Suppressors, remove after hunting, or not?

[devon deer]

I know some on here don't believe it's necessary, but I do.
Thought I would share this from one of the most respected gunsmiths in the UK
I air on the side of caution and remove mine, after all what's a minute of our time to potentially avoid a wrecked rifle.

BTW, I'm not a fan of them, unbalances a beautifully designed rifle, I'm considering leaving mine off permanently.

 

[np307]

Maybe I'm just dumb, but I'm not seeing the correlation between chamber corrosion and leaving a suppressor attached after hunting?

 

[X13]

I checked out the other photos on their Facebook page. The owner of that poor Tikka rifle caused that, not the suppressor. Though probably a good idea to take them off, clean the crown, and lubricate the threads from time to time.

 

[CowboyLeroy]

I take mine off for storage, but when season comes in in mid October it lives on my rifle until January 15

 

[ARK0M0]

I have to take mine off because the rifle and suppressor won't fit into the safe together. I have not seen any POI change between taking it on or off. I have the same POI change every time between off and on.

 

[Cap’n Crunch]

Maybe I'm just dumb, but I'm not seeing the correlation between chamber corrosion and leaving a suppressor attached after hunting?

Agreed

 

[devon deer]

Maybe I'm just dumb, but I'm not seeing the correlation between chamber corrosion and leaving a suppressor attached after hunting?

Taken from a shooting magazine
'Corroding issues
Problems with erosion and corrosion are caused to rifle bores from not taking off the moderator after shooting.

When you shoot the rifle, all that burnt powder and very corrosive gas residue is left in the moderator, either stuck to the baffles or loose in the body. The main products from combustion are carbon monoxide, water, carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

These can start to corrode the moderator from the inside out, but if the can is left on the rifle and put away standing upright, the moisture and corrosive mixture can and will migrate down into the first section of the barrel. If the rifle is left there unshot for a while, then pitting and rust to the internal surface of the bore will occur.

Sometimes it gets so bad that a moderator and barrel literally become fused together by corrosion.'

 

[Forkyfinder]

Taken from a shooting magazine
'Corroding issues
Problems with erosion and corrosion are caused to rifle bores from not taking off the moderator after shooting.

When you shoot the rifle, all that burnt powder and very corrosive gas residue is left in the moderator, either stuck to the baffles or loose in the body. The main products from combustion are carbon monoxide, water, carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

These can start to corrode the moderator from the inside out, but if the can is left on the rifle and put away standing upright, the moisture and corrosive mixture can and will migrate down into the first section of the barrel. If the rifle is left there unshot for a while, then pitting and rust to the internal surface of the bore will occur.

Sometimes it gets so bad that a moderator and barrel literally become fused together by corrosion.'

I thought corrosive powder hasnt been a thing of the past for many years?

Cleaning corrosive ammo requires windex (ammonia) to clean it out, solvent will not do it.