r/Form1

I know not doing Form 1’s is all the rage these days but some of us live in states where it’s still required or want to stack for the future considering the NFA is still law. I’ve been working on a tool to make batch submitting them for suppressors easier. It evolved into an inventory management system as it can read back all your Form 1 approvals from eForms and build an inventory sheet.

There is no API for eForms so it’s using Python and Playwright to drive a Chrome browser so everything stays local. Unfortunately they added an emailed code before submission so that and the pin entry are still manual steps. As well as adding a SSN to the RP form (it’s optional anyway)

The guided submission is setup for Trusts with a single RP right now as that’s my use case but I plan to expand to individuals soon ***Now supports individual filing***. Check the readme in the repo for setup and usage instructions, it should be pretty straightforward.

https://github.com/SK360/eforms-form1

1893*

Went for an older design on this one. Key takeaways are it is somewhat difficult to form baffles from scratch and stainless screen mesh is a pain to work it. I started forming the baffles from square sheet originally which was a poor choice resulting in tearing/shearing. Moving to circles helped a lot along with starting the draw with a large ball bearing then the male half of the die. Fusion welded and sealed.

This design was inspired by the Gemtech Halo which utilizes the BFA grooves on A2 flash hiders for a mounting point. The STGW 57 has an integral non-removable flash hider which negates threading to keep the original appearance. Mounting was done by using two very tight fitting split rings to hold everything in tension and straight, the collar tightens the suppressor body down over the flash hider. The "flow through" function does work but I don't know how effective it truly is since I don't have another non-flow through can to compare it with; the gas pattern on the interior of the body and the cap plus a "low" amount of gas in the action compared to what I was expecting makes me happy with it. The end cap uses an angle grinder wrench for removal. All threads are left handed. The biggest detractor is weight. I originally intended for it to be made from T5 titanium but the cost of bar stock was way too high to justify for an experiment. Core, mount, and cap are 4140, tube is DOM. Finished in manganese phosphate. It could be quieter, but overall I'm happy with it.

A custom little 3d printed can I made. I really like the aesthetics of the ridgeback Rhino silencer and wanted to make a miniature 22lr version. So, here's my best attempt. Printed in ppa-cf at 350c at 8mm³. Weighs 2.9 ounces including the aluminum thread adapter.

No baffles, uses a gyroid pattern chamber I was testing which makes the path that the gases have to travel be very chaotic and so far I'm seeing that I like it's performance in this platform as well as a 9mm version I made. The 22lr can has over 500 rounds through it as this point, the 9mm variant has about 200, mostly rapid fire redneck nonsense because I'm trying to break them. The 22 variant sounds roughly like a paintball gun (before someone says camera microphones can't capture impulse sound correctly)