Are Sonic cleaning machines bad for your revolver?

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I used a sonic cleaner after my shooting session this afternoon. It was my friend s machine I took the cylinder and crane apart put it the machine for around 10 minutes and it sure cleaned everything, but after putting it back together it locked up. I got it apart and took off the side plate, added a boy of lubricant and function returned. I am curious if these cleaning machines aren't good for the complicated clockwork of revolvers. Has/is anyone using one of these cleaners. I don't think I will use one again, it worked, but I worry about what it could do to the gun...thoughts?

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ahpd1992 said:
...I got it apart and took off the side plate, added a boy of lubricant and function returned...
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There's your problem. Never add more than a girl of lubricant..:cool:

I'm guessing, as arjay suggests, the thing cleaned all the old lube out of your gun, which you then replaced. Ultrasonic cleaners are used for cleaning things with a lot more complex and close tolerance parts than guns. Things like watches, for example.


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I put my beater stainless GP100 in one minus the trigger group and front sight. It came out looking like new.
 
I laughed out loud too, my auto correct took over. Thanks for putting my fears to rest

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Got a Ruger SP101? Spray the insides with a carb cleaner and TRY to pull the trigger. :eek::eek: Carb cleaner cleans EVERYTHING off metal so on a used gun it's a good idea to get back to square one. I then LIGHTLY spray with CLP aerosol, let it gun out for 2-3 days, and blow the rest out with compressed air. Good as new.

With the Ruger I think it is just all the parts are cast rather than forged like S&W.
 
brake cleaner, toothbrush, standard barrel brush/mop and remoil. remove stocks first.
i use an ultrasonic for small parts such as broken down AR bolt, etc. cleans the **** out of them, hit with brake cleaner and wipe down, then remoil and air.

that's it.

glocks get Mobil 1 synthetic in a syringe after the same above cleaning. no magic snake oils.
 
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