Airsoft DIY: Well M4 Suppressor

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Over the weekend, I’ve finally had some spare time to start my long overdue project for my Well M4 (R6). The idea is to add a detachable suppressor in R6. It’s a cosmetic upgrade on the very basic looking but potent airsoft gun. (Actually, my lowly DE M83A2 looks better than my R6). So, to give add some facelift to my beloved R6, I thought my brother’s MP5SD6 suppressor that he doesn’t use would fit the job.

Materials:

• (1) Stainless Steel Nipple Coupling ; size is 1/3′ (see image)
• (1) Stainless Steel Adaptor; size is 1/3′ (see image)
• (1) GB MP5SD6 Suppressor
•    Sand Paper
•    Super Glue
•    Saw

Here’s how I did it.

1. Mark the points for cutting. The marks are 1cm and 2.5cm from the end of the sight for 1st and 2nd marks, respectively. The third one is at the end of the inclined area. That’s about 3.5cm from the end of the sight.

2. Cut the barrel. Make sure the cut is consistent.Use the sand paper to smoothen the ends.

3. Place the end of the adjuster into the nipple coupling and insert them to the barrel as shown below. This is a perfect fit so you shouldn’t encounter any problem. Put some super glue to for

4. Insert a paper around the barrel so that it won’t wiggle. Remove excess paper.

5. Attach the stainless adaptor into the SD6 suppressor. The adaptor and the suppressor is a perfect fit (again, by lucky coinsidence) so you won’t have any problem there.Check the alignments(quite tricky) and hold the barrel for a while until the adaptor and the suppressor have totally bonded.

6. Screw in the suppressor to your R6 to re-check alignment. Firing a few rounds is recommended to make sure the BBs don’t touch the inner wall of the suppressor. Once satisfied, spray paint your gun.

The nipple and adaptor couplings are great because it fitted perfectly into the plastic barrel. Actually, I can modify the original Flasher so that I can also screw it into the modified barrel to replace the suppressor. That would make my R6 look like a shorty and would be great for CQB games.

That would be my next project. For more pictures, please see them here.