Suppressors SiCo Omega300 cleaning

[JB.IC]

anyone have any suggestions on how to clean it? I was thinking my dry tumbler with walnut medium for a few hours.

And any instructions to disassemble it? I have a good idea but I believe it’s loctite and I want to make sure I’m not going opposite direction in case they have reverse threads.

 

[Kadams1563]

Why clean it? If your shooting rifle through it then it’s blasting most of the crap out of it.

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

rifle cans.....you know them cans that have shot high pressure boolits thru them......they don't need to be cleaned.....the may flame erode, but you'll not find much build-up in them.......unless you shoot pistol ammo or rim fire stuff thru them

 

[SDet]

rifle cans.....you know them cans that have shot high pressure boolits thru them......they don't need to be cleaned.....the may flame erode, but you'll not find much build-up in them.......unless you shoot pistol ammo or rim fire stuff thru them

1oz every 1000-1500 rounds begs to differ.

 

[JB.IC]

I just want to avoid a POI shift during competition. I’ll monitor the weight of the can as some competitors have claimed poi shifts occur due to it not self cleaning.

 

[HansohnBrothers]

anyone have any suggestions on how to clean it? I was thinking my dry tumbler with walnut medium for a few hours.

And any instructions to disassemble it? I have a good idea but I believe it’s loctite and I want to make sure I’m not going opposite direction in case they have reverse threads.

The Omega does not come apart, the baffles are welded together. There really is no need to clean it unless you are shooting cast lead bullets.

 

[spife7980]

Its not loctited, its rocksetted, no red or blue or purple gunk in the thing.
What do you mean by disassemble? Taking the end caps off or taking the outer sleeve off?

Before I got any of it off I gave it a week long soak in boretech carbon remover, I forgot about it until the next weekend, and that really removed a heck of a lot of gross gunk, at least it loosened it up where it easily scratched away with a pick, wish I would have weighed it first. I could feel that the entire inside around the end caps were built up and holding on tight, a soak and scratch was a requirement to remove that built up mechanical lock.

A soak in some vinegar before will help as well, just dont mix in hydrogen peroxide because that will then create lead acetate and poison you, dont touch the liquid with bare skin in either case though.

For the end caps if they have been carboned up tight- I took two pieces of crappy soft wood like the cheap yellow pine that squeeze easy on either side of the can and clamp it in the vice. Then its relatively easy to give it a couple sharp whacks on the end of the spanner wrench with a hammer and break it loose, Im pretty sure its normal right hand threads but I reserve the right to be wrong.

For the outer sleeve- before using the vice when i was trying to get the end caps off I accidentally broke the sleeve loose as well by whacking the asr while holding the can with my hand, when in the vice its clamped and pinched tight so it wont loosen, it needs something a bit looser gripped to allow the inner core to slide independently of the outer sleeve. Without the front end cap off it is also limited to only a slight rotation, the front end cap keeps the outer sleeve from backing off. The only reason I would intentionally take the outer sleeve off is if you were going to want to ultra sonic the inner core without ruining the cerakote on the outer sleeve.

 

[JC0352]

I was wondering about this, too. I’m not sure how accurate my food scale is, but I might’ve gained 1/4 oz. due to carbon after just over 1,000 rounds.

Will it continue to build up? Is there something you can soak it in without eating away metal?

 

[JB.IC]

I think if I find the Omega builds up carbon and it influences my POI, I’ll wrap the outside of the can in painters tap and then a little duck tape over the painters tape to ensure a hold. Remove both ends and just walnut tumble for a few hours.

The tape will protect the finish.

Simple and good enough

 

[JB.IC]

 

[Lunchbox27]

I have somewhere around 4,000 plus rounds on my Omega. Been an awesome can! It has gained about 3oz since first shots. I only clean the threads every 300 rounds-ish. This is very important if you run direct thread and want to switch to the ASR mount.

The direct thread mount is shorter than the ASR, so the caked up carbon will cover the threads and prevent threading of the ASR.

 

[JB.IC]

I have somewhere around 4,000 plus rounds on my Omega. Been an awesome can! It has gained about 3oz since first shots. I only clean the threads every 300 rounds-ish. This is very important if you run direct thread and want to switch to the ASR mount.

The direct thread mount is shorter than the ASR, so the caked up carbon will cover the threads and prevent threading of the ASR.

I use the Area419 sidewinder adapter but after shooting near 200 round through it I can see the carbon wants to creep up the tapered body of the sidewinder adapter.

 

[Lunchbox27]

Yup, you should be good. I haven’t had an issue with mine.