Centerfire Can on Rimfire Rifle

[bellavite1]

I just asked the CLR/Stainless question directly to Griffin Armament:
Message: Is it safe to use CLR to clean an Optimus 9 (tube, baffles, attachments, end caps, everything)?
If so should it be diluted or used pure?
Thank you.

Good Afternoon,
It is not. I have seen it destroy tubes. When using an ultrasonic cleaner on our user serviceable suppressors, we advise only putting unfinished components into the sonic cleaner. Things like the stainless steel baffles, piston, and spring can be put into sonic cleaners. The solution we typically use for this is Zep Heavy Duty Citrus Cleaner. Make sure not to use the sonic cleaner for finished components like the tube body, end caps, muzzle devices, mounting interfaces, etc. For cleaning the tube body, a round wire brush is a good option for cleaning.
-Lucas
Griffin Armament Customer Service Representitive
262-200-0003 Option 1

www.GriffinArmament.com

[dzeke]

I just asked the CLR/Stainless question directly to Griffin Armament:
Message: Is it safe to use CLR to clean an Optimus 9 (tube, baffles, attachments, end caps, everything)?
If so should it be diluted or used pure?
Thank you.

Good Afternoon,
It is not. I have seen it destroy tubes. When using an ultrasonic cleaner on our user serviceable suppressors, we advise only putting unfinished components into the sonic cleaner. Things like the stainless steel baffles, piston, and spring can be put into sonic cleaners. The solution we typically use for this is Zep Heavy Duty Citrus Cleaner. Make sure not to use the sonic cleaner for finished components like the tube body, end caps, muzzle devices, mounting interfaces, etc. For cleaning the tube body, a round wire brush is a good option for cleaning.
-Lucas
Griffin Armament Customer Service Representitive
262-200-0003 Option 1

www.GriffinArmament.com

Good info!

[Hoser]

Shot about 200-250 rounds of Lapua rimfire ammo through my Thunderbeast 30 caliber Ultra 7 today. This was out of a 20 inch Vudoo 360.

Got home, took the can off and shook out the unburned powder. Took a peek in there with a borescope. The first baffle has a little crud on it, the rest looks like a normal 308 can inside.

I guess when it actually needs cleaning again I will soak it in CLR for an hour or so and rinse it out. But it has hardly gained any crud/weight in the past couple thousand rounds.

I guess I should have never shot all that 5.56 ammo through a 223 barrel either.

[Hoser]

Yesterday I shot about 250 rounds of Eley Ten-X through my Thunderbeast 223 Centerfire Ultra 7 yesterday. This was out of a 25 inch barreled Vudoo single shot.

I shook out about 8.4 gns of unburned powder and other junk.

Just like normal the first baffle looks a little dirty, but all the other baffles look fine.

This can is over 6,000 rounds of pure lead and wax lube ammo put through it without cleaning. I dont remember the last time I shot a centerfire round through it actually.