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Machineguntony posted
I was told by my silencer dealer, and info online has confirmed, that you aren't supposed to shoot exposed lead bullets through a silencer, but you can so long as you clean their remove the lead from the baffles. The leading won't permanently damage the baffles as long as you clean the baffles. If you don't clean the baffles, the lead will harden on the baffles and then 'weld' itself onto the baffles, eventually damaging the baffles in the silencer.
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This is mostly a problem with silencers that have aluminum baffles - aluminum is harder to clean than the stainless steel baffles found on the Octane and top .22 silencers.
It's also a problem with baffle designs that have dater holes: these holes let lead and carbon get between the baffles and the outer tube and build up.
Silencers like the Ti-Rant have both aluminum baffles AND dater holes, meaning the baffles will be both lead-welded to the outside tube AND the baffles will be more delicate to clean once you get them out.
Designs like the Octane prevent lead from getting between the baffles and the tube, and the stainless baffles are more durable and make it much easier to remove the lead.