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    BigDaddy

    BigDaddy

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    Jollyllama said:
    There used to be a great article written on rrdvegas.com.
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    I saw that article and saved it as an htm page. I don't know how to post it here. If anyone knows send me a message.
     
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    Boss94

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    I have seen people put a rubber lining in their sonic cleaners as to not damage the outside finish. Works rather nice!
     
    ironpony

    ironpony

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    Outrider, if you think of it at the pig roast remind about this subject as I have an interesting story. Probably best if Chad is not around lol, kidding.
     
    outrider58

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    ironpony said:
    Outrider, if you think of it at the pig roast remind about this subject as I have an interesting story. Probably best if Chad is not around lol, kidding.
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    I will. Thanks T.

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    aps410

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    Jollyllama said:
    There used to be a great article written on rrdvegas.com. Guy shot a lot of .22 suppressed; like a thousand rounds at a time. He did a lot of experimentation. The site is no longer available for some reason.

    End result is he found tumbling the stainless baffles and even threaded pieces in SS media with dishwasher detergent, water and lemishine for a couple hours made them like new. I recall that some ceracoted stuff may have gotten dinged up. But the stainless media did not hurt the baffled or even threaded parts.

    He would the. Heat them in the oven, drop them in 100% silicon oil or dot 5 brake fluid and let them cool for a couple hours. Then let them sit to drip/dry on a cookie sheet with paper Towles and reassemble. His assessment was that the silicone oil made future cleaning easier.

    His write up was quite impressive with many pictures and I wish it was still available.

    This is all from memory, but I read it not too long ago. I tried it and found it effective. I have not found walnut media to be very effective as the build up is too thick.
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    Found a copy in an website archive:

    http://web.archive.org/web/20161104063835/http://www.rrdvegas.com:80/silencer-cleaning.html
     
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    woodline

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    aps410 said:
    Found a copy in an website archive:

    http://web.archive.org/web/20161104063835/http://www.rrdvegas.com:80/silencer-cleaning.html
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    Thank you for tracking this down. I am new to the world of suppressor ownership (have two in NFA jail right now), so the more info I have, the better. Hopefully some variation of this maintenance plan will help me keep my cans clean.

    Unfortunately I don't have a tumbler or an ultrasonic bath, but I will probably not let my .22 can get very dirty before I clean it until I have some sort of permanent solution figured out. I'm also not real interested in making "the dip."

    I am beginning to wonder if an ultrasonic toothbrush could help clean gun/suppessor parts. I'm sure someone has tried it already, so I'll search around the internet here shortly to see if my idea is as dumb as I suspect it is.
     
    Jollyllama

    Jollyllama

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    aps410 said:
    Found a copy in an website archive:



    http://web.archive.org/web/20161104063835/http://www.rrdvegas.com:80/silencer-cleaning.html
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    Never mind. Well done, Internet Jedi.

    His method works well. Tumblers can be purchased fairly inexpensively and the time savings, plus how effective they are make it a worthy investment. Over time the .22 builds up lead deposits. You may be able to scrape carbon and fouling off, but a day will come when it starts to clog up. That will be when the tumbler will work.
     
    BigDaddy

    BigDaddy

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    Jedi beat me to it. In 2SAM22 told me how to do it, so I might as well share that trick.
    Open up the webpage
    Click Print
    Change Printer to Microsoft Print to PDF
    It will prompt you for a directory to save it in.
     
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