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A sonic cleaner makes cleaning .22 suppressors an easy to do jobWhen it is noticeable in weight and sound difference I'll clean them. Only one I clean more often is the one that has baffles that allow crud to build up on the inner tube walls. If it goes too long, I have to use a wooden dowel and hammer to get the baffle stack out. The rest have interlocking baffles so the tube stays clean. Longest period on one of them was 15000-20000 rounds. It was surprisingly not that bad. Worst part was picking out all the carbon and lead from the blast chamber.
15000 rounds!
I thought it would be worse. I calculated roughly 15000 rounds through it this time with no cleaning or tear down. Not too shabby in my opinion. I thoroughly coat the baffles and insides of the tubes with moly grease so with the slightest tap they came out. I cleaned the tubes and outer portion...www.northwestfirearms.com
I've found CLR works well with zero need for any sort of sonic cleaner.A sonic cleaner makes cleaning .22 suppressors an easy to do job
Sonic cleaner is totally useless compared to CLR, @Reno is right!I've found CLR works well with zero need for any sort of sonic cleaner.
No one has really come up with a definitive solution to that question yet, lol. I have an AAC Aviator 2 with coated aluminum internals that I've used (against others advice) a sonic cleaner. It worked ok, but hardly worth the time, I just use plastic pics or plastic scrapers to get the bulk off and then soak in CLR overnight, one last scrape and call it good.What should I use to clean aluminum baffles?
are you using distilled water in your sonic cleaner and metal specific solution (IE non case cleaning solution)? I use simple green when doing the internals on my 22 suppressor.. I also know distilled water is far superior to tap water for cleaning with a sonic cleaner.No one has really come up with a definitive solution to that question yet, lol. I have an AAC Aviator 2 with coated aluminum internals that I've used (against others advice) a sonic cleaner. It worked ok, but hardly worth the time, I just use plastic pics or plastic scrapers to get the bulk off and then soak in CLR overnight, one last scrape and call it good.
Simple green diluted with tap water, lol. I'll give the distilled water a try next time.are you using distilled water in your sonic cleaner and metal specific solution (IE non case cleaning solution)? I use simple green when doing the internals on my 22 suppressor.. I also know distilled water is far superior to tap water for cleaning with a sonic cleaner.
Elbow grease.What should I use to clean aluminum baffles?