Preferred method for cleaning 22 can??

[slogoat]

Like the title says, wondering what you guys do to clean your 22 cans. My 22 sparrow is due for a cleaning and wondering what people here have had success with? Dont really wanna mess with the dip.

 

[Booseman]

Just give it to me and I will take care of it!! Not sure when I will be done though......

 

[noob]

I've been wondering the same thing, sometimes the crud in my sparrow is hard to scrape off. I wonder what's the best product to remove lead and carbon.

 

[enutees]

I have an all stainless can (not sure what the Sparrow is made of) and I soak it in hydrogen peroxide and vinegar. I hear its no good on aluminum and is poisonous as well but it works for me.

 

[slogoat]

Just give it to me and I will take care of it!! Not sure when I will be done though......

Lol, seems like it may just get dirtier. Hmmm

I've been wondering the same thing, sometimes the crud in my sparrow is hard to scrape off. I wonder what's the best product to remove lead and carbon.

I was thinking of trying a cheap ultra sonic and scraping in between. What solution have you used to clean when scraping?

 

[mickey]

TDH said you can tumble the sparrow guts in stainless media.

 

[slogoat]

I have an all stainless can (not sure what the Sparrow is made of) and I soak it in hydrogen peroxide and vinegar. I hear its no good on aluminum and is poisonous as well but it works for me.

Yeah I read the aftermath is pretty toxic. How are you disposing of the leftover ?

 

[slogoat]

TDH said you can tumble the sparrow guts in stainless media.

Don't have the equipment to do that. Any cheap options?

 

[mickey]

Don't have the equipment to do that. Any cheap options?

On my 1st .22 can I sprayed the baffles with Kroil and would let it set for an hour or so then a brass
Bush under hot water. Took a while to clean it, but it worked.

 

[slogoat]

On my 1st .22 can I sprayed the baffles with Kroil and would let it set for an hour or so then a brass
Bush under hot water. Took a while to clean it, but it worked.

Thanks Mickey. I may try that.

 

[Booseman]

I am going to throw this out there because a friend that I am deployed with suggested it. He has multiple cans and he uses "scrubbing bubbles", you know, the bathroom cleaner stuff. He sprays it in it then lets it sit for awhile and then drops it in a bucket of hot water or the sink. YMMV

I know I used to do this to my M16 back in the day and all you have to do is oil it really well afterwards. It was very clean though.

 

[jgreco15]

Like the title says, wondering what you guys do to clean your 22 cans. My 22 sparrow is due for a cleaning and wondering what people here have had success with? Dont really wanna mess with the dip.

Go to Harbor Freight and pick up a table top blast cabinet. Use a glass bead media and blast it clean. Careful when opening the cabinet as the lead dust will escape a bit and you don't want to inhale that.

 

[poor_shot]

I have an all stainless can (not sure what the Sparrow is made of) and I soak it in hydrogen peroxide and vinegar. I hear its no good on aluminum and is poisonous as well but it works for me.

that's "the DIP". pretty toxic stuff that has to be disposed of at a HAZMAT center. the Gen II SS Sparrows are truly, all stainless, the Gen I SS Sparrows were stainless, but the outer tube was made from carbon steel.

the DIP is probably the easiest way to clean a SS suppressor, problem is, it's toxic and many people don't want to deal with it.

i may try the SS tumbling method. haven't tried that before on a core.

 

[sigfan556]

i just cleaned my specter with a soda blaster looked brand new in 10 min.

 

[sksshooter]

i don't have mine yet but i just sent my paper work out for my sparrow. but are they really that hard to clean? part of the reason i went with the sparrow beside being multi cal is because of the way it comes apart for easier cleaning. seems like any good bore cleaner should clean it up without much fuss? maybe spray some gun scrubber on it and let it soak for a few then scrub it off?

 

[Turn Key]

The guys at Red Jacket told me to use brake cleaner to spray it out with.

TK

 

[poor_shot]

i don't have mine yet but i just sent my paper work out for my sparrow. but are they really that hard to clean? part of the reason i went with the sparrow beside being multi cal is because of the way it comes apart for easier cleaning. seems like any good bore cleaner should clean it up without much fuss? maybe spray some gun scrubber on it and let it soak for a few then scrub it off?

if you shoot it a lot w/o cleaning, it can get difficult, really difficult. i recommend you clean it after every 200-300 rounds. i soaked mine in transmission fluid and mineral spirits and it got some carbon off, but the problem is the lead is still there.

 

[Hattrick 22]

If you took it apart and use a little wire wheel on a dremel (low speed) to clean up the parts coated with lead that should help alot I would think at least would be time consuming though.

 

[Bosco]

What I read said to just sand blast the baffles

 

[slogoat]

Go to Harbor Freight and pick up a table top blast cabinet. Use a glass bead media and blast it clean. Careful when opening the cabinet as the lead dust will escape a bit and you don't want to inhale that.

This:
http://www.harborfreight.com/abrasive-blast-cabinet-42202.html

Plus this:
http://www.harborfreight.com/50-lbs-80-grit-glass-bead-blast-media-30972.html

??

I've read not to go over 40psi if blasting, but I've never messed with a blast cabinet.