corrosive ammo suppressed?

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was thinking of suppressing my 5.45, but all I really have stocked up is old dirty Russian corrosive stuff.

Any idea what issues I might have with a suppressor? The suppressor is titanium and stainless steel.
 
I’ve never done it, but I’ve read quite a few discussions around it. Most say rinsing the can with hot/boiling water and then blowing it out with an air compressor is enough. Some elect to actually dry it in the oven afterwards.

You’ll also see soapy water mentioned, or a very mild simple green solution. I don’t own any black powder firearms, but I’ve also seen people say to clean it like you’d clean one of them.
 
The bigger concern I saw mentioned was 5.45 through a 5.56 can due to tumbling issues from worn out barrels. But I have zero experience with 5.45 firearms/ammo.
 
The bigger concern I saw mentioned was 5.45 through a 5.56 can due to tumbling issues from worn out barrels. But I have zero experience with 5.45 firearms/ammo.
Way back there was a run of polish 5.45 kits imported in that were built out using 556 barrel blanks I believe.

So basically same as my barrel and it should be good then? Didnt know if the titanium did anything weird with the salts.
 
I think titanium will handle the salts better than stainless steel.
 
You shouldnt have a problem with Ti or most grades of SS. If you had carbon steel or aluminum baffles I'd be more concerned but most grades of SS that you'll find in silencer baffles wont have anything more than superficial staining from corrosive primer salts. .
 
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