I know there's other threads with similar how to's, but it never hurts to see how other people tackle the same problems.

I have some contractors working on a bathroom, and I noticed some piping they weren't using. So of course being an "ABS scientist" I knew it would be useful for something!

I like the look of the Opsgear fake suppressor kits, but they are a bit spendy. So I decided to try and make one on a budget. Most of the ones I've seen are made out of 1 1/2" inner diameter ABS, which looks a bit thick and heavy to me, so I opted for some thinner diameter tubing.

*make sure to wear eye protection, and get help if you don't know how to use the right tools.

1. I got this piping from Home Depot, it's a sink drain pipe made of ABS. It's very thin and light weight which is perfect. It's diameter is 1 1/4".



2. I found some 1 1/4" end caps in the lawn sprinkler section, go get 2 end caps. I think they were about $1.50 each.



3. cut the piping to the length you want. You can make the suppressor as long as you like, I made mine about 5 3/4" long. I also cut the end caps in half, you can toss the end with the wedges on it.



4. test fit the caps, they should fit with some play.



5. Use a drill with a unibit (works good) or Dremel to make some holes in the end caps. Take off a little material at a time to create a centered hole in each endcap. make sure the holes are centered!!

Test fit the caps on your barrel every few minutes, you want to make the caps fit tight. You should be able to "screw" the caps onto the barrrel. Don't worry, the plastic caps won't scratch the barrel (I've re- and re'd mine like 20+ times with no scratches on my Freak All American).
Test fit the caps gain, make sure they're tight!


6. You can just use one cap at the tip of the barrel, and one at the base if you want the suppressor to cover the barrel tip. But for my setup, I want the suppressor to extend past the barrel slightly, so I made one more "middle" cap that fits in between the endcaps. It's made the same way, I just Dremelled off the end flange.


7. Test fit the whole thing. Slide the end cap down the base of the barrel, place the piping on top, and cap the tip with the last endcap. It should look like this.