[AgentM79]

I agree with what you are saying. There is still some scrubbing involved to remove all carbon and leading from the barrel. Yet, there are areas that are very hard to reach that the ultrasonic will reach. Of course you need to be sure that all of the moisture is removed. I prefer the use of a dehydrator because of the lower temps and air flow a dehydrator produces. I would never argue that it is over kill but for those of us that like "over the top", and don't mind the time, ultrasonic does a great job. When I say "don't mind the time", it isn't time spent scrubbing, it's time waiting for the ultrasonic timer

Keep in mind my technique involves detail stripping the gun as opposed to dropping the assembled slide and frame into the tank. There is no part of the gun I cant' easily get to when the slide and frame are stripped. Again, pipe cleaners and Brownell's swabs are useful for this purpose.

 

[johnwestphal]

http://www.lrultrasonics.com/industries/weapons/solutions/products.html

 

[danielschauder]

Keep in mind my technique involves detail stripping the gun as opposed to dropping the assembled slide and frame into the tank. There is no part of the gun I cant' easily get to when the slide and frame are stripped. Again, pipe cleaners and Brownell's swabs are useful for this purpose.

Yes, I always detail strip the gun, then into the ultrasonic. It cleans the internals of the slide very well.

 

[Dermako]

I've looked at the ultrasonic but never thought about the the dehydrator.
Good info and something else to explore

 

[ptmccain]

If I have fired 100 plus rounds thru my pistol it goes in the ultrasonic. I use M-pro7 cleaner.
1- Strip pistol
2- Run ultrasonic for 10 min.
3- Rinse with hot water
4- Blow off with air and wipe dry
5- 30 min. in the dehydrator to be sure all internals are dry
6- Oil recommended areas and wipe pistol down with lightly oiled rag
7- Reassemble

Sure, its overkill but I enjoy keeping my firearms clean. The ultrasonic does an amazing job with little to no effort.

Ridiculous overkill, but then again, everyone has to have a hobby.

But seriously...this is just a stupid big waste of time and effort.

 

[danielschauder]

Ridiculous overkill, but then again, everyone has to have a hobby.

But seriously...this is just a stupid big waste of time and effort.

Everybody has their thing. "stupid big waste of time" wow, think about it:rofl:

 

[wk5h]

Thanks for all the replies; gives me some thinking material on buying an US cleaner.

Just didn't make sense to use it to oil the gun too, but, was curious if any did. Looks to be a silly thing to do for a pistol, and the replies have pretty much confirmed it.

 

[AgentM79]

Thanks for all the replies; gives me some thinking material on buying an US cleaner.

Just didn't make sense to use it to oil the gun too, but, was curious if any did. Looks to be a silly thing to do for a pistol, and the replies have pretty much confirmed it.

Remember that the ultrasonic lube displaces the water you would use to rinse off the cleaner. That's a step, too. Also, the parts will be bone dry and susceptible to rust without the lube. Colossal waste of time IMHO.

 

[johnwestphal]

If you've got a lot of pistols to clean a large set of these tanks makes short order of the wor. Exactly as above poster said, solvent bath with cavitation is followed by clear water rinse and then the dry lube finish it all off. Compressed air clears out the excess dry lube.

 

[ku4hx]

Too messy, clean up takes too long, too expensive and from a functional basis doesn't do anything a few minutes with rags, patches, solvents and lubricants doesn't do.

 

[Bill Lumberg]

They have their place. We use them for M4's, for pistols with super high round counts (competition team), and about once a year for all pistols. They can be nice for those that think snakes or rubbing with patches cleans a gun. One ultrasonic run can undo years of improper or inadequate cleaning. For every day use, brushes, solvents, patches, rods, and any light gun oil are more efficient.

 

[misunderestimated]

The lube is actually not really a lube but its a water displacer, I compete often and send allot of bullets down range. I love my ultra sonic , its a no brainer for some one whom does not clean there fire arms often.(I don't clean my Glocks often) if you cleaning after every range visit you don't need a ultra sonic cleaner.