5.56㎜ Suppressor Covers?

[Stomper]

Do it old school, Scottish Shetland Wool wrap and tied off with stainless safety wire, soak it in boiling hot water first, then wrap it tight and tie it off! After it cools and dries off, wrap it in a thick piece of saddle leather, again, soak it in boiling water before wrapping, only tie it off with leather lace! Let it dry and shoot till your hearts content! Will not burn, and will never come off until you want it to! For more trick, you can lace the outer base ball style, it will hold better and look purty!

Pro Tip, Cut the wool and leather just slightly under size when its wrapped! When its wet it will stretch slightly and take up the gap, as it dries it will stretch and tighten up effectively locking it to the can body! Same trick with the leather! This set up will also help dampen some of the sound and will remain cool longer!

A more modern method, Welders Nomex/Kevlar sleeves! Cut to fit and wrap a few layers, and tied with stainless safety wire! Works a trick. cover in leather or other wrap of your choosing to keep it purty and your Good!
Or, get a roll of exhaust Header wrap and put at least two turn around your can body, tie with stainless safety wire and cover in your choice! Total investment maybe less then $50 depending on where you get your stuff!

Nobody, just NOBODY uses the exclamation point like our homie, @Ura-Ki !

 

[Ura-Ki]

Punctuated for your pleasure!

Besides, some body gotta make up for EPS!

 

[11Charlie]

Besides, some body gotta make up for EPS!

And that is not an easy task!

 

[FA9]

I'm running a Coletac myself and I love it.

 

[Member 34319]

Ive witnessed a Coletac catch aflame with a few mags worth of binary.

I'm curious to see these MagPul ones in action.

 

[CountryGent]

View attachment 494803 I'm running a Coletac myself and I love it.

Thanks for the recommendation. I just ordered one.

 

[CHLChris]

If only I knew what superfluous meant I would respond....

It just means really wet!!

(That's a linguistic joke...too high-brow?)

 

[PDXSparky]

Cole-Tac always gets good reviews, and has a good buckle system. I've also looked at the Manta covers, but plan to try a Bowers Griptastic cover first.

As a bonus, Bowers is a local company!

I have a griptastic cover on my Vers 9s. I shoot full auto 9mm thru it, no problems.

 

[Jcon268]

Does anyone have experience with the Burn Proof Gear wrap? $135 isn't cheap but I'd rather spend more for one than have to peel a melted one off and buy again. I've seen guys doing mag dumps online but would like to hear about first hand experience.

 

[dogface2000]

I use exhaust wrap from the auto parts store

 

[Ura-Ki]

Old School Wool and Saddle Leather, never have to replace it, and will never burn!

 

[Jcon268]

I like the idea of some sort of retention system that allows easy on and off but stays where I want

Old School Wool and Saddle Leather, never have to replace it, and will never burn!

Not familiar with it. Where would one go about getting "old school wool?"

 

[Ura-Ki]

Good fabric stores, and leather supply outlets!

 

[Lazyfaire]

So, we did a bunch of shooting yesterday. The suppressor cover we had on a 5.56㎜ can, well, caught on fire. And I mean that literally. Anyway, I need to replace the burnt toast one with one or more covers.

Out of curiosity, what covers/wraps are you running on your rifle silencers? Thanks.

TAB Gear

 

[Dwaveman]

I use these, local company too!

Griptastic™/SUPCOV™ High-Temp Silicone Silencer Covers | Bowers Group

 

[Chaffee]

Bowers again.

 

[Lazyfaire]

So how do the Bowers covers do with mirage? Does the silicone get hot hot?

Certainly like the price

 

[Jcon268]

So how do the Bowers covers do with mirage? Does the silicone get hot hot?

Certainly like the price

Yeah the price is attractive. I'm curious how well they work. I never put more than a couple mags through at a time but in a centerfire rifle can that can get over 800 degrees...and I like to leave a little margin for error.