dustycorgill
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Thanks for all the info guys. Very much appreciated!
It is a valid concern.
One thing you need to watch when using an US cleaner, do not put assembled firearms in them for very long. Those nice US vibrations that work so well to eek out every nook and crannies bit of crud are not kind to finely fitted parts. They will cause those parts to "fret" against each other and if you have a dirty solution or really dirty firearm it accelerates that fretting.
I learned this the hard way by putting a wheel bearing in one for a while. In went a greasy but good bearing, out came a clean but crunchy bearing. Upon inspection you could see areas that looked like they had been sanded with a orbital sander.
Luckily this was only a $20.00 wheel bearing and not a $1k firearm.
You are better off disassembling the firearm and hanging parts individually where they cannot contact each other..
What kind of mix are yall using in them? Im picking one up tomorrow as well to clean my BCGs and my nasty ass 22/45 from shooting a couple K owrth of suppressed nasty 22lr.
What kind of mix are yall using in them? Im picking one up tomorrow as well to clean my BCGs and my nasty ass 22/45 from shooting a couple K owrth of suppressed nasty 22lr.
Yea, please....I would like to know as well.
Boiling hot water and a dash of dish soap. Works as well as anything else I've tried.
I think that is what I am going to go with. Do you use tap water? In Houston I would think that would do more damage that dish soap.
I have the same model from HF that Chuck has, and I've been pretty happy with it. The only gripe is that the plastic parts tray doesn't have handles you can grab without sticking your hands in the hot water. When I use it, I strip whatever I'm cleaning down as much as possible and just use a bit of dish soap in the water. I've found that it isn't much help for pistol barrels, but pretty much everything else comes clean. It's really satisfying to turn it on and see a brown cloud of crud billow out of the parts you thought weren't that dirty. If you want to use any sort of chemical solution besides soap or vinegar, get a mason jar or other glass container to hold the part(s) and put the chemicals in that, then set it in the water. If you want to test how well your machine is working, take a strip of light foil and dip it in there for a few moments - when you take it out you should see lots of little holes where the cavitation from the bubbles tore the foil. BTW - for you musical folks, these machines work great for cleaning and rejuvenating guitar strings.
At 75 bucks out the door Id say its a good deal. I plan to try loaded rounds in it to clean the case lube off. Hopefully it doesn't allow water past the bullet. Ive been searching for a way to get rid of case lube easily and completely.