Clean Your Brake!

[@rdsii64]

I clean my brake in the same stuff I clean my barrel with. I simply soak it in Free All while I'm cleaning the rest o the rifle. The days carbon simply falls off with Free All.

[@winninginthewind]

@rdsii64 - Great idea! Wish I had thought of it! Pinning this comment for the other viewers to learn from.

[@clausziegler5720]

Hi, please let me know what "Free All" is? I also for cleaning the brake the same fluids I use for the barrel, for example the stuff from BoreTech or KG Industries - but "Free All"???

[@sonnyburnett2417]

According to Area419, you don't want to use citrus products on nitrided parts as it'll give them a pink hue. They recommend cleaning often (every 200-400 rounds) by soaking in carbon remover and then brushing where needed. I'm betting a sonic cleaning machine would still speed that up (and maybe eliminate the brushing) just as it does with your stainless brake using your formula. Thank you!

[@EagleEyeShooting]

Thanks brother! Your advice on Freeall saved me lots of elbow grease also

[@ericrumpel3105]

......but,....."ew ew that smell"......seems that is what the song was wrote about.....lol

[@thadward4629]

Usually if one cleans their barrel the brake is cleaned as well, seeing how they are attached.

[@timrink256]

Love the shirt. Thanks for the video. Be Safe

[@lapoint7603]

Another less costly source of citric acid is from the wine making or home brewing supply store. I followed your advice and tried FREEALL for cleaning carbon and powder residue. It works great, not perfect but great. Thanks for posting more good advise.

[@johnsimonelli9988]

Thanks, I will give it a try!

[@pevelyhomeowner327]

Thanks for helpful videos. Sonic cleaner tip: I place my parts in a 1qt ziplock with cleaner and water THEN place in water of sonic cleaner. Run as normal. No mess in my sonic cleaner😱😱

[@pevelyhomeowner327]

I place my cleaning objects in a ziplock bag filled with my solution, THEN, place ziplock in full warm sonic cleaner water tank. All the dirt and debris is contained in ziplock. Less of a mess. 👍👍

[@winninginthewind]

That's a great idea!

[@DadWil]

I'm curious about how the additional carbon in/on a muzzle device causes a drop in accuracy. Is the weight of the carbon changing the barrel harmonics? Is the carbon changing the muzzle crown? Does the carbon create some sort of obstruction?

[@winninginthewind]

Nobody knows for sure. All three are possible. The end effect is a rifle that doesn't shoot well until the brake is cleaned.

[@jacobreister9372]

Hey bud. Good job last weekend. Great video. Plus with carbon it will take em out of tune for harmonics

[@WilliamCChapin]

I thought I was supposed to use Brake Cleaner. 😮

[@freedomlover3834]

Would you explain why you would clean the muzzle device? Does it actually make a difference? New listener here. Thank you.

[@winninginthewind]

It only makes a difference when the carbon buildup causes the bullet to touch or disturbs the gas flow to the extent where it kicks the bullet around asymmetrically. How much carbon buildup is needed to cause that will vary from brake to brake based on their designs. I see loss of accuracy long before touching is possible, so I have to assume it is the gas path deviation that is most important.

[@U.SFreedomU.S]

@@winninginthewind highly impressive. Thank you. I did not realize this could happen.

[@jimreed6653]

Using your method, do the chemicals affect a stainless brake, (i.e.) change color of the stainless, etc.?

[@winninginthewind]

They haven't thus far on this brake.

[@jetthreat5000]

Try a TMB muzzle brake

[@billyg8110]

Do you experience a POI shift from removing and reinstalling a self timing brake?

[@winninginthewind]

I haven't when the removal/re installation is done with precision. That is, assuming there isn't a huge mass of carbon in the brake before cleaning. Making the brake lighter will change POI.

[@SHOTRED555]

Will citranox be ok to use on black nitride barrels and muzzle breaks ?

[@winninginthewind]

I don't know. I've never tried it.

[@RabbitSlayer48]

Do u have an estimate for cleaning interval to maintain accuracy for .223 and 6mm creedmoor? I clean the bore a lot, like every 20 to 200 rds, but not the brake. I clean the brake more like 200 rds.

[@winninginthewind]

On my Dasher, the rate of carbon accretion varies with powder. I don't think 200 rounds is excessive between cleanings, but have no idea how far you can go before it becomes an issue for you.

[@OGBRADASS]

Button rifled barrel vs single point cut barrel are quite different. Button rifle will be better off not cleaning until after you see accuracy fall off, which the majority of people never see. After every range trip just throw a patch of Kroil down it, a brush, and some dry patches. Don't go full on clean, or you will need 10-20 rounds to get the accuracy back, which is expensive and a waste. By the "light cleaning" I described, you can keep the rifle shooting great for 300+ rounds. I would then spend the time with a bore scope and clean it well. Shooting prairie dogs is a good way to really test all this, because you may go out and shoot 1000 rounds in a week!

[@Tonygohr_precision]

How do you like the brake

[@winninginthewind]

Since this is the first brake I've ever had, I don't have anything to compare it to in terms of performance. I do like the self timing feature. It allows me to take the brake off and put it back right where it was after cleaning.

[@shorttee9270]

If substituting Leminshine for Citranox, would you use the same amount?

[@winninginthewind]

I don't have any here. I'd start small and build up.

[@shorttee9270]

@@winninginthewind thanks Keith and that was my thought. I truly appreciate the time and effort you make to share the your knowledge and enabling us to become better, thank you!

[@ambrose995]

🤔

[@matthiusix]

Another option is to put the item into a sealed glass jar, filled with gasoline or kerosene. Then place the jar in an ultrasonic cleaner, filled with water. This is my way of cleaning muzzle brakes and AR bolts.