POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 2 33 ‘THE POOR MAN'S ARNORER Silenced Ruger Pistol ts sof ose ap By Cie Barrow Sligneay from the getuel unit. Néte that che instructions call for two sisee of spanner ‘This silenced pistol design is a simplified \ronches, This has been simplified to the use yecvlon-of the Ate" tLienced ayer eanitactures, Wrenches: This Nas bees siaplified £5 the uae Byte eyarte Coy. Mhe hic unit is"availapte co Cf* else, screwdriver and hand sightening. Clase 3 dealere for $425 and retails for §275+ Guine, collars and set screws may be substitu- Plus 4 $200 Federal Transfer Tax when sold to! tha" "inte trea of actachnane de covered in tha Private individuals. included ts a reprint Of S557, barreled silences article in SPA, pue seu kha instructions thas aos ny the pistol. If you don't have access to a lathe, a large Quasiied buyers ghould conzact the manufaccur- Zf yo" Gon t have accuse 60 lathe, "e tazge_ ar for further information. ether end of the work with a wood block or sim- he baele of this unit ie a roger sr 22 SUT roaavtent autopistol, with 8 4-3/4" barrel. = ‘The simplest method is to drill the 4 rows Showoa for both its rellabiliey and relatively gg ,7ie,MaPlest method Le to arill the 4 rove low mgcherieal noise. kn ¢azlibx varason Of © Sisencer mount on the muzzle, Tieso rounes are this design was used by iy ane "x20 male thread at the front. They are fa still svatiaple co CIA and National Security {70 ule thread at the front. They are a | fggney (WER) personel. ‘This early version was it gener guns are alco avaliable, The beanieys belle ‘ons High Standard pletel and contained a {1,°CNSE gure are alco available. The bushing coopreenea stack of Br Tne” and atuek nan stead ef shreaded copy ard s4t scrm nay bo of any thread Materials Used 0 pettern you choste. and the’ izes. cen T= Ruger RST 22 cal. patot w/A-a/e 9 eUOy be elterad to fit the materials barred sold 2 ~ DIN ~1/8" and 1/4* dtaneter — vEtTabTe.. 1 - 2/8" 10-1" OO brass tubes sold 3 _ Types 15/16-5/8 and 276 Packing Mater sn post harcnare and plumbing 3 7 qabst 1S/16-5/8 ang 2g Satertay Shop eae ofiet tank overflow 37 SUH 3/6578 See enclosed § & 5 instructions tbe, about ie" Tongs E > gseded bushings fer description of packing meserial 2+ 297ksTang alumfnan tube x" 18, FRE tae elon wrench Se ase BO OOO ee Po Ee Who 124 notes (REAR cHAMER’ ‘snredded copper packing FRONT cHanacR Fiieratass packing ‘COUPLER anne EXTENSION ORFGINRL pannel & REceNvER’ (berrel wodtt ied} STANDARD RUGER NODIFrED RUGEA Overal? Length ~ 11-34" Overall Length ~' 8-3/4" CONTINUED ON KEXT PAGEPOOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 2 34 construction Procedure AL Disassenble the pistol and clanp the recetver-barrel assembly in a athe. B. Measured fron the front of the recelvery the first 3/8" of barrel is turned dawn to 5/8" 0D. The re- mainder 1s turned down to’ 00. ©. A piece of * 1D aTuninum tub- ing 1s cut to 2-3/4" Tong anc 4s turned to 1 4 00. D.. Thread both ends of the aluniae um tube and the Front of the barral wien ey" die. The thread pattern 1s Up to you. Use 4-20 threads with the D.A.O. nount, E.—Thread the 5/8" 0D ares of the barrel and instal a 3/8" Tong bush= 10,15/16" 03. 8532 Set screw. DriT1 a shal Tow cor- responding hole in tne botton of the barrel Cut a screeiriver slot in the Mi a 5/8" Loup busta TD, 279" BD. This bushing 13: thresged on the side only. The outside snoure S119 Sragly “Into the 3/8" 10 brass tube A 3eh11 four rows of holes in both the barrel and' barrel extenston. Six Va" totes per row in the barrel ard five a" holes per row in the extension. Hefer to drawing for Placewent of holes, Efe busta the endesp, voduce 1 washer 25 15/16" OD on one Side ard'taper £0 7/6" on the other. Solder this washer to. second 1" waster. Drill the center hole. to A "Oana thread. Use a file to serrate checker or knutl the edge of the 1! Master, This allows. a good grip and hinirates tne need fo!"ssponker a "Straw the endcap onto the bar- e1 extension, ensure the cfstance fron the front of the recelver to che frant of the tazered area on, the sndcap, This distance 1s abeut 6's But wit vary with cach individual ‘installation, Er Gut the i* 00 brass tube to the Tengen arvived at Sn step 9 The snside tear of the tobe 's thresded to Tif the bushing, Bavel the fn tise cot ote fubranetY ee Taperee edge of the endeap 811 $05p smugly tnside, Tis taper iz tnpor= ‘ing Because it als tn realignment of" the tube wounted front igi wien the unit 1s reassembled after ach repacking. U"rottaw the instructtons below for packing ane assenbly. ve” Teadddetoral sound or flash Supprestion 1s needed, a" endeap /iatfles nay be installed. Con Struct and’ wount the unit as de tailed inthe ART silencer plans fon pave St" Tre endeap nay 2130 od on the HAC desigarste,fThe Renovable Enccap) elsewhere in this Asso. Suppressor Dlesrseebly: Toeafter Hela stripping the ptstot, remove the trlgger-frane. assenb]y Ge slides stightly to the rear) and the bolt. Using the alten wrench in the end of the packing guide. (see ronove tha 8-32 Allen sot ‘the Botton of the suppres for housing 2." Use the spanner wrench to un sere the Front Asseubly Mut. 3. Clanp the suppressor outer hous ing tn'e vise. It ta reconences that either @ Block of maod drilted mith 2 I hole, two blocks of wood with: 2 1VSTot, oF several Layers oF rub= ber Inner tube be used to prevent ‘raring of the Slueing. We Ustag the Packing. Gulde barre ‘Sion spanner, unscrew the. bar = Telvextensions Tt will unceren about 12 Ten, 5. Ranove the barrel extension. If Etuck, you nay Seren the spanner Wreneh Gato the front of the barrel Sttension to give you handle to pull with. 00 MOT ute pliers, af the barrel excen ‘staainn. You will note. thet the coupler renains Tttached to the rear of the berrel extension. Do aot separate the tro, 6. Unscrew the receiver from the Suppressor tube. This may require 2 bit of force, and It has been Found that a rod for Targe Phillips sere river} makes 2 good wrench when In ‘Serted tn the holes In the rear of with a Tight rust. Iohtbie~ ing grease. If the barrel holes are plugged with lead, clean with « Sharp lostrument, such os an Ice Packing and Reassenbly: Tsun or cut ont the rivet in the copper scouring oads. Unfold the pads. Each pad Is nade of a sleeve OF copper mosh about five Inches Ghaneter end slightly over a foot Yong. Cot crossways Into five pieces. and then twist each piece into a ck. Srape'" about 1/4" dlaneter and 7-8 Inches Tong. With 2-172 pads, you ova twelve of these cooper the barrel-recelver after luirlea= Ung the barrel and tube with a rast inntalting grease, Align the Index srarks ‘on the sation of the toustng Sod receiver naar the tetserew hale Replace the setscrew. 5. Stand the unlt upright on the workbench wlth the open end of the Suppressor tube pointing up. Insert the narrow end of the packing guld Into the end of the barrel (the 9 wrench WITT be painting up is asad to guide the co2ps packing Tato the rear suppress lon chanber ‘THE POOR MAN'S ARMORER 4. Wrap one oF the copper “rages rade In step | acuné the. packing (gulda and push In wlth the whl te Plastic tube supplied (1/2 PVC m fer ploeb. Hanmer the end of the plastle tube to drive the copper rope In an fares possible, After bartiolly hamered tn, Tsay be fnececsary to temporarily renove. the parking guide. Packing the copper i Elgnely #8 critical to the effect Ivenasd of the supsrassor, and re mrerber that you are going’ te pack 12 roses (2-1/2 copser scouring pads) inthe rear chamber alone tha. atn- Var manner, pack tn the other 11 ropes of copper, After the 2-1/2 scouring pads have been hampered In, you should still be able to see por” Tiong of the threads on the end of the barrel, Rote: 2-1/2 to 2-3/6 annears o'be opine ever 5. Lookine coun the bore of the Bistaly you may have seen Several smell wisps oF copper packing pro Uruding throught the tole in the Barrel. Several passes of an oiled Brass bore Brush thovlé clean out ost of these steandt of co rest wll eisappeer after t 6. "Inetal the coupler /barrel ex tencion assemoly, Use the spanner on the packing guide to tighten the assembly. J. ina eannar tint lar to step Aa ove, pace the Fiberglass. around the sarrel extension in the Froat sup" press on chamber. The fiberglass Gots mot have to be packed auite as eighe'y as the copper, dot light blow with a hemer are Teconmenced FIMT the feone.chaaber with Floer= G1ss to the Frort end of the yuo rastor outer housing Seren on she front axsenbly nut Uitng the Spanner arench provided Screw hand tTght only. 5. Shao the weapon to chech the polnt of impact, and ajust the Siohts if recersary. Point of iepact aay change slightly with repsckl ng. sores To EYER use a thread sealant (such Loctite) 2 Factory repacking service Is availble, but ship ng requires transfers. dove write you wale, IF you Dring the weapon: 3." Razacking k'ts (copper pads ona Tisergiaas) are avaliable for €2 pod Obeatalng the natariale locally ie cheaper ‘ANC SERIES SOUND SUPPRESSEO nUCER PISTOLS = eseription: The unit consists of ‘entard Reger node} Rete plat cal sZ2LR with or tategeal sound Stopressor. The barrel of ehe plstol hae bean nodivigs. for ure with the sound suppressor by having beetPOOR MAN'S JAMES BOND Vol. 2 det lad to port hot gasses into the Fear supprataion chanber (eau ceser ing). By Bleeding the guases within oot inches of the changer, veloclty IS slightly raduced, Keeping the bullet subsonic. The rear chamber Tx Packed with dente shredéed coppe, Séleh cools the hor gettes quickly Feductog both their fenperature and ‘volume. Copper has been found to 6 ‘cxceptionally effective as a heat’ Conductor. The front suppression cchanber 1s packed with fiberglass ‘acd acts slallar co 0 "Glesspeck Sutorobite muffler, hel ther moffle the report, Ciples are not nex, but the conbin= ation I effective: The barrel tension coupler and Front assenbly hut both help keep the outer tube (abich carries the front sight) con centric with the bore of the barrels Jamun tion: Because of early porting ‘Of the gasses In the barrel reducing recoll, ‘the recoll spring of the pistol ‘has been andi ied by having three turns resoved Fron the spring This functions wal with all. types, aed brands of ammunition with the ‘exception of CCI Standard Velocity, wen occasionally fails to elect, ANY other €C1 aemunilton works wei! Velocity measurements range from B25 f.p.8. to 075 fips, (Standard § HV) Inv the suppressed weapon as comgared to 1,050 €0 1125 Fip.s. in an urmo- HE REPLACEABLE ENDCAP by Clyde Bar This design for replaceable s!- luncer endcaps was developed by Ihitchel! Werbetl, head of Military Jarnanent Corp (WiC). The design re- sulted fcom silencer rasearch con= Jdicted during the Vietnon era. The endeaa contains tno herd rub ode fron aber squeegee rubber, wal able From 35 dltied pistol. The velocity of the CCI Stinger ammunition is reduced Fran},MO to 930 f.p.s. There is a slight loss tn effectiveness ofthe Suppressor using WV samuni tion, end we recomend stardard velocity -22.R ‘armunicton for backyard and bazenent shost ing. Sights: The standard mode! suppressed lager uses. the original fixed s/ ghee whlch case with the pistol The Front ight is attached to the suppressor housing, and Is normally supplied Jomewbat high, aking the weapor shoot low. This 1s dane In cate the purchaser wishes to Install acjust ible rear sights. if the standard Sights are to be used, the fr sight may be lowered by F111 ing the tighting in process. Vincage can be adjusted by drifting the rear sight. We can provide adjustable sights at a slight additional chi iPorderad at che tine of order! the weapon. ‘There are many excel lent Sights which can be fleld instatled, including Micro and MinfatureHschine Company (wc) adjustable rear sights. Interestingly, the NAC stght.re- quires 2 front sight lower than the Orlginal non-ad} Us approximately 10", and. the sup" pressor adds only about three Inches to the overall length of the pistol. Gleantog: 1t Is recomended that only StatnaT ctonning of the weapon be INTERIOR VIEW cape will fle gubing with the Tol Toning, specs: 1-3/4" Ob = 12142" 10 (178 val |) Threads-20 per Inch WC = (thread depth 1/32") ‘Avatlable te «85, an, o7 380 s1208, the caps are’ sold’ to anyone fer $17.50 each or $150 per dazen ‘THE POOR MAN'S ARMORER um San cpucting ter ite tere cmt ve fected garantie fais cana dred argue eae otc be cay ae ertaieteneat ett See Viteal citerne wee tet isl ik ere hel Norham mt, Soa Stmee oy Patio ere i Se ete ENDCAP COMPONENTS Hole 5/8” 10 Knurled Rim 1-3/8! 00 x 3/32" Undereut 1-7/16" 0D x 1/3" Underevt For Baffle Expansion Hale Threads 3/6" 20. 3/8" long Spacer ~ Aluninun Tubing TeI/4" OD x1" 1D x 1/2" Long, Plastic Baffle 9/32" 1D x 1/4 chek x 1-1/400 Aliniaum Retaining Washer: TIP 0D x S/N 10 x 171Gb dentation Fron Staking Punch (or 6) tus UPS shipping. (you can nix ‘Shzes for » dozen.) Order frow; Tim D, Btkter Firearms Co. fox 1455, Gretna LA 70053 ‘Specify: NAC Suppressor Wipe Aa Senbiles and Include enliber de: Stred when order ing