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Create a channel Learn moreYour clamshells don't seem to have leaded up nearly as much as mine. Perhaps there is something to be said for plated ammo? Mine has seen mostly CCI Standard Velocity through a 4.5" Tac Sol barrel. 2k rounds in one camp weekend and it was almost sealed shut. Heavy leading on the clamshells, which is about impossible to clean off.
My resolution: shoot the shit out of it. It's been in the que at Silencerco since September for the SS upgrade, I figure I'll have a clean slate at that point and start over with more proactive cleaning methods.
I am jealous of you sparrow owners. I really want to pick one of these up but I can't find one in stock. I love the clamshell design. I wonder how it would compare to my essence and 22L-1
My sparrow was caked in lead. Tired that vinegar and hydrogen peroxide solution and it worked like magic! Left the core and sleeves overnight and they came out very clean.
A little mess, but absolutely no work. I don't think there's anything better out there for stainless. Just a quick rinse with water and dry them off when you're done.
I'm not saying to heat it, but it works better at warmer tempseratures. In other words, it'll work better at 80 degrees than 40.
The only problem with the dip is getting rid of it.
I dispose of it with my used motor oil.
Same jug, or just same location will accept it?
Even the greenies use the dip is because is it a green cleaner.
Do they mix lead into it? Just so we are talking Apples to Apples as we are talking about what is left over not what is mixed up to begin with. "The Greenies" starting product is not the same as the toxic suppressor leftover product.
Maybe I wasn't clear, I thought I was. The cleaner/dip itself is considered a green product. The lead is a separate issue. If you're worried about it, don't use it. I highly doubt it is anymore unsafe than any of the other products. You're going to end up with lead in any solution you use to clean a suppressor.
I'd say that is pretty well apples to apples when you're talking about suppressor cleaning.
Ok buddy... I get it..... the greenies use it. Must resist.........
Bless your heart. Let me spell it out for you:
1. The dip is a cleaner made from common household items that you don't have order online or travel any further than your grocery store to get. Read that as more convenient and cheaper. My wife picked up my stuff, so I didn't even have to go get it.
2. It requires no work and no equipment to use other than a container. The container doesn't even have to be glass. I use an old Rusty Duck plastic jar.
2. In its base form, without the lead from cleaning your can, it is considered less hazardous than most household cleaners even by the enviro-whackos.
3. You're going to have lead in any suppressor cleaning solution once you use it.
4. You're going to throw out that specialized or hard to get solution or reuse it (making it more harmful to yourself) and have to order/buy more.
5. The dip that you haven't used for cleaning can be used to clean around your house if you choose.
6. It doesn't store well since it goes "flat" rather quickly. I only mix enough to cover my baffles with about a 1/2" of cushion.
Please don't resist. I'd really like to hear your issues with my posts.
On the sparrow the baffle core has the end cap attached that appears to be aluminum. Do you dip that entire core end cap and all or remove the end cap somehow? Thanks.
On the sparrow the baffle core has the end cap attached that appears to be aluminum. Do you dip that entire core end cap and all or remove the end cap somehow? Thanks.