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Baffled

A look at the crud that can build up in sound suppressors.

5 Responses to “Baffled”

  1. emdfl Says:

    And that’s why I don’t understand the “weld it shut ’cause we don’t need to clean the insides” mindset on suppressors.

  2. ben Says:

    With the welded cans, can’t you just plug one end, drop in a bunch of cleaning fluid, shake, empty, rinse, repeat?

  3. SayUncle Says:

    you can, if you want to build up sludge in it.

    best way is an ultrasonic cleaner.

  4. Chris Byrne Says:

    Ayup, that’s why I use the ultrasonic cleaner on mine.

  5. Diomed Says:

    Cleaning is for rimfire cans and ones you shoot unjacketed bullets through. Lead buildup is the main issue, and there’s only two ways it’s coming off: mechanical removal (bead blasting, scraping/chipping) or chemical removal (The Dip). Hell, bead blasting didn’t even touch the lead on one of my cans, it had to be Dipped.

    On centerfire cans, cleaning is for the anal retentive.

    Ultrasonic only removes carbon, which is a minor issue compared to lead. It’s also a bad idea on aluminum. Like the Outback.

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