Carbon Fiber FX Dreamline Shrouds... Easy... And Real...

[blkbagger]

I like the look of carbon fiber, whether its a vinyl wrap or the real thing... I have multiple barrels for my FX rifles, one of the barrel kits I have is a 177 for my Crown... It has the pull out style, larger diameter shroud and does not fit my Dream Tac, I ordered pellet probes for all three of my barrels for both of my FX rifles... I found myself having to swap shrouds between my 500mm 22 and 500mm 177 barrels to use either on my Dream Tac... I ended up with an extra part when I ordered a shroud for my 600mm 25 barrel to use on my Dream Tac, the part I ordered and didn't need was the air stripper, anyhow, I had one extra for the thin style shroud...

Instead of doing a carbon fiber wrap on the stock barrel shroud (which would add weight) I decided to make a real carbon fiber shroud to fit my 500mm barrels... It came out great, a perfect fit and I think it looks great too...

20mm OD X 18mm ID Carbon Fiber Tubing, cut to length (carefully) with a Dremel cut off wheel, the two fittings used on a stock FX Dreamline 500mm barrel shroud, sand the edges of the threads down just a bit until they fit the ID of the carbon fiber tubing, two very small drops of 5 minute epoxy on the threads of each fitting to secure in place...

A couple photos...

Ken

 

[stoti]

Very nice. I like the look a lot too!

Stoti

 

[blkbagger]

Very nice. I like the look a lot too!

Stoti

Thank you...!!! I always liked the look of CF...

I weighed the two different shrouds, 54.5 grams for my CF shroud and 88.3 grams for the stock shroud...

Ken

 

[intenseaty22]

Nicely done! 

 

[Cranky1]

Very nice work. I wonder if this could be done with the new ultralight barrels?

 

[blkbagger]

Very nice work. I wonder if this could be done with the new ultralight barrels?

I wouldn't see why this wouldn't work for most shrouds with a similar design, the only thing is to get the correct ID and OD carbon fiber tubing...

;-)

Ken

 

[Pauly5]

Looks good. Is there enough room between the barrel and tank to get any moderating benefit from the shroud, or does all the silencing depend on what's fitted at the end of the barrel? Are the barrels threaded for a silencer, or is there a fitting on the shroud for the silencer?

 

[AirgunnerPCP]

Looks great! This is great inspiration for the carbon shroud I've been thinking of designing for my Uragan!

 

[douger]

Looks great Ken 

 

[knifemaker]

Oddly, the first pics of the ultra-lite set up in pic's "Was" carbon fiber shrouded. ;<)



Knife

 

[blkbagger]

Looks good. Is there enough room between the barrel and tank to get any moderating benefit from the shroud, or does all the silencing depend on what's fitted at the end of the barrel? Are the barrels threaded for a silencer, or is there a fitting on the shroud for the silencer?

The carbon fiber tubing I used was the same OD as the stock shroud, there is a difference in the sound from the aluminum tube for sure, the stock shroud produces a high pitch "ping", the CF shroud a lower pitch sound when fired... I used the stock fittings for a FX shroud to make mine so it has the stock air stripper with the 1/2-20 threads for an LDC on the muzzle...

Ken

 

[cpeters28]

Very cool! Looks fantastic. Would be a great way to cut weight down even further on my Dreamlite...



Where did you source the carbon fiber tubing from?

 

[Corvid_hunter]

Looks good. Carbon fiber dust is very bad for you so always wear a mask or respirator when cutting it.

 

[douger]

like to see the finished product on the gun 

 

[2L8]

Will this beautiful light weight shroud (fantastic job btw) add any additional rigidity over the stock shroud, enough too say, eliminate the need for the added FX Dreamline shroud droop support for the 5-6-700mm barrels?

 

[DanielL]

Very slick. Nice work. Carbon fiber should insulate better against noise transmission too. 

 

[Macipod]

Pics with the shrouds fitted please 

 

[blkbagger]

I'll get a better photo up later, the dimensions are the same as stock, ID, OD and length... Its a different sound than an aluminum shroud, perhaps a lil quieter...

Ken

 

[Macipod]

Could be done the same to the Dreamtac .22 barrel? Would be the perfect solution to fit the 60mm air bottle and power plenum. 

 

[blkbagger]

The same shroud fits my Dream Tac 177 or 22 barrels and either one of those fits on my crown as well...

Ken