Muzzle Brake Carbon Buildup Prevention.....

[floogy]

Uh, we're supposed to clean them?

The only areas that matter will be self cleaned as the bullet flies out.

[ar15barrels]

The only areas that matter will be self cleaned as the bullet flies out.

This is true.
Also, if a port is building up carbon, the pressure is not high enough for the gas pressure of each subsequent shot to keep the port clean.

If you look at most brakes, the port closest to the muzzle usually stays clean while the ports further away are the ones that accumulate carbon.
The ports are accumulating carbon BECAUSE the gas pressure is too low to keep them clean.
Low gas pressure means that the port is not really doing very much work to reduce recoil.

I prefer single port brakes/comps for this reason.
They work and they stay clean.

You can take a JP Bennie Cooley brake and cut the front port off so it's a single port and it still works great.



You can also open up the hole size between the two ports to feed more gas to the front port to make it work better as a 2 port brake.

[Ronin6]

Anyone try Area 419 Hellfire, their suppose to be easier to clean?

[Barang]

No. But you can stand the rifle up muzzle down in a glass jar of carbon cutting cleaner and let it soak for a while before cleaning.

follow the above if you must.

[nitroxdiver]

Anyone try Area 419 Hellfire, their suppose to be easier to clean?

[ysr_racer]

I wonder if welders anti spatter spray would work.

Yes, I use it on my stainless steel revolver. Works great.

Weld-Aid Weld-Kleen Heavy Duty Anti-Spatter Liquid, 20 oz https://a.co/d/9092bsN

[floogy]

This is true.
Also, if a port is building up carbon, the pressure is not high enough for the gas pressure of each subsequent shot to keep the port clean.

If you look at most brakes, the port closest to the muzzle usually stays clean while the ports further away are the ones that accumulate carbon.
The ports are accumulating carbon BECAUSE the gas pressure is too low to keep them clean.
Low gas pressure means that the port is not really doing very much work to reduce recoil.

I prefer single port brakes/comps for this reason.
They work and they stay clean.

You can take a JP Bennie Cooley brake and cut the front port off so it's a single port and it still works great.



You can also open up the hole size between the two ports to feed more gas to the front port to make it work better as a 2 port brake.

Hmm, interesting. I guess that also means that even if the second port is getting dirty, it doesn't matter since it's not doing much in the first place. The brake will clean itself where it matters.

I'm not worried at all about cosmetics for "working" guns. If it's a collectible shooter, then I understand the need for fastidious cleaning. But I got burned out on cleaning rifles until a q tip comes out white. Not to mention over cleaning guns usually causes more problems than it solves.