M10: M11. Suppressor Bacicarsund: Info: ‘he Sionic Sound: Suppressor. Systém was designed: by: Mitchell Werbel lat: Military. Armamant-Corps/ (HACYin1970.: The system 1s ramedfar WerbelT"'s pravious: corporate ven= ture; Stonics. Ene:y an acronym for: Studies In-Gparational: Negation of Insurgency and. Countersubversion. SUPPRESSOR: Mil: SMM-AUTO (380). WTEM oC BART fo gee BLEE eo asey = Ove Bi TEND: ca 28 age. oo These. Suppressors were designed and-pro- duced to: be: used: Th conjumetton With: the: MeiG Submachine “gun. and the MeL mind sma~. chine pistol, designed by Gordon Tngean: ic: ‘buSTt and. marketed. these. guns and suppres SOFS until: the: company was dissolved: in1975 Tq1977,RPB Tndusteies -began production of the Ingram: SMG's, -but“Aot ‘the Sionic Suppressor. RPE sold. the guns: with a. sup . Pressor: of their own design: This si fencer: (Was reportedly. “inferior ta the origtrial Stonies- unit- and: was--discontinued: RPS: had recently: been sold. The current guners. now produce: both-uns-and suppregs: sors. to-original MAC/Sionic: spectfications:. They. have:also: arranged: to rename: the coms. ‘pany: Sionices tae: Insurgents and counters. ‘Subversives: take notice, Sionic/MAC tsbacks General, Oescription: he M-10/M-il slilencers are machined entirely from 16: #6061-ATuminum: tubing: and wound stock. The vonly-noncaluminen: pieces: are the: two polyurethane--batfles. in: the te~) placeable endwine: assemblies, The: Stlencer: consists: of three sections; a-rear: expansion chamber’;:a front diffusion: Chamber and: the removable: end. wipe assembly: NOTE: Please refer tothe exploded parts drawings forthe: foltowing, yi The rearcchanber. 1s Formed: by screwing the: front-end of the inner sléeve into the: bushing, capturing thereat outer tube be- ‘tween then. The space between: the Inner Sleeve and-outer: tube is packed with alu- minum eyelets. As: the: powder. gas. leaves the muzzle, 1t-b]esds. through: holes: dri léd-a- Teng: ‘the infer'sTeeve and ‘passes into. the Yaar chambers The: eyelets reduce gas vol= ume by heat absorption-and.slow the release oF: the ‘remaining gas with a baffling action: The: front: chariber: consists of: the front: outer-tube, “closed atthe rear by the threaded bushing: and-at- the front By.a threaded: dise: (encapsulator). A-cone shapedM11 sound suppressor assembled baffle. and tao “spirel" diffusers are son- tained in this section. The gas from the rear chemher passes through holes in the threaded bushing and contacts the cone shaped baffle, The swirling motion created by the bafflo delays the padgace of gas feo the spiral area, The tee spirals, one with o left hand and one with a right hand twist, spin the gas Manin style. Cantrifu- gal farce causes the spioning gases to nove tewsrds the outer edge of the apiral tute. The result of all of these distinilar meee, ments 18 a reyerberatton affect that dia pates, cools, and sons the relesse of gaa fron the front charber fate the enceipe assenoly. The Sullet's restricted passage through the ufderstied encwipe baffles fur- ther slows the release of ga3 into the at- fosphere. wed gue rita If the above fs a Dtt vague, ['m so The remainderof this issue covlc be f with info un the precursor wave, sound pulse curve,harscaics, biow by, erassure differentials, etc. [ don't clain to uncer- stand all of that.any more than you 5. 7 do know thet [ve sewer Neard enyore dome equal or better the Siesic's performance.Gndividuall Parts Specsi Sefer to @ealoded parts view for reference, Fart fl-Inner Sleeve Miat- Each ealibor qua has tts awn a]ee threaded to screw onto that mode) gun her- rel only. This prevents destroying. a Sm anit by installing ft on a 45 cal gun or rupturing an M11 380 suppressor with the Tare powerful Som para rqusd fires fron the #10. Ind{vidual barrel thread sizes are as follows: HOYO/S5 = FYE" HC = SPT [threads per teh) M10 ffmn 294" NE - 30. TPL MOLLSBO ACP - 5/5" MC = IE Ter Each sleeve 1s alse counter bored for bar- clearance a¢ follows: MODES — 11/16" 4 2" deep 4 ilfies ~ 9/16" 4 2° doen ACTL RO AGP =" x 5 3/4" dep: so" ——_ +380 The rear of each sleeve carries & re- cessed, flat feco that contacts a corres- ponding shawlder an the gun's barrel, auto- matically aligning the suppressor with the puns bore, The front ends of 21] three no- jel _slqewes are threaded 3/4" x 16 TRL (nF), The rear of the H-10 Sleeves are 2,13* OD with the shoulder cut to fit into the beck of the 2" 10 rear tebe. The M11 sleeve 15 1,75" OD with tha shoulder eut to Fit tnge the Gack of the 1.62" 10 rear tube The M-10/45 slonve is tered 5" 1D. The H-lO Gen and M-21/380 wersions sre both bored 4" 0. 41] three sleeves are drilled with four rows of five 3/16" diaeeter holas (4 total of twenty) for passage of gas inte the rear chamber. See (ndividual fullsize part drawings for remaining specs Mi0-45 2Part #2 - Baffle Arserbly: These baffles are #luninun eyelets about pop rivet sizo, whith ere pached inta the Tear chaner during assenbly. Original] Face tory Specs called for 250 eyelets in PALL suppressor and 420 in the #10 z This nutber will vary due to evelat size, Sleeve outer dlareter. etc. Pack baffle ac= Sembly at tight as possible. The. cospleted tit Should sot rattle if packed correctly, Part #§ = Barfles: Two sizes cf baffles are uted, beth are dss" GO x7" Tong, The baffle for both the MeL and 4-10/S0n 45 bore to .4" 1D to Allow clearance for the .3557 dianeter bul- oo 45 caliber version 1s bored te. “7 10, Part #3 - Covers This assethly fs a‘ronvable heat re- Stitant cover made of ome firesuit mater. jel. In addition te protecting the firer's hard from heat, the cover dampers the pes~ cnanting or ‘ringing’ within the silencer during firing. Spring clasp holds the cover in place, Fart #0 - Encepsulagor arsapulator is 2 .4* thick disc, OG a 20 TPE. The 3rm/ 38) version i5 bored to .6" 1D and the 45. version 39,57 ID Enoch encepsulator fs detited to allow in- Stallation and removal by spanner wrench, i b-syra6" Orit] tra holes, 316" diameter, 1° apere a3 Shown, [nstal] ancapsulator at #3 feos torque.Part f= ThreadedMVerted Busting fubes. The 90 and shoulder cuts for ceth AU. three bushings are .7* thick with © bushings are the saqe-as thelr ssuntarpeer Senter holes threaded 3/47 216 TR ta tic fn parts #1, Each gushing bas = sorter oF the fronts ef the (nner Sleeves. The Front 3/16" disieter feles to. allow moverent: of shoulders of all three bushings ore 1 96" gas from the resr ta the frant charbers, QO * 20 TPT ta eccepe tha threaded: front: See dranings for specific hale pattern, Mi (ae 1 TrID tif a2 TP 1) o 1O8as" DIA VW Motes #107 AL : t 5. M10 W 30. BUSH AIS “BRECE Al BABE Oboe JT tong Q. Shoulder 2" 002.1 Jung E. 1.725" OIA Circle 0) 32 dates? 1075" DIAFarts #7 & 8 = Spirals Jee ipiral baffles are’ 4. Tony in the M=10 models: and loog fer the “+11, Each suppressor uses one Teft and one eight hand twiat "epteal® Theta units are actually helical as: there fg. na taper along thelr length. The fins. are cut to 4 depth of .437S" leaving a .625" 00 core section. There are four fins per Inch, WIth a .125" space betyeen fins. Four rows of 16% aianecer holes ere drilled inthe spaces between fins, MeLOfSom snd M-11 tpirale “bored a an The M- 10/45 units are bored to The sreferred method for. cutting the helical baffles ts te ute a ef] ling m- ching with an) indexing head and a 1/8" thick dite cutter. The tangent table angle @s sot ta 87* for proper cutter: eloavanee. Death af cut is set to 4375" Spiral piten 1s 25" (one turn. fn .25"}y Gear change (velocity ratio) ts 1/40 for machines with a standard pitch of 10 tre! For other eechines, use the fol ie pitch of bel! fred oF machine example: (standard sachice) Ef=1/a0 rm ac velocity re TNESE units can also be ort by hand. The 1.5" 00 reve stock shovid be held ina padded vise dieing the cuteing pro- sare to dvald demaging the delicate ni. 1. Wrap the 1.5° OD round stock with 4° Wide masking tape or betier yet, bar aide by 4ide strips of Lt automttve pin striping tape. Start the tape at an angle af &7* as shown [figure ana}, an ial lige 2. Mark along the center af the" wide tape and cut with a razor btada (tg. hd) ‘Revove one of the concisusus 1/8" wide strips. (figure threo} tig 4, Centerpunch: and drefll 8 series of ty digreter holes along the entire length of ekpoced fetal, 1netal] # stop on the aril] bit to limit hole depth to 4475", Use a file, Dresel toal-or hacktaw to reeove the revaining metal bevean fine. Tf a hacksaw is sed, extend tha length of the mount pins and install five Fades onthe: fraao. THis ehould cut tha correct width Tek in ere pase. Mackian Slasee ort .5" highs 40 epoay 8 .GO25" wide strip gong She sige of the top edee to limit he depth.of the cat to-4375". If a ni- ‘ter box ig awallabli, set angle to 6?" £. DethE U8? diameter vent holes and bees gu five) e centers as Indicated, (ffFart #4 = Rear Teoe Material is 2065" well elusieus tubing. The tube for both models of the 4-10 fis 2" 10, 2.13" OO and 3.8" Tong, The Held tube da 1.62" 10, 1.75" OO-and 3.2" Tong. ————— Fart #9 - Front Tube Both M10 front tubes are 7" Tongs ‘The length of the M-11 version is 5". thrde tubes are 1.74" OD, 1.50" 1B. Waal foam an" air Mio }——______——_ 3.2"" ae? Shicknass is ,120". The tubes are threaded 1 9/16" x 20 TPT. Threads extend one inch into the rear and teo inches into the front of all front tubes, Mn 2" ao 7 Pr a ap TPL og te 7 TF