Suppressors Has anyone applied nickle boron to Sparrow clam shell?

[BurnOut]

Yesterday was the first chance I had to run my Sparrow hard(-ish; 100-ish rounds in probably 30 or so minutes), and the clam shell halves collected what I consider to be a fair amount of lead at the first chamber (I was shooting Remington Cyclone ammo through a 22/45 host).

While scrubbing and cussing, trying to get the lead off of the clam shell halves, I thought to myself, "I ought to polish these things so the lead doesn't adhere so tightly." That then led to another thought... what if I sent the clam shell halves to get a nickel boron coating? One of the advantages of nickle boron-coated carriers/bolts is supposed to be that carbon and other junk comes off relatively easily, right?

So... what sayeth the Hide? I do have a concern about tolerances; the coating is supposed to be ~.0004" thick. Added up, I'd be looking at .0016" of additional diameter to push into the outer tube (two clam shell halves, .0004" coating front and rear).

Good idea, or pissing in the wind?

 

[boomdoggie]

Pissing in the wind, I did mine Nickel boron though my old job which, it is now harder to get out of the tube and it really has made very little difference in the ease of cleaning, a ultra sonic with simple green works just as good as the nickel boron IMO

 

[Buckeye308]

I just put a little fire clean on the halves before shooting and after I just use a wire wheel on a dremel tool. The fire clean has been making it a little easier.

 

[BurnOut]

Good feedback, guys... I appreciate it. I have a sonic cleaner, I probably ought to pick up some simple green and let it run.