To clean or not to clean Moderators ? - That is the question.

[Bowland blades]

WD40 ... horrid stuff, keep it away from your moderator ... unless ... you take it apart and clean it thoroughly with WD40 and a toothbrush (the WD40 being a petroleum distillate will dissolve to carbon and crud).
Then clean it off with warm soapy water and fully dry off prior to reassembly.

At this point your moderator will be three things ;

A) Louder
B) More susceptible to internal corrosion
C) Looking prettier (which is very important to some).

WD40 changed when it was sold to a Chinese firm , they changed the format some how , as I have found it will now actually promote rusting on uncoated steel . There are way better products available

 

[MilesW]

WD40 changed when it was sold to a Chinese firm , they changed the format some how , as I have found it will now actually promote rusting on uncoated steel . There are way better products available

WD-40 has not been sold to a Chinese firm.

The formula for some markets may be slightly modified to meet regulatory requirements.

Rusting on uncoated steel sprayed with WD-40 in certain circumstances has always been possible.

Yes, there are better products available.

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

Any reason not to clean the thread before reassembly.



Talking of a flawed argument - a mod will never see 60,000psi.

neither will most chambers, but you get the point.
The difference between 30,000 and 60,000 is largely redundant when it comes to blowing loose material out a hole!

 

[One on top of two]

I run Three Jet Z compacts ....... never cleaned them , never felt the need to clean .

There just fire and forget ,Just keep them dry.

And from my finding in the past , cleaner IS louder.

 

[jon 12]

Now mods are off ticket, just chuck it and buy a new one, much easier

 

[Taff]

10 yrs with a dpt never cleaned, one of our cullers got 25+ 000 out of a 223, big hole in first chamber, never cleaned, didn’t sound to bad actually

 

[Bowland blades]

WD-40 has not been sold to a Chinese firm.

The formula for some markets may be slightly modified to meet regulatory requirements.

Rusting on uncoated steel sprayed with WD-40 in certain circumstances has always been possible.

Yes, there are better products available.

Not what i was told , by a lot of folks

 

[ShotKam 0]

Not what i was told , by a lot of folks

BROWNING LIGIA, Napier etc. is formulated to neutralise corrosive powder deposits - WD 40 never was.

 

[shakey jake]

Not what i was told , by a lot of folks

Same folks that told you lamping hares is illegal?

 

[GrahamK998]

Brush through, tap out, keep dry.
Replace when moderation noticeable wanes.
IMO they should be viewed as consumables.

 

[Rake Aboot]

WD40 changed when it was sold to a Chinese firm , they changed the format some how , as I have found it will now actually promote rusting on uncoated steel . There are way better products available

You never stop do you ?

Rubbish, as per

 

[MilesW]

neither will most chambers, but you get the point.
The difference between 30,000 and 60,000 is largely redundant when it comes to blowing loose material out a hole!

Still an order of magnitude too high, but yes the significantly lower pressure is still more than adequate to blow any loose material out the hole. Loose being the operative word though, as it can also pack crap into crevices within the device (design and construction dependent) which then aren't readily dislodged. Why a really thorough drying is so critical.

 

[Bowland blades]

BROWNING LIGIA, Napier etc. is formulated to neutralise corrosive powder deposits - WD 40 never was.

Yep and it is way behind plus gas and Kroil in industry when it comes to making stuck things move!
Ligia is my go to for firearms

 

[wabbit warren]

ive got a wildcat evo and have strip cleaned it once in five years
i do however run a 9mm brush down it before use just to keep the bore clean
i do tend to get quite a lot of white powdery build up, especaily when using it in the cold

 

[Leec6.5]

A moderator is a consumable, thrash it until it dies then replace!

 

[wabbit warren]

A moderator is a consumable, thrash it until it dies then replace!

it is now but a lot of work for a new one before they came off ticket

 

[Leec6.5]

it is now but a lot of work for a new one before they came off ticket

Always was a consumable, I have 2 rifles same calibre and 2 30cal mods, I always had a spare, now I only have 1, think forward not backwards

 

[wabbit warren]

Always was a consumable, I have 2 rifles same calibre and 2 30cal mods, I always had a spare, now I only have 1, think forward not backwards

sorry £400 isnt a consumable in my book its a car lol well not quite but not far off