Mirage shield material

[laveritt]

I use black plastic shim stock. It is color coded based on thickness. The black color is .012" thick and that's the color I chose. It's light weight and stiff enough to do it's
job. I attach it to the barrel with masking tape formed into double
sided tape. It comes in 12" x 24" sheets as I recall. I cut into 3"
strips and cut the lengths as
required to fit. Works well for me.

 

[newbieshooter]

Mark Nagel makes carbon fiber ones. Search the forum, they are great
Scott

 

[CA_Shooter]

Thank you everyone for the ideas. I went to a few stores to get some ideas and bought some wired "decorative ribbon" from JoAnn fabrics. Was $7 for about 12 feet. Went with the logic from @Warren Dean about having a device that is a bit porous.

I'll see how it works, and thanks again for all the ideas

 

[willbas]

I use a vertical window blind I bought e-bay

 

[Warren Dean]

Thank you everyone for the ideas. I went to a few stores to get some ideas and bought some wired "decorative ribbon" from JoAnn fabrics. Was $7 for about 12 feet. Went with the logic from @Warren Dean about having a device that is a bit porous.

I'll see how it works, and thanks again for all the ideas

Sorry but I don't recall saying anything about porous....

 

[AlNyhus]

I use a piece of XRay film. -Al

 

[CA_Shooter]

Sorry but I don't recall saying anything about porous....

Ha...well...looks like I was doing way too much multitasking. This ribbon might become my daughter's

 

[Dave M.]

Mark Nagel makes carbon fiber ones. Search the forum, they are great
Scott

He isn’t making them anymore

 

[freebird22/250]

I made one back when i shot varmint for score matches from a piece of vinyl siding by drilling holes in it and securing it to my barrel with a couple of zip ties, worked out pretty nice.

 

[Fairchaser]

You can go to Lowe’s and get them to cut a piece of plexiglass and spray paint it white or whatever color you choose.

 

[JimPag]

I haven't used a mirage shield since 2014. Got me a Ryobi battery pack fan and did away with that ugly bullshit hanging on my barrel.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

I use a lot of fiberglass and might make some mirage shields with vinyl on it. Carbon fiber is cool and looks good but it's hardly needed for this application. If I do them, mine will likely carry my logo on them but they'll be pretty cheap, nice and very functional. We'll see. I got some fiberglass in just yesterday and it was damaged on one end. It might be the perfect opportunity to try some. They'll be laser cut. Might try putting a little curve to a piece and see how it goes but I know flat will work just fine.

 

[CA_Shooter]

I use a lot of fiberglass and might make some mirage shields with vinyl on it. Carbon fiber is cool and looks good but it's hardly needed for this application. If I do them, mine will likely carry my logo on them but they'll be pretty cheap, nice and very functional. We'll see. I got some fiberglass in just yesterday and it was damaged on one end. It might be the perfect opportunity to try some. They'll be laser cut. Might try putting a little curve to a piece and see how it goes but I know flat will work just fine.

I'm interested. Do you need dimensions?

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

I'm interested. Do you need dimensions?

I'll settle on a width but the material is 24" long. That's enough for most reasonable bbl lengths and they can be trimmed shorter.

 

[ridgeway]

Here is how I make my carbon fiber shields the diy way. 2" pvc pipe, wax it with Johnsons. Lay carbon fiber cloth over the pvc. Mix up epoxy resin and spread over cloth working it in by hand. Let cure. Trim and finish edge with belt sander.

 

[Shooter13]

Use a fan and no shield.

 

[HTSmith]

Link for good fan?

 

[JimPag]

Link for good fan?

Just get a Ryobi one at Home Depot.

 

[Shooter13]

This is the one I use:

https://smile.amazon.com/Honeywell-HT-900-TurboForce-Circulator-Black/dp/B001R1RXUG/ref=sr_1_20?crid=HXJT847SVKPP&keywords=small+portable+fan&qid=1656077635&sprefix=small+portable+fan%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-20

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

This is the one I use:

https://smile.amazon.com/Honeywell-HT-900-TurboForce-Circulator-Black/dp/B001R1RXUG/ref=sr_1_20?crid=HXJT847SVKPP&keywords=small+portable+fan&qid=1656077635&sprefix=small+portable+fan%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-20

Looks like that one requires electricity?? Mine is 12 volt. I can run it from a wall wart or a 12v battery source. It's cheap but I've had the same one for several years now. Got it at Walmart or target, can't remember which. I think the brand is
O2COOL...or something like that. About 15 bucks at the time.