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Crown Carbon Buildup

chamberbrake

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Has anyone ever tried to put something on a crown like a wax or something that would make carbon buildup come off quicker. I get a lot behind my brake APA FB on a cheytac very quickly. It takes a significant amount of time to get off. Just looking for creative ideas.

Thanks,
 
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Soak your muzzle in it for about 30 min should mostly just wipe off after that
 
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Chamberbra ke, Huskydriver, Do you remove your brake to get at all of the muzzle? I have an AR and have build up under flash hider that no amount of soaking/wiping seems to clear. I may be just lazy.
 
For some reason...I had this vision that you were trying to clean the carbon off the crown of a black nitrided crown...and I thought of an old movie scene...maybe blazing saddles...but some old lady was sweeping a dirt floor and complaining that she couldn't get the floor clean....my brain is strange today.
 
b2lee said:
For some reason...I had this vision that you were trying to clean the carbon off the crown of a black nitrided crown...and I thought of an old movie scene...maybe blazing saddles...but some old lady was sweeping a dirt floor and complaining that she couldn't get the floor clean....my brain is strange today.
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Lol. No stainless. The APA really creates carbon and it will build up into opening.
 
oldiephrt said:
Chamberbra ke, Huskydriver, Do you remove your brake to get at all of the muzzle? I have an AR and have build up under flash hider that no amount of soaking/wiping seems to clear. I may be just lazy.
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I do yes. I run suppressed 100% of the time and after a couple hundred rounds I chuck the brake and the mounts in my ultra sonic with clr for 20-30 min... Usually they come out completely clean after that.

I take my barrel off plug the muzzle and fill it with clr for 30 min too before I scrub it a bit with a brush
 
Huskydriver said:
I do yes. I run suppressed 100% of the time and after a couple hundred rounds I chuck the brake and the mounts in my ultra sonic with clr for 20-30 min... Usually they come out completely clean after that.

I take my barrel off plug the muzzle and fill it with clr for 30 min too before I scrub it a bit with a brush
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Sounds good. Thx
 
G96 nitro solvent on a small square of scotch brite pad. Pressure with thumb in a back and forth circular motion takes it off in seconds. Doesn't hurt your crown either.
 
Screw off the brake after you shoot it and clean it on a regular basis.
 
My Heathen brake that doesn’t bury the crown deep in it gets very little crud buildup.
My sidewinder does bury the crown and is gets thick fast.
For my new new 7 saum barrel I had Keystone cut a longer than normal tenon an 3/4 instead of 5/8 so It’s not buried at all with a sidewinder adapter.
We’ll see how that works when my current barrel dies.
 
Steel head said:
My Heathen brake that doesn’t bury the crown deep in it gets very little crud buildup.
My sidewinder does bury the crown and is gets thick fast.
For my new new 7 saum barrel I had Keystone cut a longer than normal tenon an 3/4 instead of 5/8 so It’s not buried at all with a sidewinder adapter.
We’ll see how that works when my current barrel dies.
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That's similar to what I'm seeing. Thanks.
 
I've heard SmothKote has resistant properties to carbon. Possibly apply after cleaning for the next time... Just a theory at this point but would love to hear the results...
 
The engineers use some pretty good stuff at work for cleaning baked on soot/carbon buildup out of our power turbines, I’ve been meaning to pinch a bit and give it a shot.
I’ll try and find out what it’s called. I’m not sure how it will react with barrel steels, but it doesn’t harm inconel though.
 
CLR and mechanical removal. I'll soak for about 30min, then use a sharp and flat razor blade. I drag the blade across the muzzle held flat, chips the carbon right off. if crowned correctly, there is no harm in scraping this way. if there are little scratches that bother you, I use a small piece of 1000grit and some oil to polish the crown face after I'm done. I get the same build up after shooting a lot suppressed or with my Beast brakes.
 
I took my brake off one time and there was what looked like a black washer inside it, completely made up of carbon.
 
Shootin Stuff said:
The engineers use some pretty good stuff at work for cleaning baked on soot/carbon buildup out of our power turbines, I’ve been meaning to pinch a bit and give it a shot.
I’ll try and find out what it’s called. I’m not sure how it will react with barrel steels, but it doesn’t harm inconel though.
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Keep us posted. Thanks,
 
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