Hangun cleaning with an Ultrasonic

[Peter M. Eick]

Mod's, if this is in the wrong spot, please move it to the appropriate spot.

I was shooting 3 revolvers today and I decided to give them the "hard clean" with my big ultrasonic cleaner. I have a SullerSonic heated unit that can take 2 gallons of MPRO7 so I filled it up, turned on the heater and started dumping parts in.

My procedure is to wipe off all of the oil and grease, patch out and scrub the barrel then put it in. (I was shooting 2 DW's so I pulled the barrel off them). I put the shroud in and ran it for 15 minutes. Next I pulled those parts out and put the frame in less the grips for each one for 15 minutes.

I then took the parts that had been through the ultrasonic and wiped them down and cleaned all of the barrels like normal (brush and patches). They were quite hot to the touch out of the ultrasonic but they were nearly spotless. Mine really cleans all of the gunk away from the gun so all of the nooks and crannies were immaculate. I cycled the action and wiped away all of the rest of the gun and used q-tips to clean out the residue inside the gun.

Finally I heavily oiled the gun as MPRO7 completely strips it of oil and put them back together. I leave the grips off for a few days so that any excess oil is absorbed by the storage bag and not the grips.

Finally I filtered the MPRO7 back into the storage jugs and packed it all away. It is sure nice having a drain valve and spigot for emptying the unit out.

It is hard to describe how clean the ultrasonic gets the guns. It is nearly "surgical" level of clean especially down in the crevasses of the lettering in the core of the gun. The guns just feel clean and different after this treatment. They are so smooth with all of the new fresh oil.

 

[Sport45]

Interesting. I have a large ultrasonic cleaner and a DW revolver as well. Did you detail strip the frame or just plunk the whole thing in?

To save cleaner I usually keep mine filled with water and put parts in zip lock bags full of solvent. The vibrations seem to pass through bags and half-submerged peanut butter jars just fine.

 

[Peter M. Eick]

I just dumped the whole thing in. I thought about breaking it down to component parts but I chickened out and did not take them down. I figured for a first pass it was good enough.

I like your idea of zip lock bags of solvent. I will do that next time as 2 gallons of mpro7 is expensive.

 

[Kingofthehill]

Ultrasonic cleaner and .22 handguns go together like pea's and carrot's. When i really give my Ruger Single-Six's a workout, It confirms that purchase hahaha

JOe

 

[harmonic]

Hangun cleaning with an Ultrasonic

So what do you clean up after a hangun? Sounds messy and gooey.

 

[Peter M. Eick]

I just filtered and drained the cleaning fluid back into a bottle for use again next time. It works great and is easy to use.