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Posted: 1/26/2017 12:02:30 AM EDT
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Maybe I just suck at searching, but though I swear I remember a thread about this, I totally failed to find it.
I thought the consensus was some type of wire-pulling gel? Please point me in the right direction. TIA! |
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Anything wet. Water, Mountain Dew, tooth paste, wire pulling gel... You get the idea. Just make sure you clean it out after. It seemed like gel(s) mechanically would be easier since they would tend to stay put while you handled the can. I hoped there might be something less corrosion-prone than plain water - and thought that was why folks used the wire-pulling or ultrasound gels? What's the recommended way to "clean out" the ablative? Tear down the suppressor? Soak in typical firearm solvent? |
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It seemed like gel(s) mechanically would be easier since they would tend to stay put while you handled the can. I hoped there might be something less corrosion-prone than plain water - and thought that was why folks used the wire-pulling or ultrasound gels? What's the recommended way to "clean out" the ablative? Tear down the suppressor? Soak in typical firearm solvent? I've also tried soluble oils which is used in CNC machines as coolant and that also seems to work well. |
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Would gun oil or CLP be ok? I was thinking that it would something that I already had in my range bag, and I wouldn't worry about rust.
Ultimately, I'm not sure how much "wet shooting" I'm gonna do with my soon-to-be released pistol can, but you gotta try it once, right? 
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Ultimately, I'm not sure how much "wet shooting" I'm gonna do with my soon-to-be released pistol can, but you gotta try it once, right? I wasn't sure I'd do it at all, but when I took my recently freed pistol cans to the outdoor range and found them still to be kinda loud (like ears starting to ring) I decided that for shooting with no earpro I'd probably be happier with a little more suppression. (Octane9 and Octane45 with 147gr and 230gr hardball rounds respectively) Here in Kolorado we have altitude-related speed of sound issues, so my ammo may be pushing the sound barrier - which isn't helping. Could be my old ears are more sensitive than I thought, but regardless I decided "These (need to) go to eleven!"
So next trip I'll have the option to compare wet vs dry.... once I settle on the right ablative to use. |
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Years ago I saw a picture of a man using Dr Pepper soda as the ablative.
Really. I have a Wet Can. Except for the first time or so when I used the lithium grease they sent with the Suppressor I've ALWAYS used water. For starters water isn't nearly as messy as anything else. It's cheaper too. You should have seen the splatter from the grease. The front sight was completely obscured by black grease. Never again. |
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This might be a really stupid question, but how does one apply said material, be it water, gel, etc? Dunk the can in a bottle of water, shake out the excess and go shoot? If using a gel, do you apply it to the blast baffle side of the can, or the muzzle end? For a gel, no more than 5cc, blast baffle end of the can before you install it. |
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