How do you maintain your Stalon silencer? Our silencers are made to last a long time, provided that you take care of it correctly. Only simple but continuous maintenance is needed. Below, we list our recommendations and share several common problems caused by deficient care.
Condensation forms inside the silencer during use. Water and moisture, in combination with gunpowder residue, contain ammonia and other corrosive substances that have to dry up before storage. Moisture damage can occur if you don’t dry out the silencer after use. This will affect the silencer's efficiency and performance.
We recommend always detaching the silencer from the weapon when not in use. The silencer can get stuck on the barrel’s thread if it’s attached for a long time. Dry out if the inside is wet. Use compressed air, a heater, a hair dryer, a fan, or similar until completely dry. You can also place the detached silencer on a radiator or other that emits heat. It’s important that air can circulate inside the silencer.
You don’t need to reattach every detail of the silencer when maintaining it. The Stalon X models are divisible between the front and back parts. You can take out the bowels, the core, of the Stalon RF which simplifies the clean-up process a lot on this small silencer that demands more maintenance. The Stalon VICTOR models are not detachable.
To protect from moisture, we recommend regularly spraying the inside of the silencer - from the front end - with gun oil or other thin oil (e.g. WD-40), for about 1-2 seconds. This can be done every third week during intense hunting, but don't use more oil on an already oily surface. The silencer must be completely dry before treating it with oil. If not - it might even be droplets inside - you seal the moisture and worsen the issue. This oil has two features: it protects the baffles and the material from absorbing moisture, and you can increase the silencer’s effect by a couple of decibels. The threads on the weapon should also be lubricated, and on some models, the split section between the front and back parts. Use Stalon silencer grease for this >
The silencer is stored standing with the front-end pointing down in a dry, well-ventilated spot. Laws and regulations might force you to keep it in a weapon safe.
We don’t recommend using third-party cleaning substances or liquids. A gun-cleaning brass brush can be used to clean out gunpowder residue or white ammoniac crystals that are visible in the bore of the silencer. You can leave the silencer attached when cleaning the barrel. A Stalon silencer doesn’t require advanced cleansing procedures, but simple maintenance will keep it fresh for many years.
The silencer’s surface might get scratched on twigs or else when moving in the forest. However, this does not damage the coat. Wipe the silencer with a light gun oil, and the silencer will look new.
Water and moisture, in combination with gunpowder residue, create a corrosive pulp. A silencer that hasn’t been lubricated with oil will release big, white crystals that look like crashed dishwasher tablets. This is water that has dried and reshaped into crystals. Use a gun-cleaning brass brush to clean the dirt. Finish using a light gun oil for 1-2 seconds inside the silencer.
These salty crystals can also look like prickles throughout the bore. These can disturb the bullet’s precision. The bore should always be round and cylindrical (see pictures above). Remove by using a gun-cleaning brass brush or a bore snake.
If you have one of the Stalon X models, and can’t screw it apart, there are a few possible reasons. It has most likely been damp for a long time. There could have been dirt on the threads when the front and back parts were screwed together. Or, the threads haven’t been lubricated enough with silencer grease. To solve this problem, heat the area around the split section by using a heater or similar. If you can’t detach it yourself, be assisted by another and screw the parts the opposite way.
If you manage to unscrew it, make sure to investigate if anything is damaged. If not, wipe off and lubricate the threads.
A bullet stain in the muzzle can depend on several reasons. One issue, common during shooting sessions at range, is impaired precision after a while. This probably happens because the silencer has become loose when heated up. If it’s released, you will have impaired precision, and the bullet can make a stain in the front-end. There’s a function inside the silencer that makes it reattach at every shot. If loose, it can be reattached at the next one.
Another reason could be problems with moisture inside the silencer. As mentioned above, the silencer can release big, white crystals. This happens because water and moisture haven’t been dried out, and reshaped to a corrosive pulp. When these crystals are visible in the bore, they can disturb the bullet’s precision and make a stain in the front-end.
