If this anyway violates any forum policy I apologize and feel free to lock/move the thread. This is a stock marauder LDC extended 1" using clear/polycarbonate tubing and modified to be detachable for easier transport.
Got this idea on another forum, said I'd do it and I am a man of my word and thought it would be a fun little project considering I made my ldc detachable on my marauder which eliminated 1 baffle due to space being lost in the process. This new ldc now sports a total of 8 baffles which is 1 more than stock so I am happy about that, the noise reduction is slight but noticeable.
The polycarbonate tubing is 7/8" OD (same as stock shroud od) and 3/4" ID. The ID of the stock shroud is more along the lines of .775"~ so I had to sand down the inside of the tubing to allow the baffles to fit. I then tapped/threaded the 13/16-28 cap and used a secondary 13/16-28 cap to attach to the existing shroud that was cut down in length. The secondary 13/16-28 cap was reduced down on the non-threaded end so it could be press fit and glued in place as an adapter on the new LDC.
Eventually I'll wrap this in carbon fiber vinyl like my other shorter LDC but for now I'll keep it clear for the cool factor. The other plus side to this mod is I shaved off a few more ounces of weight! Going from aluminum to polycarbonate saved 1/2 ounce on this ldc. I could shave another 3-4 oz or so if I do the rest of the shroud in polycarbonate which would take my rifles weight under 4.5 lbs! I have enough tubing left over to do so as well!
Total cost of this modification was roughly 20$. (10$ for 3 feet of tubing, 10$ for sandpaper + shroud cap+extra baffle from crossman)
Got this idea on another forum, said I'd do it and I am a man of my word and thought it would be a fun little project considering I made my ldc detachable on my marauder which eliminated 1 baffle due to space being lost in the process. This new ldc now sports a total of 8 baffles which is 1 more than stock so I am happy about that, the noise reduction is slight but noticeable.
The polycarbonate tubing is 7/8" OD (same as stock shroud od) and 3/4" ID. The ID of the stock shroud is more along the lines of .775"~ so I had to sand down the inside of the tubing to allow the baffles to fit. I then tapped/threaded the 13/16-28 cap and used a secondary 13/16-28 cap to attach to the existing shroud that was cut down in length. The secondary 13/16-28 cap was reduced down on the non-threaded end so it could be press fit and glued in place as an adapter on the new LDC.
Eventually I'll wrap this in carbon fiber vinyl like my other shorter LDC but for now I'll keep it clear for the cool factor. The other plus side to this mod is I shaved off a few more ounces of weight! Going from aluminum to polycarbonate saved 1/2 ounce on this ldc. I could shave another 3-4 oz or so if I do the rest of the shroud in polycarbonate which would take my rifles weight under 4.5 lbs! I have enough tubing left over to do so as well!
Total cost of this modification was roughly 20$. (10$ for 3 feet of tubing, 10$ for sandpaper + shroud cap+extra baffle from crossman)
