Supressor cleaning & POI?

[Matt5266]

So I'm sure this has been covered else where but I come to you fine folks for advise.

Couple quick questions for you all.

I have a Banish 30 that I have been trying to disassemble for quite a while to clean but even though I used anti seize it wasnt coming apart.

I went out to confirm zero on my rifle this week as I have a bear hunt coming up the end of this month. (Added the pic of my 10 round confirmation group at 100 yards) after I was done and the can was nice and hot I was able to get it apart with some extra hands and a impact wrench. (Did I mention I hate this can)

My questions are

1) Do you see POI shifts when just taking a Direct thread can off and later putting them back on?

2) Do you even bother cleaning your cans?

3) If you do clean them, do you see a POI shift after cleaning?

For the record I don't clean my rifles , the only reason I'm contemplating cleaning the supressor is to keep things from being permanently stuck in place due to this can being modular. It is 7 inches in short length and 9 inches in full length.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Weldor]

No and no for me. my banish is just fine. I clean it like recommended so it does not get carbon lock. 50-100 rds. I have a Harvester 30 and it is not serviceable, Neither can shows any shift in POI on my rifles. The only thing I have noticed with the Harvester is it gained alittle weight since new in2021. 3 K rounds plus or minus.

 

[Lawnboi]

A take apart suppressor I would not count on maintaining a zero. Those baffle clips if not placed exactly as they were is going to have an impact on your zero. I realize many take apart cans have notches to align baffles, what most don’t have is one to align the whole stack to the can. There was a time I thought take apart suppressor was a good idea, the more shot the more I saw it was a solution looking for a problem.

I have a high degree of certainty that nothing will change with my Thunder beast cans after cleaned, so long as I didn’t let them fill up with multiple ounces of carbon. Part of the reason I only reccomend suppressors that are titanium, they are easily cleaned as a sealed unit.

I realize many don’t clean their suppressors. They just build weight in carbon, and I don’t like crap falling down into my chamber all the time. I generally clean mine every 1-2000 rounds depending on how much powder is being burnt.

If I had to clean my suppressor every hundred rounds I’d lose my mind.

 

[Mike D Texas]

I wouldn’t count on a take apart can to not have a POi shift.

Just another reason to not fall for that BS that SC is selling about serviceability.

And I have thousands of rounds on multiple suppressors and they have never been cleaned.


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[doc holiday13]

Don't clean your suppressor unless its a 22LR suppressor thats serviceable and has had more than 4K rounds through it

 

[Weldor]

A take apart suppressor I would not count on maintaining a zero. Those baffle clips if not placed exactly as they were is going to have an impact on your zero. I realize many take apart cans have notches to align baffles, what most don’t have is one to align the whole stack to the can. There was a time I thought take apart suppressor was a good idea, the more shot the more I saw it was a solution looking for a problem.

I have a high degree of certainty that nothing will change with my Thunder beast cans after cleaned, so long as I didn’t let them fill up with multiple ounces of carbon. Part of the reason I only reccomend suppressors that are titanium, they are easily cleaned as a sealed unit.

I realize many don’t clean their suppressors. They just build weight in carbon, and I don’t like crap falling down into my chamber all the time. I generally clean mine every 1-2000 rounds depending on how much powder is being burnt.

If I had to clean my suppressor every hundred rounds I’d lose my mind.

Here's a 3 round group after cleaning. Baffle alignment has nothing to do with accuracy. Baffle strike yes, otherwise old wife's tale.

 

[Lawnboi]

Here's a 3 round group after cleaning. Baffle alignment has nothing to do with accuracy. Baffle strike yes, otherwise old wife's tale.

I have a take apart can. Depending on where the baffle clips land my zero changes slightly. Same as if I shoot two of the same suppressors on one host, that time differently.

I have not seen it effect precision.

 

[Weldor]

That group was shot after I removed the banish 30 and cleaned it,put it back together and put it back on. I have removed and reinstalled multiple cans on multiple rifles and rarely seen a zero shift. The clean don't clean arguement is old news. Obviously cans work dirty or clean. Harmonics change poi not cans. JMHO

 

[Matt5266]

Awesome. Thank you all for the info