and I will get you a replacement cover.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

@hereinaz maybe it makes sense for your 2 shops to collaborate here. Sounds like the high turbulence design is causing early heating and melting along the exposed threads. Easy engineering change to get those threads out of contact with the can body I'd think.

-J

Having that seam external would help but folks would probably say it looks ugly. Leaving some of the liner long on one side of the seam would help shield it but then its reliant on the user to install it correctly with that flap covering the seam. Maybe lswild could offer something like that as a "higher heat resistant" version for cans like this or high shot strings so the folks know what they are accepting as a user (visually not as clean and/or harder install)?

 

[Karl B]

Yes, the melting is the nylon in the seam.
Shoot me a PM and I will get you a replacement cover.

Appreciate the offer but don't even sweat it my man. The more I think about it I feel the appropriate approach is to just keep shooting with it on. Kinda looks like what has melted is about all that will melt unless the felt keeps melting. Either way the only damage done is some black crap on the can which i could care less about. Cosmetics is not something I concern myself with, which should be obvious to anyone as the rifle is in a rokstock for God's sakes

 

[nm.otter]

Yes, the melting is the nylon in the seam.

Aramid thread time?

 

[NSI]

Aramid thread time?

Haha I think my Nick's boots use that. Good idea. Not cheap.

-J