Operation and Maintenance Manual

ation that can lead to property damage, personal injury and/or death.
1. Always keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction.
2. Render the firearm safe by removing the magazine, completely unload-
ing the firearm and engaging the safety to the "SAFE" position. See the
firearm's owner's manual for detailed instructions.
3. Remove the silencer from the host firearm. See "Removing an ILLU-
SION 9" in these instructions.
4. Pour 5cc's of water into the rear of
the silencer through the threaded
socket in the A.S.A.P.™ System pis-
ton. NOTE: The plastic cap that is
standard on most commercial bottles
of bottled water holds approximately
5cc's. See Figure 37.
WARNING! Do not overfill an ILLU-
SION 9 with more than 5cc's of water
when creating an artificial environ-
ment. Over-filling an ILLUSION 9 can
result in a dangerous over-pressure
situation that can lead to property
damage, personal injury and/or
death.
5. Rotate the silencer around its long
axis to distribute the water within the
baffle stack. See Figure 38.
6. The silencer can be reinstalled on the
host firearm. See "Installing your IL-
LUSION 9" in this manual.
O-ring GUIDE
There are a number of high temperature Viton O-rings used in the ILLU-
SION 9. Inspect these O-rings for signs of wear whenever the silencer
and/or A.S.A.P. System are disassembled for cleaning and maintenance.
Replacement O-rings are available from McMaster-Carr Supply.
SILENCER MODEL ILLUSION 9 P.17 SILENCER MODEL ILLUSION 9 P.18
Figure 37
LOCATION O-ring SIZE McMASTER PN
REAR CAP 3/4” O.D. X 1/16” 1201T27
M13.5 X 1 PISTON 12mm I.D. X 1.0mm 9263K287
FRONT CHAMBER 1.0” O.D. X 1/16” 9464K74
Figure 38