SWR Spectre Baffles after approx. 1600 rounds

[sha-ul]

I wonder if the host u was running the Spectre on had any thing to do with welding the the blast baffle to the the cap with lead.

Welded, or soldered?

[gwendell]

I wonder if the host u was running the Spectre on had any thing to do with welding the the blast baffle to the the cap with lead.

Welded, or soldered?

Went back and changed my post......used soldered instead of welded

[cajun 22]

I leave it in the dip whole for two days changing it every 24hrs. Then spray clp or kroil into the can and disassemble. Then soak in the dip for another day or two in pieces. I usually clean it sooner, but once hunting season starts it stays "in duty" for the entire season before being detailed. I use kopershield on the threads, sort of a copper version of anti-seize and it comes right apart. Looks good as new when wiped down.

[Tango2249]

Got them cleaned. Used a ultra-sonic cleaner and Mercury Power Tune. Luv the Spectre

Looks like the "Mercury Power Tune" is a spray...what did you use in the ultrasonic cleaner?

It can be purchased in gallon containers also We use it every day in the shop at work. I used the pwer tune in the ultrasonic cleaner.

Do you mix it 50% cleaner / 50% water while using in the ultrasonic cleaner?

[Historian]

Got them cleaned. Used a ultra-sonic cleaner and Mercury Power Tune. Luv the Spectre

Your picture suddenly gave rise to thinking about the baffle design and their manufacture
which includes lots of machine steps and material removal. Could not this design also
be made with one central SS tube, slots milled, and thick washers slipped over it to keep it aligned
in the main housing? Sort of a poor man's 'monocore? Would not having the added small conical
sections give any less sound reduction?

Please disabuse me of this, at first glance, simple minded thought. Things can't
be that simple.

Thanks.

[gwendell]

Hello Tango....no, do not cut the power tune with water or any other media. Use heat. The baffles in the pic came clean in 3 8 min. cycles

[Chondro]

What kind of ammo did you use for the most part? Looks like Remington Subsonic but I can't believe anyone would shoot that much of it..It just doesn't go bang alot of the time.. You need to get CCI standard..

[gwendell]

What kind of ammo did you use for the most part? Looks like Remington Subsonic but I can't believe anyone would shoot that much of it..It just doesn't go bang alot of the time.. You need to get CCI standard..

The Spectre had all kinds of ammo ran thru it on many different host. NO REMINTON STUFF AT ALL. CCI sandard and subs., S&K, Wolf, Winchester Dyna point, Fiocchi, Lapua, Eley, Federal........

[eric10mm]

Just opened up my Spectre after approx 1600 rounds of shooting and various different host of rifles and pistols. Couldnt believe the amount of crud.

Your buildup looks more like clay than the normal dark-colored hard, lead/carbon .22lr buildup. I wonder if that's due to your choice of ammo. Was the crud completely hard & dry?

[gwendell]

Just opened up my Spectre after approx 1600 rounds of shooting and various different host of rifles and pistols. Couldnt believe the amount of crud.

Your buildup looks more like clay than the normal dark-colored hard, lead/carbon .22lr buildup. I wonder if that's due to your choice of ammo. Was the crud completely hard & dry?

It was damp......had just got thru with 5 mag dumps on a AR 15-22 though. Silencer was still warm when taken apart.

[slowfire]

I opened my Spectre after the first 500 rounds and it was pointless. I have no clue why mine was so clean but about 80% of the rounds were SK Standard Plus out of my bolt gun, which is a heavily lubed lead RN. The other 20% were jacketed Aguila standard and high velocity rounds out of my 4" Buck Mark. Some dust came out and a film was wiped off but otherwise it was clean. I can't explain it, but I'm glad to have such an easy cleaning job.

[Gary_SilencerCo]

Thats nuthin. You should see the one on henry's desk. It looks like lava flow cooled in it

[mpallett]

Thats nuthin. You should see the one on henry's desk. It looks like lava flow cooled in it

Pics man ... pics.

ETA:
I had a SpecWar from years ago, the original one, thread together, that I used on my 4" 22lr M16. I finally got to taking it apart around 25k rounds of all full auto - 15k of it was Federal bulk pack. It was mostly solid. I got it clean but it took a while. Time in the bead blast, time in the ultrasonic. I had to bore some of it out with the lathe.

[Gary_SilencerCo]

Got them cleaned. Used a ultra-sonic cleaner and Mercury Power Tune. Luv the Spectre

Your picture suddenly gave rise to thinking about the baffle design and their manufacture
which includes lots of machine steps and material removal. Could not this design also
be made with one central SS tube, slots milled, and thick washers slipped over it to keep it aligned
in the main housing? Sort of a poor man's 'monocore? Would not having the added small conical
sections give any less sound reduction?

Please disabuse me of this, at first glance, simple minded thought. Things can't
be that simple.

Thanks.

Stay tuned Teacher

[PAIN]

Just opened up my Spectre after approx 1600 rounds of shooting and various different host of rifles and pistols. Couldnt believe the amount of crud.

Your buildup looks more like clay than the normal dark-colored hard, lead/carbon .22lr buildup. I wonder if that's due to your choice of ammo. Was the crud completely hard & dry?

Perhaps out of a rifle the crud is more civilized. When shooting out of my handguns, the crud in my element is real bad. Same ammo as the OP uses.

[gwendell]

Just opened up my Spectre after approx 1600 rounds of shooting and various different host of rifles and pistols. Couldnt believe the amount of crud.

Your buildup looks more like clay than the normal dark-colored hard, lead/carbon .22lr buildup. I wonder if that's due to your choice of ammo. Was the crud completely hard & dry?

Perhaps out of a rifle the crud is more civilized. When shooting out of my handguns, the crud in my element is real bad. Same ammo as the OP uses.

I agree pain.....the crud will build up alot faster from my handguns compared to my rifles

[gwendell]

The Spectre sold me on SWR's products.....Odered a Octane 9 HD this week. The Specwar will be next. Now for the long, gruling wait on the Octane

[dj_fatstyles]

Thats nuthin. You should see the one on henry's desk. It looks like lava flow cooled in it

Pics man ... pics.

ETA:
I had a SpecWar from years ago, the original one, thread together, that I used on my 4" 22lr M16. I finally got to taking it apart around 25k rounds of all full auto - 15k of it was Federal bulk pack. It was mostly solid. I got it clean but it took a while. Time in the bead blast, time in the ultrasonic. I had to bore some of it out with the lathe.

pic man ... pics from both of you