First world problems: loud Steel

[GetReal]

So I've noticed the various steel plates I shoot in the yard have very different sound signatures... this is for subsonic supressed shooting..

The 3/8 in thick 8-in round plates ring really loud... and the two 7-in plates that are half inch thick, one is much quieter than the other.

Im wondering if that is the grade of steel... or if I can modify the loud ringing plates... drill some holes in the plate.... or tack weld some steel to the back of the plate.

Trying as much as possible to keep the noise down, so the neighbors (300 ft away).never hear it

 

[Big Mc]

So I've noticed the various steel plates I shoot in the yard have very different sound signatures... this is for subsonic supressed shooting..

The 3/8 in thick 8-in round plates ring really loud... and the two 7-in plates that are half inch thick, one is much quieter than the other.

Im wondering if that is the grade of steel... or if I can modify the loud ringing plates... drill some holes in the plate.... or tack weld some steel to the back of the plate.

Trying as much as possible to keep the noise down, so the neighbors (300 ft away).never hear it

Both

 

[Hal]

Try hanging a sand bag on the back side of it.
Worth a try,nothing to lose.
Let us know if it works.

 

[GetReal]

4×6" sandbag with velcro attachment strap.

 

[Mike Casselton]

Get a couple of sheets of dynamat or an equivalent.
Clean the back side and roll on a 4"x4" square.
The key is to roll it on correctly. When done, they should be pretty dull sounding

 

[GetReal]

Get a couple of sheets of dynamat or an equivalent.
Clean the back side and roll on a 4"x4" square.
The key is to roll it on correctly. When done, they should be pretty dull sounding

Sounds very interesting.

Any wisdom for "rolling on correctly." ??

 

[muleystalker]

You could do the same thing with a thin sheet of rubber and some silicone if you have any laying around. If not Dyna-mat is the easy button.

 

[Tangent]

You could do the same thing with a thin sheet of rubber and some silicone if you have any laying around. If not Dynamite is the easy button.

Could be a tad loud!

 

[GetReal]

Yeah... greati idea. I am sourcing some 1/4" sheet Rubber and contact cement.

 

[JMayo]

Shoot paper instead of steel.
I thought the whole point of shooting steel was to hear the hits.

 

[Hal]

Just get a car inner tube, cut to whatever length you want. Fill with sand,wire the ends shut.
Hang on the backside and test.

Hal

 

[Allen Corneau]

Even just running a few beads of silicone calking on the backside will dampen the ringing.

 

[GetReal]

Shoot paper instead of steel.
I thought the whole point of shooting steel was to hear the hits.

Im ok, hearing the hits.... AND seeing the plate move, AND seeing the impact thru the paint removed. Paper doesnt do any of that.

As I said.... I want to minimize my neighbor 100 yds away hearing them. This thead is about quieting LOUD steel, not creating SILENT steel.

 

[GetReal]

Even just running a few beads of silicone calking on the backside will dampen the ringing.

Cheapest simplest solution. A good starting point. Thx.

 

[Mike Casselton]

Sounds very interesting.

Any wisdom for "rolling on correctly." ??

They make ribbed rollers designed specifically for Dynamat and other products like it.
Car stereo shops carry small kits

 

[David Milisock]

So I've noticed the various steel plates I shoot in the yard have very different sound signatures... this is for subsonic supressed shooting..

The 3/8 in thick 8-in round plates ring really loud... and the two 7-in plates that are half inch thick, one is much quieter than the other.

Im wondering if that is the grade of steel... or if I can modify the loud ringing plates... drill some holes in the plate.... or tack weld some steel to the back of the plate.

Trying as much as possible to keep the noise down, so the neighbors (300 ft away).never hear it

Get rid of the neighbors!

 

[JayHHI6818]

They are hearing you shoot?

 

[GetReal]

They are hearing you shoot?

No. All suppressed shooting 22 rimfire 1050 fps or less.

But the steel plate sounds like a cannon.

 

[David Milisock]

All jokes aside my experiance has demonstrated that many things change the sound of steel. A large gong hit with 165 grain 30-06 at 2900 FPS dinged at 200 yards. The same gong, same distance with a 265 grain 444 Marlin at 2100 FPS (BTW the Marlin and Springfield have very similar case capacity) the tone of the gong DONGED!

I still advise that you get rid of the neighbors!

 

[muleystalker]

Could be a tad loud!

Dam auto correct! But it could be fun!