I soaked the baffles after roughly 750 rounds for 24 hours in 50/50 vinegar/ peroxide mix and I can't believe how well it worked. I have no idea how well it would work after 2-3k rounds though.

Anyone tried this before?

it works better than just about anything else, but the bi-product is lead acetate. It's highly toxic (and biohazardous waste). Contact with/absorption through the skin can cause lead poisoning.

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Originally posted by hoothrewpoo:
it works better than just about anything else, but the bi-product is lead acetate. It's highly toxic (and biohazardous waste). Contact with/absorption through the skin can cause lead poisoning.

Yep. While it's tempting to do as it's so easy/fast, I've contented myself to using a rotary tumbler full of SS media. I cannot find a location nearby that would accept the lead acetate, nor do I relish the idea of handling it myself.

Well poop, back to the drawing board. I guess an ultra sonic cleaner would be better option.

I use an ultrasonic cleaner (the big one from Harbor Freight) with Hornady Solution to clean my AAC Element II, and it works ok. I usually run the baffles through several cycles to get the majority of the gunk off. I clean the rest by hand.

don't put the tube in the ultrasonic cleaner... it'll knock the finish off.

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Originally posted by David W:
I soaked the baffles after roughly 750 rounds for 24 hours in 50/50 vinegar/ peroxide mix and I can't believe how well it worked. I have no idea how well it would work after 2-3k rounds though.

Anyone tried this before?

I hope you wore gloves when you pulled the baffles out of the solution. As hoothrewpoo mentioned, lead acetate is no joke.

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Originally posted by David W:
Well poop, back to the drawing board. I guess an ultra sonic cleaner would be better option.

I pretreat the baffles of my Mask with pure silicon before shooting. When I co to clean after 1K rounds or so I wipe off as much as I can and then use my ultrasonic cleaner. Most of the carbon wipes right off.

Mark