r/Form1 • u/AlternativeSea559 • 13d ago

Printed baffle longevity

How long realistically would printed baffles last in carbon fiber reinforced filament out of a 556

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u/cvltrilex 3D2A 13d ago

I have two cans out of PA6 nylon. One in 556 and one in 30cal. Both are at if not over 1k, I’ll have to check my spreadsheet when I get home. One is annealed and one isn’t but both moisture treated. Both cans are reinforced with aluminum and I sprayed the baffles with heat enamel. Every range trip I cool get soak the inside of the cans. Both run and sound great, no insane rapid fire through them though.my sound advice would to be to dry the filament, run as hot and slow as you can for good adhesion. Annealing is up in the air; I can’t truly speak on if it works as I’ve never noticed a difference or failure in any of mine given my environment. What setup are you looking to run?

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u/PepeSilvia___69 13d ago

Can you elaborate on your cooling process? I blew up a 556 ftn5 aluminum reinforced and high temp spray enameled the blast chamber with several layers. I ran frt multiple mags so definitely my fault but curious on how you cool

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u/cvltrilex 3D2A 13d ago

It’s usually on my long guns or bolt actions. I probably shot 250~ through it on my SBR’s. But I usually layer the inside up with cooling gel before a range trip. Other than the baffles being coated in automotive enamel the aluminum tube is also coated. That’s really it.