Ok, this is part one of a series that I originally ran on another site apx. two years ago (the project is still unfinished - but shootable and almost done) on building a LEGAL integral suppressor on a Mauser VZ-24. So here we go.

First let me state up front that all my suppressor projects are completely legal with Form 1 in hand BEFORE begining the project. DO NOT attempt to make ANY part of a supprosser without PRIOR application to, and approval from the BATFE.

That said here is a pic of my first suppessor I built.




A Rugar 96/22 with integral suppressor. I've been able to get SSS ammo to run pretty smoothly. It's very quiet. Total length is only about 1 and 1/2 inches longer that factory.


Alright on to my current project. An internally suppressed VZ-24. Here is the doner gun.



Notice a little "sporter" work has already been done.



This was kind of a rushed "sporter" it seems my cousin decided to raise some cash by selling my Uncle's rifles. Hunting season was close so I rushed this one out to him as a "loaner". Didn't want to take a chance on losing a high dollar rifle to my cousin's cash needs.

Anyhow, notice the new bolt handle and stock is notched for the ball. Put a set of two piece scope mounts on. The factory safety was unusable do to scope interference so I stuck on a new trigger group with side safety. I know: Very cheese but it was a rush job on as few dollars as possible.

So now I've got it torn down and I'm doing the action up right.



Notice the reserfaced bolt face? The rails have also seen "the treatment".



The threaded round disk is a thread protecter for chucking the barrel up into the lathe.


Now for some of the fun part. I'm using T6 aluminum tubing on this project. The inside diameter of the tube is 1.6 in. with a wall thickness of 1/8 inch. You may or may not know that taps and dies are NOT readily avalible for these deminsions. As a result the threads are completly lathe cut. To keep the threads standardized the first order of business it to make a set of check gauges. Here are a couple of pics of these.



And a better view of the inner threads



Sooo, this is where my project lies for now. I'm hoping to get the barrele cut, turned, and threaded next. So stay tuned. . .

dont want to spoil the ending here, but have you checked the internals again after the first shot problem?? is everything holding up now??

Yes, I built a secondary tube and filled it with aluminum pop rivits (nail part removed) and that did the trick. I've been told that eyelits work better but have not tried that yet. I'm now at a point that I want to test full power commercial rounds and see how those do.

Hey mods. I notice we have a gunsmith area, this thread may be more appropriatly posted over there. Would it be too much to move this thread to the gunsmith area?

Thanks

I got it moved. Thanks for the suggestion.

Jeff