| Here are some detailed tips on how you can create | | | | thicker varieties of foam padding and the density is the |
| your own homemade paintball gun silencer. This is | | | | determining factor over here. The last thing is a screen |
| pretty effective in absorbing most of the sound that is | | | | mesh which will prevent the packing from bulging into |
| created when the paintball gun is fired. | | | | the main parts of the gun. |
| Go Sniper with the homemade paintball gun silencer | | | | You need to create an inner core having a diameter |
| There have been many who have missed their | | | | equal to that of the outer diameter of the barrel. Now |
| targets due to the pop that happens when a paintball | | | | you need to select a PVC pipe that fits accurately |
| gun fires. Well, you can actually compress the pop with | | | | over the barrel of the gun. If the PVC pipe is too big, |
| the help of a homemade paintball gun silencer. It's | | | | then you can make it a proper fit by sanding away the |
| reasonably easy to make a paintball gun silencer. It's | | | | excess PVC. You can use the dremel to achieve the |
| the burst of gas that propels the paintball towards the | | | | desired fit. Melting the PVC might not be such a good |
| target. The silencer needs to absorb the gas to reduce | | | | idea after all as it may result in a crooked pipe. |
| the audible sound that comes out of the barrel. It will | | | | Now comes the most important part of creating the |
| not completely silence your paintball gun, but the sound | | | | holes in the core. The best thing to do would be to |
| will be muffled to a great extent. In order to make your | | | | draw six lines along the entire circumference of the |
| own homemade paintball gun silencer, the first thing | | | | core and then create every other row of holes. The |
| that you would need is a dremel multipro. This is a | | | | ideal distance between the holes would be once inch. |
| rotary tool that comes in various models. Multipro has | | | | In order to create the holes you an use a small drill bit |
| an added advantage of variable speeds. | | | | and then use a hand drill. The combination of the two is |
| The next part of your apparatus is a PVC pipe. Get | | | | ideal to create the proper holes in the core. Round |
| one with a 40 schedule. The schedule is what | | | | holes are fine and it is advisable to stick to them, rather |
| determines the effective pressure rating of the pipe. | | | | than going fancy and experimenting with the shapes. |
| You would mostly need one or two feet of a PVC | | | | Now you create the outer casting with the ABS pipe. |
| pipe. You also need an ABS pipe. Remember the | | | | Calculate the length of the pipe you need and then |
| pipes you used while installing your sewage lines? Yes, | | | | carve out the end caps. Once you achieve this, then |
| these are ABS pipes. ABS can also be called as a | | | | thoroughly sand out the entire casing. Now you need |
| lighter version of the PVC pipe. Then you need foam | | | | to test your homemade paintball gun silencer to ensure |
| padding to actually absorb the sound. You can get | | | | that it works fine, enjoy! |