Zoraki silencer

So to start, many thanks to Mike, for doing this barrel for me. This now meant I can make this pistol a little quieter.

It's a cold windy Sunday here in Titahi Bay, so nothing better to do than hunching over a lathe in the garage.

Using my last piece of black delrin, I made the two ends, and a fitting baffle. I used the black, because I like the way it stays with the "black" theme of this gun, and aluminium would have been to obvious.



This was the concept



So to work I go.



And.......voila! some pieces. I still have to drill some holes in the baffle to vent backwards, but everything fits nicely. I even fluked having a locating recess in the baffle so it snuggles onto the barrel end.



I then cut the carbon fibre tube to length and did a dress rehearsal. At first I left a gap, showing some barrel, but I think the full concealed look is way better, kind of like a carbon wrapped super car.



This looks way better I think, being snugged up to the barrel.




My wife has lovingly made me some dumplings for lunch, so it's a good time to stop. Next thing is to tap a hole to secure the silencer. I was thinking about making a threaded delrin set screw so it won't scratch the barrel.

Mmmm, nice dumplings,

Make sure you hang on to your Zorakis, they are like hens teeth now, and fetching large prices on Trademe.

Ok, so I have drilled the baffle, and test fitted and fired. Pellet passes through ok, and sound is quieter, but I still need to get some material to fit in it around one of my hair rollers.

i use the cheap kitchen scouring pads for suppressor packin Paul you can get them in many thickness at super market,just cut them so can make a tube outa them and tape then so stay together,but i mostly these days make extra baffles,which seem to be quieter,suppressor come out well mate looks awesume on longer barrel you right definally looks better hard up against muzzle,right out of devlon myself too but dont know were to get locally yet.carbon fiber tube looks good and nice and lightweight too,cant silence the revolver as has to be muzzle fitted and would make gun too long,so thing goes off like a cannon but thats part the fun of shooting the thing too,as you know dont need to silence any guns round here no neighbours and those do have are allways letting of shots from shotguns and hi powered firearms so no one takes much notice of gun shots round here,noticed any air pistol now going for ridicuous money on trade me lately due to the bs import ban wish hadnt sold off our large collection of co2 pistols 18 months ago got good money for them but they worth triple that now i see.glad barrel working out well mate .

So I silenced the Zoraki, but last night, the Zoraki silenced some pigeons.
I took it with me on a shooting job, as I knew I would have some close shots +/- 5m. I shot about 6 with it. It walloped them nicely. I must admit, the high prices they are fetching made me think about selling it, but after it's performance last night, it cements it's position in my gun cabinet.