I am looking for plans on how to build a noise suppression box (sort of muffler) that will cut down the muzzle blast noise when I fire my rifle.  I’m not looking for a silencer or anything else that attaches to the barrel.  In my mind’s eye, I envision a short box or tunnel with baffling (or??) to absorb the blast noise, but I have no idea if this would work.

I have a safe place to shoot, but I do not want to annoy the neighbors.  

Does anyone have a suggestion?

Oh, and welcome to the ASSRA forum 38-72. You're gonna like it here!!


       Joe

Saw one made of 3-5 tires wired together hung from a tree limb that you shot through, the internal cavities were stuffed with insulation with chicken wire inside to hold the insulation in place, sorry no photos but shooter that constructed and used it said that it really reduced the noise level with the lower velocity loads but really did not work well with the High-Vel loads. Remember seeing another that used a plastic 55 gal barrel with a removable baffle system inside it, remember that both builders said they were no good/dangerous for black powder   because they collected the unburned powder insides the baffles.
Good luck,
MIKE-T  




38-72 wrote on Dec 6^th, 2008 at 12:38pm:

Once you get over the tax stamp which is do-able permit wise and 200 bucks a real silencer is not a bad way to go.  Have been thinking about one myself. Basement range all I shoot now is Air guns, Would be safe with rimfires if I could supress the noise.

Boats

Charlie Dell just shot out the window of his shop through a "tunnel" composed of a wire mesh form covered with some sort of waterproof sheeting.  It didn't suppress much sound, but from inside the shop (or the mudroom attached to the shop) the sound didn't bother the nearest neighbor who was 1/4 mile away through the woods. 

Froggie

I finally woke up.I believe it was JD Steele talking about a muffler boc built out of plywood etc.Try searc function. Whitey