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Compensator cleaning - choose your weapon!


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Just cleaned one of my compensators. Took me forever to get rid of years of foul lead and copper "deposits"! 

 

My main choice of weapon? the arredondo comp cleaning tool and a dentist cleaning tool along with some solvents.

 

What's your weapon? Screwdrivers? Dremel with bits? solvents? Blasting? Beads?

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8 hours ago, jcc7x7 said:

Fill it with Kroil, let it sit overnight, shake it out.

Shoot 10 jhp loads and all the "stuff" blows out.

Clean optic wipe face off, good to go! 

Lol

 

3 hours ago, Treeclmbr said:

What is Kroil you speak of?

 

2 hours ago, BigBamBoo said:

This method has worked for me for several years.

Last 3yrs. I've shot 90% hytek coated bullets and it cleans the crud out.

When I'm shooting jacketed I don't have any build up to speak of.

But the kroil will get under the carbon and let it blow out also.

I usually tape the optic up for the first 10 shots, which is a good drill for target focus also FWIW

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On 2/16/2019 at 12:13 PM, jcc7x7 said:

Fill it with Kroil, let it sit overnight, shake it out.

Shoot 10 jhp loads and all the "stuff" blows out.

Clean optic wipe face off, good to go! 

Lol

 

The same here but I use Weapon Shield Solvent. Then "shoot it out"

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So I’ve found that using my micro Dremel ( it’s a stand alone unit smaller than the engraving unit), you can get these small brass end brushes, NOT THE STEEL Brush, but the brass. Not only does this remove all the carbon and the lead but it does it quickly and cheaply without the use of nasty chemicals like “the dip” that can destroy your barrel and your finish. I also personally made a a couple scraping tools out of a solid bronze rod that also removes some of the chunks nicely. I got about 10 end brushes on Amazon for $9
 

and a side note, you can also get the Real Avid cleaning brush’s that are specifically made to be cleaning small spaces like railways and comps, they help remove the build up on the from of the barrel crown without messing it up. 
 

it’s also good to just generally clean the comp more often before large amounts of build up form in the comp. This is especially true if your shooting lead bullets. 

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