If you suppressor is Aluminum use caution and at your own risk. Luckily there is a new silencer on the market, the Griffin Armament Alpha is a 30 caliber 300 win mag rated silencer that can come apart for cleaning. bought in 1975 for my late husband. The BIG thing to watch out for is to never put aluminum into an ultrasonic cleaner, or it'll end up all pitted. Or, you could just do it my way and use nothing. Since baffles aren't as soft as brass it almost has to be a safe method. PAIN Silent But Deadly Posts: 376 Joined: Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:24 am Location: CT, USA. For you types, then stop fucking washing your dishes and just send them back to the manufacturer for a once-yearly cleaning and you’ll be fine (or for you hard-types, wait 10 yrs ‘cause you're not a goddamn ghey faggot mustachioed pussy). The carbon was easy enough to clean off the baffles but on the rears and inside the cups there what looks to be lead left, on some quite a bit. I'm not obsessed at all- in fact I shoot the suppressor till its caked with crap. JavaScript is disabled. I haven't tried it with aluminum baffles tho. I clean my Gemtech Outback II every 500 rounds or so. Simple Green kicks booty on brass. I mean, you probably reason nobody’s cleaning the sewer line from your house, so why clean your suppressor, amirite? Cookies help us deliver our Services. If Anodized it will protect the aluminum as long as there are no scratches through the coating. I've done a product review on the Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series Rotary Tumbler 7L. By far the easiest way to clean. Rimfire Cleaning (Titanium Baffles) first time help Received my first stamp and finished out my Quietbore 22 kit with the titanium baffles and went and put 400-500 rounds through it. It offers something between their Predator 8 and 12 and uses 10-baffles in a more compact and light layout. Doing this prolongs the life of the baffle (s), especially if the baffles are aluminum vs. stainless. We highly recommend that users don’t shoot 22lr through a sealed silencer. But looking around, I've seen the FA platinum and the Lyman Cyclone for under $150 before shipping. One of the methods I've seen is using a rotary tumbler with stainless steel media. A small diameter dowel is handy in restacking the baffles and sliding them into the tube. I mean, you probably reason nobody’s cleaning the sewer line from your house, so why clean your suppressor, amirite? Looking for a ballpark value of it. I've seen forum posts from people saying that it's the greatest way to clean them ever and then others saying it will peen and round the edges of the baffles. My US cleaner runs 8 minute cycles- Id have to g restart it like 25 times to get the baffles clean Last time I cleaned element 2 and spectre 2 baffles, I threw them in my rotary tumbler with stainless pins. When it comes to servicing a silencer, there are several options at your disposal to reach the end goal: a high-performing, fully-functioning can. Hillside wrote:I would like to start using a Rotary Tumbler and stainless steel media for cleaning my Spectre II Baffles, but I would like to know if rotary tumblers in the two 3lb drum configuration has enough capacity to clean all of the Spectre II baffles at once.It would help if I could see the internal dimensions of a drum that size, but I don't have that option. I've heard of many people using rotary tumbler's (Thumler's Tumbler) with stainless steel pins as the media and having great results with no damage when cleaning the aluminum baffles. One of the methods I've seen is using a rotary tumbler with stainless steel media. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/713881/frankford-arsenal-platinum-series-rotary-case-tumbler-110-volt, What can i use on my YHM Ti30? Using brass tumbler and medium to clean baffles Post by AngryFish » Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:43 pm So I was down in my reloading room looking at some extra medium I have for my tumbler and it occurred to me that the tumbler may work well for my Spectre baffles to clean up what my baffle soak couldn't get rid of. Otherwise the best mechanical solution seems to be rotary tumbling with stainless steel pin media and powder dish detergent for at least 10 hours. so i recently bought a Lyman 1200 tumber for cleaning brass and i had an idea. What kind of scary black weapons do you have? If you google "wet tumbler suppressor cleaning" theres lots of videos and pictures of before and after. LYMAN. Overcome the timer limitations of the Lyman by going with the Isonic industrial ultrasonic cleaner. 0 (0) Cyclone Rotary Case Tumbler 230V CYCLONE ROTARY TUMBLER. Support our great vendors - they help keep NCGO going! Both of those clean up great in the tumbler, as will the Spectre II, I'm sure (it's still in suppressor jail, something I'm getting really fed up with). I dropped them in, let it run in soapy water for about 4 hours, and wiped them dry. I suppose that soaking the baffle in mineral spirits, then scrubbing them with a brush also damages them. Used the "dip" method to clean my two Silencerco Sparrows. It doesn't really pick or brush off very easily, and from what I have read there are not a ton of chemicals to make this easy either. FlashBang, Jan 13, 2021 OldOutlaw, moona11 and undeRGRound like this. The Outback is a closed suppressor. I would never recommend wet rotary to a new reloader. If you suppressor is Aluminum use caution and at your own risk. Then throw your baffles in a rotary tumbler w/ stainless pins to clean. My Sparrow is a SS monocore, and my HTA Kestrel has SS K baffles in it. : Never will I go back to the "old way" of cleaning silencer parts!! I try my hand at cleaning my suppressor with an Ultrasonic cleaner. Baffles are easily hand cleaned with solvent and a little elbow grease. I am new to tumblers. This is the email I sent to TechInfo@advanced-armament.com and the reply I got: I've heard of many people using rotary tumbler's (Thumler's Tumbler) with stainless steel pins as the media and having great results with no damage when cleaning the aluminum baffles. The process takes 4 hours, where you fill it with 1 gallon of cold water mixed with 2 TBL spoons of dishwater soap and a 1/4 teaspoon of lime shine & 5LBS of stainless steel pins. The baffle on the left was cleaned using Dawn dish washing detergent and water along with stainless steel pins in a Frankford Arsenal rotary tumbler. Black Man Shoots White Man - Where's the Outrage. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Bingo! so i recently bought a Lyman 1200 tumber for cleaning brass and i had an idea. im currently using the Lyman green media and it doesnt seem too coarse but id hate to ruin my expensive toy. The reviews on the FA are favorable, moreso than the reviews on the Lyman. Given how much I like to shoot .22, this was definitely the right choice. Alternatively, I have been told white lithium grease is decent. Thank you and best regards, Whether you're a beginner or experienced reloader, we have all the tools and reloading equipment you need. Eventually your silencer will get heavier and have reduced sound performance. I returned the ultrasonic the same day I bought it. Or, you could just do it my way and use nothing. Aluminum: use caution with and do not let set in dip a long time. my suppressor gets dirty very fast and is extremely tough to clean out properly but it seems like the tumbler would do a … Cleaning Tirant Aluminum Baffles in Rotary Tumbler - AACs Response. : For titanium baffles: Here’s a saga that tests a lot of things and finally advocates using silicone oil for very high-volume shooting sessions if you’re going to open and clean the can right away. This tumbler holds 15 LBS of material. With rimfire suppressors being made with less durable baffles and as dirty as rimfire ammo can be a good cleaning method will be important. Alternatively, I have been told white lithium grease is decent. Wow - that's awesome. SS medi in rotary tumbler. My concern would be peening of the baffles and rounding the edges of the baffles. Post by PAIN » Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:10 pm dan5505 wrote:Looks like you guys are having good results. What does everyone do to remove the lead buildup in your .22LR suppressors? After you get it realllllly clean (no oil or carbon/lead), use silicone oil. It weighs 446 grams and is 9.75” long and 1.75” in diameter” Pete Moore (Editor) Shooting Sports magazine. would i be able to also clean my gemtech outback .22 suppressor in the tumbler? By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies.Learn More. My suppressors are all either K baffles or stacked so I just toss the baffles and blast chamber into the tumbler to clean. My Rimfire suppressor has the strongest baffles tubes are weaker, But there stainless steel compared to aluminum. Pretty soon after buying a suppressor it came clear it needs cleaning, atleast every 200 to 1000 rounds. From tumblers to reloading trays and case trim, Frankford Arsenal brings precision reloaders unmatched accuracy at the bench and in the field. I disguised it as a daybed. It makes me reconsider the way I clean my pistol can too. I understand that a rock tumbler with stainless steel media is one of the most effective ways of cleaning suppressor baffles. They came out like new after 3 hours. I think that the general consensus is that while it helps, it doesn't to as good a job as a rotary tumbler like this does. im currently using the Lyman green media and it doesnt seem too coarse but id hate to ruin my expensive toy. Grab your cake and eat it too! For that purpose, they work great. It is perfectly fine. My Sparrow is a SS monocore, and my HTA Kestrel has SS K baffles in it. I like that dip idea but now that I know its so poisonous It kind of scares me off a bit. I will still use my vibratory tumbler first to clean cases enough to size them without scratching them but once they're sized and deprimed I run them through a wet tumbler with SS pins. Thanks. These rotary tumblers with SS pins work good too and you only need soapy water. Does anyone have a recommendation about a specific model or type? I went with Titanium baffles so I could use “the dip”/ultrasonic cleaner/rotary tumbler for easier cleaning as opposed to Aluminum baffles. The pins are doing all the cleaning. Here are some baffles I have wet tumbled. The wet tumbler not only cleans them well but gets inside the case mouth so if you lube your case mouth and you have trouble … The only thing to note is that if you place the tube in the medium the paint will come off. Federalist shares the lessons he learnt about cleaning .22 suppressors … This is a big mistake for a .22LR suppressor, and here’s why: .22 rimfires are very dirty. It is an encrypted channel and have a chat set up using "NC Gun Owners" So far a few have joined. Safest way to clean … I was curious what was AACs stance on this and figured you guys might be to. It can consistently clean hundreds of casings at once and the 3-hour timer with auto-off is very convenient. Powder fouling comes off fine but lead build up on the baffles does not (cheap .22 bullets). Both of those clean up great in the tumbler, as will the Spectre II, I'm sure (it's still in suppressor jail, something I'm getting really fed up with). I never heard of having to send it back to the manufacture for service. my suppressor gets dirty very fast and is extremely tough to clean out properly but it seems like the tumbler would do a … However, it’s important to avoid damaging the suppressor itself and its components, which (unfortunately) is easily achieved when utilizing certain toxic chemicals and abrasive devices.As mentioned in last week’s post, rimfire cans are the main culprits in terms of dirtiness due to the filthy, unja… I was curious if you have tested this and what AAC's stance is on this. 01905 797 060. sales@wildcatmoderators.co.uk. 200 rounds, 4 hrs later with 2 tablespoons of dawn dishwater soap. Scoundrel wrote:Just to be 100% clear: Stainless steel baffles + rotary tumbler + stainless steel pin media + Dawn detergent + Lemi-Shine + regular 4-hour tumbling sessions = A-OK? LYMAN. Suppressor cleaning supplies are minimal; often they're already part of a cleaning kit. Can you help? Dry tumbling is simpler. Basically, I want a tumbler for reloading and for cleaning suppressor baffles. A lot of people do use ultrasonic cleaners for suppressors. I have no axe to grind with soda blasting, save for the clean up afterwards, and recurring cost in buying soda in bulk. Have any of you taken your baffles to a mic … I used Cerakote Microslick and it … So if your preference is a wet brass case cleaning system, Frankford Arsenal’s Premier Series Rotary Tumbler Kit is easy to set up, operate, clean, and store when not in use. Over time layers of condensed lead, hardened with powder byproducts and bullet lubricant, will accumulate on the baffles that are supposed to disperse the propellant gasses inside the can. In stock 1 In stock, delivery from Brownells USA within 7-10 days. Thanks! Tooth picks, metal pics, brushes and “the dip” have all met their match! If you reload, this is also the best way to clean brass, BTW. I was simply looking for a low effort way to clean my SS baffles without dealing with HAZMAT, etc. After you get it realllllly clean (no oil or carbon/lead), use silicone oil. Instructions: Dip is 50/50 mix White vinegar and Hydrogen Peroxide. Since I decided shooting cast wasn't worth the smoke and debris splatter for the small savings for 9mm and .45. Nice! Setting up a backup channel on Signal if our forum is shut down. I have good results when I tumble the 9mm and .45 ACP baffles in the tumbler with citric acid, dawn and steel pins. NRA Benefactor Member. Re: Using stainless/brass media to clean baffles. Like someone else said, it seems to get more quite the dirtier it gets. I am in the market for an AR. Any advice would be appreciated. £347.25 * £291.05 - £347.25* Case Tumblers & Accessories. The only reason I bought one was for cleaning suppressor baffles. However, everyone I know that does this uses a large tumbler that they also use for cleaning brass. I've seen forum posts from people saying that it's the greatest way to clean them ever and then others saying it will peen and round the edges of the baffles. No need for the lemi-shine though, won't do anything for the baffles. At least it doesn't atomize like the dust does. Learn from my mistakes. Run it for 8-10 hrs., changing the solution about half way through, and baffles are clean with just a little bit of gunk left to be scraped of with a brass pick (about the same as any other wet tumbler I've tried). Thanks. The latest Evolution (EVO) moderator is probably their best yet. What should I look for in a tumbler? Works well, but the toxic remains need to be disposed of properly. Thanks! Maybe not a good idea? Buy, Sell, and Trade your Firearms and Gear. Then throw your baffles in a rotary tumbler w/ stainless pins to clean. The BIG thing to watch out for is to never put aluminum into an ultrasonic cleaner, or it'll end up all pitted. Specifications: Frankford Arsenal Platinum Series Rotary Tumbler (110V, 7L) Price as reviewed: $209.99 MSRP ( … £38.45 * Case Tumblers & Accessories. TJsTrailers wrote on Wallyworld's profile. This process will help keep your suppressor baffles/monocore parts cleaner! By far the easiest way to clean. I had a Tech support rep at AAC on the phone over another issue and ask about cast and coated and its was a "don't do it" item. I started using vinegar mixed with few drops of dishwashing soap. After I heat the baffles up on a cookie tray in the oven I scrub them with Seal One and rinse them in the sink. Rotary Case Cleaning Sifter Set. Once the baffles are clean, something that seems to work is silicone oil treatment - heat the baffles in the oven (250F) and drop them into silicone oil (Dot 5), leave them there to cool. Available at a competitive price, the stainless steel pin media Rotary Tumbler Kit is a great option for the cleaning portion of your case preparation routine. Which is probably for the best since I don't think any of the suppressor companies promote cast or coated use in suppressors. Does anyone use one of these smaller "toy" rock polishers? Cant take it apart. However, everyone I know that does this uses a large tumbler that they also use for cleaning brass. I used a stainless pins in Simple Green and water in a Thumbler and it worked well. Any negative experiences with either one? I'm trying to clean up some rusty, crusty and a little greasy steel surplus magazines. I used a stainless pins in Simple Green and water in a Thumbler and it worked well. Here are some baffles I have wet tumbled. Does anyone use one of these smaller "toy" rock polishers? I tumbled the baffles for my Tirant 45 a while back. I have NC concealed Carry so i can purchase anything. Yeah. Two baffles cleaned in the sonic cleaner compared to one of the baffles that had yet to be cleaned. I use my Thumbler's Tumbler to clean the aluminum baffles in my Tactical Innovations Stratus, my first can, and so far they show no signs of degradation or wear. I don't run a machine shop, and cannot justify allocating an entire section of my garage and a thousand+ dollars in blasting equipment to clean one $300 suppressor. I was considering building my own tumbler for tumbling cases, but mostly for cleaning suppressor baffles and monocore. .22 (and probably 9mm) - If you do reloading, and have a tumbler with steel pins, that works very well for cleaning the baffles. Don't use it on the tube - especially if it is aluminum. AAC Customer Services. However, I don't get as good results with .22LR baffles. The way I clean mine is to put it into a container deep enough to hold the whole can and then put WD40 or Hoppes #9. Customer Reviews. I've been using steel media with soap and water, but my tumbler drum is rubber lined, and the steel pins are getting embedded in the sides, which is tearing up my magazine edges. You must log in or register to reply here. would i be able to also clean my gemtech outback .22 suppressor in the tumbler? Cleaning Tirant Aluminum Baffles in Rotary Tumbler - AACs Response. If you shoot more , tumble it longer, it's quiet and won't hurt a thing. The fact that it was so clean was a purely serendipitous effect. My Franklin arsenal rotary tumbler is better than the vibratory or the ultrasonic I bought. I understand that a rock tumbler with stainless steel media is one of the most effective ways of cleaning suppressor baffles. Out of stock, backorder available Out of stock, backorder available . Lets talk tumblers, /k/. We dive into the world of quick cleaning suppressor baffles. Namely drying the brass. Probably not needed for a suppressor but it doesnt hurt. OK here is what you get when using the "DIP". Thread starter gunblaize; Start date Aug 22, 2015 Aug 22, 2015 I use a wet tumbler with stainless steel pins to clean my 22 baffles. I've been researching different ways to clean aluminum baffles. Cleaning aluminum baffles. That doesn't seem to peen the case mouth but I always trim them next anyway. I've been researching different ways to clean aluminum baffles. rbedwell - You are the person I meant to be asking about the steel gun safe 64 3/4 long by 28 wide by 17 high. Wet tumbling requires more time and work. K- and cone baffles are easiest to clean with squared off baffles (Yankee Hill Stinger) being a … My concern would be peening of the baffles and rounding the edges of the baffles. It weighs 446 grams and is 9.75” long and 1.75” in diameter” A lot of people do use ultrasonic cleaners for suppressors. 1 year ago Reply. UK Custom Shop Ltd 317 Beech Drive, Hartlebury Trading Estate, Hartlebury DY10 4JB. I found it best to treat the baffle system with a coating that makes it difficult for the lead to stick to. Top. LopezEL , Jun 16, 2015 It offers something between their Predator 8 and 12 and uses 10-baffles in a more compact and light layout. For you types, then stop fucking washing your dishes and just send them back to the manufacturer for a once-yearly cleaning and you’ll be fine (or for you hard-types, wait 10 yrs ‘cause you're not a goddamn ghey faggot mustachioed pussy). I use it for inflating tires and running a staple gun, mostly. I can't tumble wet in a vibratory tumbler and I don't know if cleaning a monocore in a rotary tumbler is such a great idea based on the threads and everything...the Spectre and Octane have individual baffles and don't have to worry about such problems. *USE AT YOU OWN RISK*. This is how I clean my aluminum baffles for my Huntertown Arms Suppressor Guardian 22. When and if I ever get around to shooting rimfire suppressed a good cleaning method will be required. I dropped them in, let it run in soapy water for about 4 hours, and wiped them dry. Primer pockets especially. I've not tried it yet, but though Lead Acetate is known to be bad stuff, I'm not convinced it's any worse than the lead dust that is released by mechanical cleaning methods (ie: scraping, etc).