Trying out this suppressor cleaner

[Magdump]

Hmmm…. Solvent for a solvent trap…interesting

 

[SVT Bansheeman]

How many rounds of 22lr you guys are shooting before cleaning your suppressors? Awaiting my stamp for my first can and it will only be used for a 22lr. I've got a ultrasonic cleaner I plan to utilize.

 

[Bigchillin83]

How many rounds of 22lr you guys are shooting before cleaning your suppressors? Awaiting my stamp for my first can and it will only be used for a 22lr. I've got an ultrasonic cleaner I plan to utilize.

When I get board…

 

[Yanke6625]

Interesting. I never really thought about cleaning my cans, well other then my Q Elcamino. But I clean the booster on my Osprey regularly and the quick connection of my Socoms. But how would you clean them. They are a sealed unit.

 

[DBMJR1]

How many rounds of 22lr you guys are shooting before cleaning your suppressors? Awaiting my stamp for my first can and it will only be used for a 22lr. I've got a ultrasonic cleaner I plan to utilize.

Be sure your baffles aren't made of aluminum before cleaning in a sonic cleaner.

Mine are. I soak my baffles in Kroil when I get home from the range, and leave them there until I'm ready to go to the range again.

I also shoot CCI polymer coated Clean ammunition which eliminates lead build up, leaving only the carbon deposits to deal with.

 

[sphill]

I make something called The Dip, works for me.

Can’t use the dip on aluminum baffles. Also, the dip creates lead acetate that is extremely toxic. Do what you wish with that info.

 

[WilsonCombatant]

A pic of using the cleaner and manually scraping the carbon out of the baffles. Spent about an hour scraping all of the baffles

So after this session I ran another 5-600 rounds through it. Then I had an idea. I put the baffles in a ziploc bag with the suppressor cleaner, and diluted it with some water. Put the bag in a sonic cleaner filled with water. Ran the cycle for 20 minutes. Lo and behold the baffles came out looking almost brand new. Picture coming out of the bath below.

The stuff works awesome in the sonic cleaner.

 

[e30andrew]

I soaked my 22 can in CLR for a day recently and the carbon all just wiped off; worked really well.

 

[dantheman]

I soaked my 22 can in CLR for a day recently and the carbon all just wiped off; worked really well.

CLR says not to use on aluminum .

 

[e30andrew]

CLR says not to use on aluminum .

ah I missed that part - you are right. My sparrow is stainless so that makes sense

 

[salty sobchak]

I’ve been interested in trying this

 

[twinin]

How many rounds of 22lr you guys are shooting before cleaning your suppressors? Awaiting my stamp for my first can and it will only be used for a 22lr. I've got a ultrasonic cleaner I plan to utilize.

I usually do around every 500 rounds or two sessions. I mostly shoot lead round nose because they are the most accurate.

Shooting CCI clean with the coated bullets can shoot a lot more before needing a cleaning. I use a sonic cleaner with diluted purple power.

 

[WilsonCombatant]

Can we use CLR in the sonic cleaner?

 

[103M 95G]

put the SS baffles in a ziplock with the CLR.
place the bag in the Sonic cleaner that has hot water.
Magic will happen

 

[twinin]

Can we use CLR in the sonic cleaner?

You can as long as the suppressor can take it. Steel or Inconel and not aluminum.

Also, hot water does help a lot. I find my sonic cleaner cleans better using the heated mode.

 

[WilsonCombatant]

Found a gallon of CLR in the garage and going to try it in the sonic cleaner now. It’s a lot more cost effective than the suppressor cleaner.