Maintenance & Care

Our silencers are made to last a long time, provided that you take care of them correctly. There is very little to it — no scrubbing, no solvents, no special tools. Six short steps, and most of them are simply letting the silencer dry and putting it away the right way.

How little it takes

Almost no cleaning — just good habits

A Stalon silencer is not something you service. There is no scrubbing, no solvents and no dismantling for its own sake. What it asks for is to be dry and to have greased threads, and that is a couple of minutes at the end of a day out.

Moisture is the one thing that shortens a silencer's life, and it arrives every time a warm barrel cools in cold, damp air — not only when it rains. That is why drying and storage are worth doing every single time. The rest can wait until the silencer is put away for a while, or taken apart.

When to do what

After every hunt or range day
Remove it from the firearm, let the inside dry, clean the bore, store it muzzle-down.
After rain, snow or wet conditions
The full routine — and give the drying step more time before it goes back in the safe.
When apart
With the front and back parts separated, wipe and grease the split section — and the barrel threads while the silencer is off the rifle.
Before longer storage
The full routine, finished with 1–2 short bursts of light gun oil inside.
Maintenance & care

The maintenance guide

Six short steps, and these are our recommendations. None of them takes long, and none of them needs anything you would not already have in the gun cabinet.

01 Moisture inside a silencer after a day in cold, damp weather
Step 01

Dry out

Always remove the silencer from the firearm when it is not in use. Allow the inside to dry if wet or damp. Use a heat gun, compressed air, hairdryer, fan, or similar until it is completely dry.

02 Cleaning the bore of a Stalon silencer with a brass brush
Step 02

Clean the bore

Start by cleaning the bore from any gunpowder residue. This is best done with a gun cleaning brass brush or boresnake.

03 Greasing the split section of a Stalon silencer
Step 03

Lubricate threads

Wipe the threads with a piece of paper to remove any dirt. If dirt gets into the split section, it will cause problems when disassembling the silencer later. Lubricate the split section between the front and back parts (if the silencer is divisible).

04 Barrel threads greased before the silencer is mounted
Step 04

Barrel threads

Also lubricate the barrel threads with the same grease. Ensure that these are also cleaned from any debris.

05 Light gun oil sprayed into a Stalon silencer
Step 05

Oil

Finish by spraying a light gun oil for about 1–2 seconds (i.e. 1–2 short bursts) inside the silencer.

06 Silencer stored upright, muzzle down, in a gun safe
Step 06

Store

Store the silencer upright with the muzzle facing downward in a gun safe (or in another recommended way).

That is the whole routine. Steps 01, 02 and 06 after a day out; steps 03, 04 and 05 when the silencer is apart, or put away for a while.

What you need

The right grease makes the difference

Two small items do most of the work. Stalon silencer grease withstands weather, heat, wear and pressure, and a thread cover keeps dirt out of the barrel threads while the silencer is off.

Watch

Maintenance, step by step

If you would rather see it than read it, the whole routine is on film — along with mounting, thread choice and the other things hunters ask us about.

Stalon warranty

A six-year warranty

Together with every silencer delivered from Stalon follows a 6-year warranty. A promise that if something during the manufacturing process of your silencer failed, we will take care of and correct it. However, if the silencer has been damaged due to mishandling, careless usage or just from an accident, the warranty cannot be applied for repairs. Even if the warranty does not apply, we want to help you, and of course for a decent price.

* Service, repairs and other procedures can only be made by Stalon AB or by a Stalon authorized service workshop.

Care and warranty

The two belong together

The warranty covers how the silencer was made. What it cannot cover is wear that comes from moisture left inside, or threads that were never greased — so the steps on this page are also what keeps the warranty behind you.

We say that gently, because there is so little to do. Dry it, grease the threads, store it muzzle-down. If you are ever unsure whether something counts as wear or as a fault, send us a photo and ask. We would much rather look at it with you than have you wonder.

Stay silent. Stay sharp.

Not sure about something on your silencer?

Send us a photo and a short description. We would rather look at it early than repair it late.