farmboy99 Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 hi all i just brought a old parker hale silencer. upon opening it up to look at internals i have found 2 of the baffels are mishapen. the first was fine but then the 2 under seem to be all bent. i wondered is this a design? or have they somehow got bent? and if they had any theories or suggestions. in the pic it goes top one on left then 3rd down on right so bend gets worse as it goes further toward gun. the ones underneath seem fine though!? its odd. thanks for any insight! tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PAULT Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 loks like theve been hit by a round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy99 Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 yeah thats what i thought but how come the top one is ok and why would this happen toward the end of the silencer? its really odd. i suppose if the force of the round was absorbed by the 2 then the 3rd might not have gotten damaged. but i stilll cant understand how that happened. has it happened to anyone else before? should i ask for my money back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMcC Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 I have one that has hardly been used and all the baffles are like that and I can categorically state that no rounds have hit them. I was under the impression that it was like that to act as an additional spoiler for the gasses being emitted. It also makes sure you line them up correctly or you won't get all the baffles back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy99 Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 thats really odd as only 2 seem to be like that in this one!? im going to take them all out and make sure that im right in thinking that........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silhouette Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 (edited) All the washers are slightly bent as part of the design. However they should all look the same. When you disassemble this moderator all the washers will fall out and need to be re-alligned using a metal rod supplied with the moderator. If someone just re-assembled the mod without the aligning rod some of the washers will be out of alignment and a round may strike them on it's way out. This has clearly happened to yours.. You probably can still get use out of this mod if you re-assemble it carefully using a suitable sized rod or dowell. Edited March 15, 2010 by Silhouette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy99 Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 right there are 3 that are mis shaped. they are all together one from the end of the silencer. although one is very lightly mis shaped compared to the other 2 heres 2 pics of the internals: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy99 Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy99 Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 (edited) ..... Edited March 15, 2010 by farmboy99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy99 Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 i see so if they arn't exactly level the round may catch the edge of the washer. right so is it a right off then? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silhouette Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 (edited) If you can't get it back together with the holes in perfect alignment, and properly screwed up tight yes it's a write off. Edited March 15, 2010 by Silhouette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Yeah, I think that's been hit by a bullet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silhouette Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Maybe if you contact whoever distributes these, they might do spare washers? just a long shot.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy99 Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 its a parker hale but it is pretty old i suspect! ive put it back together but youcan clearly see if you look down it that it isnt right. the bent washer seems to not fit properly anymore. ill ask for my money back i think thanks for all your inputs, appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silhouette Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Don't know how much you paid for it but these are still made and sell new for around £35 for a steel one proofed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy99 Posted March 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 gave 13 posted for it so its hardly the end of the world the chap says it worked fine when it left him so im going to get an adaptor sorted and give it a whirl (obviously after aligning the washers, which is going to be a pain in the backside!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMcC Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 They can usually be aligned by putting a piece of 6mm brazing rod or something similar down the middle to align the baffles, that's if you don't have the original rod that used to be sold with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albob Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 (edited) They can usually be aligned by putting a piece of 6mm brazing rod or something similar down the middle to align the baffles, that's if you don't have the original rod that used to be sold with them. also you can use a phillips screwdriver that is long enough to go into the p/h to align the washers. al Edited March 16, 2010 by albob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 The baffles shold be a little different to those one. I think at some time they have been replaced. definately looks like a bullet strike. & Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongo321 Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 (edited) its a parker hale but it is pretty old i suspect! ive put it back together but youcan clearly see if you look down it that it isnt right. the bent washer seems to not fit properly anymore. ill ask for my money back i think thanks for all your inputs, appreciated ive seen new baffles for them at about a fiver chambers maybe google them you can get them Edited September 21, 2010 by bongo321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabs Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Lol, just a 'little' bit of clipping going on there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 a few of mine look like that - but bizarrely it's quieter than Stealth Stalkers one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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