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

 

[justin davis]

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

I clean my suppressors. I’ve hard two different times where carbon fell down by from the suppressor making it harder to chamber a round.

 

[Blk03shkr]

I clean my suppressors. I’ve hard two different times where carbon fell down by from the suppressor making it harder to chamber a round.

Are they sealed cans or ones you can take apart? If sealed how are you cleaning them?

 

[justin davis]

Are they sealed cans or ones you can take apart? If sealed how are you cleaning them?

Sealed titanium cans. I clean with CLR

 

[Sccritterkiller]

Weigh it when new...once it gains a couple ozs clean it. Been using a rugged radiant for 4 or so years.

 

[journeyman713]

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.

Do not use Anti-seize here. The fine, close tolerance, threads won't like it, synthetic oil is your friend here.

 

[Matt5266]

Do not use Anti-seize here. The fine, close tolerance, threads won't like it, synthetic oil is your friend here.

Hmmm had not heard that before. Just went off what silencer central recommended which is anti seize.

Update i was finally able to get it apart fairly quick with an impact wrench