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Posted: 7/20/2006 2:39:31 PM EDT
| can it be soaked in Shooter's Choice without damage? I have some heavy buildup in mine. |
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Don't know about SC however, here's a similar question I posed to AAC a week ago concerning the finish on an aluminum Striker II can... To: [email protected] Subject: Cleaning an AAC suppressor. Question: I read on your website that the recommended way to clean an AAC suppressor is to use a solvent like lacquer thinner. When cleaning, is it ok to submerge the entire suppressor into the solvent or, are the ends of the suppresser supposed to be sealed up with the lacquer thinner only exposed to the inside of the suppressor ? ________________________________________________________________________________ Answer: Submerge the silencer overnight into the lacquer thinner. Let it drain out the next day then take a bore brush and clean the aperture hole. Wipe the mount area out with a clean cloth. Freddy W. Thompson Jr. Advanced Armament Corp. |
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Sealed up suppressors cannot be cleaned properly or safely by soaking in any solution. You can delay the return for rebuild by soaking the carbon slurry out, but the lead/carbon concrete is building up with each shot. I will probably take a lot of rounds on semi auto to fill it up, but it will happen. Full auto and you will be sending it back in less than 5K. |
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A blurb from Gemtech's site... "MAINTENANCE OF SOUND SUPPRESSORS All sound suppressors require some degree of maintenance if maximum efficiency is to be maintained. Those of our suppressors that are sealed are designed for maintenance and cleaning by immersion in suitable solvents. Suppressors that will not drain completely are designed for partial disassembly for maintenance. All suppressors manufactured by Gemtech come with detailed instructions for operation and maintenance, a practice pioneered by the original Automatic Weapons Company." |
Yeah, but that doesn't tell you important stuff...like the fact that soaking an aluminum can in Hoppe's No.9 will eat the aluminum... |
| Update - the can has been soaking in a 50/50 mix of Shooter's Choice and Kroil since Monday. The funk that is coming out is unbelievable - the solution has gone from red to brown/black, and when I pick the suppressor up and dunk it, all sorts of nastiness pours out. |
That fact is revealed in the detailed instructions provided with the can. |
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