1st off I am not an expert on silencers or the "dip", so take my advice with a grain of salt and do your own research, this is not intended to show you how to do something, just how I do something.
The Silencer had about 300rds through it varying in velocity and barrel lengths. Here it is fresh after opening about 24hrs after shooting.
Build up was not bad and I could have gone longer, but it did have alot of "grit" that makes taking it apart more difficult and I don't want to have to hammer out my clamshells and baffles.
here is the initial baffle that receives a majority of the lead and carbon buildup
the tube has minimal carbon on it. since the clamshells catch most of the debris
End cap has some lead and carbon, not much
the necessary goods. Vinegar, Hydrogen peroxide, nitrile gloves, and old cleaned out jars to hold it all. Wear Gloves anytime you are touching the jars, or anything that was inside the jars.
Fill up the jar half and half with the vinegar and hydrogen peroxide, leaving enough room so that it wont spill over when you drop the clamshells and baffels into the jar. immediately after dropping it in, the water will turn gray from the carbon and will begin to dissolve the lead, making the water gray.
Once it's secured tightly, I give it a little shake, and shake it ever hour or so, not a hard shake, just enough to break away some of the material that is struggling to come off the baffles. I find it speeds up the process.
I then come back 5 hours later and a nice gray sediment sits on the bottom of the jar
The Silencer had about 300rds through it varying in velocity and barrel lengths. Here it is fresh after opening about 24hrs after shooting.
Build up was not bad and I could have gone longer, but it did have alot of "grit" that makes taking it apart more difficult and I don't want to have to hammer out my clamshells and baffles.
here is the initial baffle that receives a majority of the lead and carbon buildup
the tube has minimal carbon on it. since the clamshells catch most of the debris
End cap has some lead and carbon, not much
the necessary goods. Vinegar, Hydrogen peroxide, nitrile gloves, and old cleaned out jars to hold it all. Wear Gloves anytime you are touching the jars, or anything that was inside the jars.
Fill up the jar half and half with the vinegar and hydrogen peroxide, leaving enough room so that it wont spill over when you drop the clamshells and baffels into the jar. immediately after dropping it in, the water will turn gray from the carbon and will begin to dissolve the lead, making the water gray.
Once it's secured tightly, I give it a little shake, and shake it ever hour or so, not a hard shake, just enough to break away some of the material that is struggling to come off the baffles. I find it speeds up the process.
I then come back 5 hours later and a nice gray sediment sits on the bottom of the jar
