Logun silencer - is it time for a new one?

[mikemorton]

Hi, I took the moderator off the barrel of my S-16 to give it a quick routine once-over and while looking down the bore noticed a few very fine strands of fibre were protruding into where the pellet would fly. We're talking six or seven strands far thinner than a human hair.

While tiny, I suppose it only takes a minute amount of foreign body to upset a pellet's flight. I assume the fibres are from the baffle material.

Since I noticed this my shooting's been a bit off, although I don't know if this is due to lack of confidence on my part or a genuine problem.

£43 for a new one is a lot of cash if it's somehthing I don't need, but if you do feel it could be a factor then I'll happily pay the money and replace the silencer.

So what do you reckon?

[bullbarrel]

Lack of confidence and that chap you shoot with shouting "FIRE" just as you pull the trigger!!!

[mikemorton]

Yeah, he is REALLY annoying and off-putting.

Pity he's such a good shot otherwise he'd get axed!

[fullmetaljacket]

Can't you just take the thing apart and sort it out?

[gunnstack]

Tried removing the moderator and snipping off the fibres or can you do that in situ? I don't think I would recommend pulling the fibres as they are probably of a woven texture and you might do more harm then good.
Regards Gordon

[Snapshot]

As FMJ says, you could try dismantling it and replacing the wadding. Alternatively you could try singeing the fibres with a hot soldering iron.
Of course, you don't have to replace it with another Logun as the S16 has the standard 1/2" UNF thread. A Weihrauch silencer would be cheaper, lighter and more effective than the Logun.

Jonathan

[leepylee]

talk to UK Neil on here and he can make 1 for you....he does a great piece of work and cheap as well

cheers Lee

[mikemorton]

Well, I've taken your advice.

I took it to bits, fiddled with the felt and eventually managed to get it all back together.

Nice clean bore.

Now off to the range for a test fire.

Cheers,

PS need to try a Weihrauch silencer on the S-16 as well as a comparison. Everyone seems to love these silencers.

[fullmetaljacket]

PS need to try a Weihrauch silencer on the S-16 as well as a comparison. Everyone seems to love these silencers.

It might be cheaper to replace the internals of your current logun with something more efficient, u.k.neil might possibly offer such an upgrade.