Moderator maintenance

[jmohme]

Should moderators be disassembled and cleaned occasoinally?

Several months ago I purchased a Prophet Performance and a 0db moderator. I have cleaned the barrel a couple of times with a pull through, but currently have a little over 5000 rounds shot through it so removed the barrel for a good cleaning. I was kind of surprised at the amount of fine powdered lead coating the outside of the barrel.
I assume that there is at least as much of this powder in the moderator too.

I looked on 0db web site and find nothing about maintenance.
Any info would be appreciated.

 

[Harv24]

Me too, is there a way to disassemble the 0db moderator

 

[jmohme]

I am pretty sure it just unscrews, but have not tried it yet since I am about 700 miles from home and have been for a few weeks.
I would assume a pin spanner wrench in the two holes on the gun side of it would be where to start.

 

[Removed]

Ahhh just toss that bad boy into the washer for a cycle or two, then throw into the dryer....don't forget the fabric softener. Clean as new!

The 0db can unthread with a spanner, I have taken one apart but never noticed it being dirty. Not sure you would notice any performance difference unless it had some abnormal chunks of lead built up.

 

[Motorhead]

Really doubt you could shoot enough pellets to actually foul such devices. The high speed exiting air prevents much if any build up where pellet is passing threw. As too "Dust" collecting .... Pounds of dust would need to be inside filling the voids / space within. Don't see it happening.

 

[AZGman]

Shoot more, worry less!

 

[Revoman]

I regularly take my Huggett apart to clean the felt-like material within. It gets very dirty, yet nowhere near dirty enough to cause a pellet clipping incident. All of the felt material is held in place via a mesh/screen keeping it against the casing with a skeletonized, open aluminum 'tube' where the pellet travels..
Doesn't hurt a thing to try and make it clean, although the lead in the felt doesn't come completely out and looks dirty, but the lead no longer rubs off.
mike