DIY suppressor cover

[omicron1792]

I put a silicone sleeve on. Then wrap ends with silicone wrap, coban, then some electrical tape.

 

[cq0302]

Wrap in heat resistant cooking oven sheets then wrap it in your choice of tape. There are softer “rubbery” sheets and ones with a fiber mesh. Don’t use the slippery teflon type, unless you want to work harder to keep it on.

It will work for short strings to avoid mirage and protect it.

Do you have a link to what one you would use?

 

[cq0302]

Amazon.com

Randy

How does this hold up to heat on a range, say a ten shot string? Seems like it would melt?

 

[hereinaz]

This stuff won’t melt with 10 shots. That tape over it is fine. Most use vet wrap.

https://a.co/d/bWQ9qAl

 

[Stache Attack]

Why not an Ls wild at .5 oz

 

[mcr-85]

My nephew tooled a leather sleeve for me. I haven't shot a lot with it but it's been fine so far. I also have not had it in any weather.

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[Bluumoon]

This stuff won’t melt with 10 shots. That tape over it is fine. Most use vet wrap.

https://a.co/d/bWQ9qAl

The silicon will melt a little and vet wrap a lot w 20 rounds on a .223 the way I shoot. That’s why I added header wrap over the silicone.

 

[cq0302]

This stuff won’t melt with 10 shots. That tape over it is fine. Most use vet wrap.

https://a.co/d/bWQ9qAl

Thanks got one ordered

 

[Midnight Mallard]

The silicone tape works very well if you aren’t shooting more than 10 rounds strings, don’t cheap out on the vet wrap, get 3m.

Where I’ve landed is silicone tape, then a layer of header wrap ( motor exhaust header), then the vet wrap. The silicone is probably getting melted a little on occasion, but comes right off. I think I’m still under 2oz.

I would do just the header wrap but it slips, the combo is

Just to know before I order, this is what you mean when you say header wrap correct ?

 

[pender1]

I took a piece of an old leather welding sleeve and cut a piece to fit around it. Tied it on with some gutted paracord. It has held up very well.

 

[Bluumoon]

Just to know before I order, this is what you mean when you say header wrap correct ?

Looks to be same kind of stuff. Duct tape works pretty well in place of Vet wrap fwiw

 

[WyldGoose]

Just to be clear…header wrap with vet wrap or duct tape over it will work?
Or first you must put silicone tape under everything?

 

[River Reaper]

I’ve got silicone tape followed by vet wrap followed by gear aid camo form wrap (to look cool lol) and it’s been holding up well through 140 rounds of 7PRC, 100 rounds of 22 ARC and getting it really hot. The camo form wrap is a little sticky.

I haven’t taken it all off to see if any of it melted to the can or how difficult removal is. I plan to do that after the season. From reading here, I’m not expecting any issues.

 

[Bluumoon]

Just to be clear…header wrap with vet wrap or duct tape over it will work?
Or first you must put silicone tape under everything?

I like silicone (prevents slippage of header wrap), plus or minus header wrap (header wrap if planning to shoot 10 plus rounds without cooling), then duct tape or vet wrap. I have some combos of this that get shot quite a bit and have lasted a year or better without needing to be messed with.

 

[WyldGoose]

I like silicone (prevents slippage of header wrap), plus or minus header wrap (header wrap if planning to shoot 10 plus rounds without cooling), then duct tape or vet wrap. I have some combos of this that get shot quite a bit and have lasted a year or better without needing to be messed with.

How many times around the can are you going with the silicone tape and header wrap?

 

[Bluumoon]

How many times around the can are you going with the silicone tape and header wrap?

Don't over think it. Start at one end with the silicone and overlap as you go to the other end. Single layer header wrap, end up cutting a few circumference length pieces to avoid overlapping/slipping.