Cannot unscrew .22lr rifle silencer properly

[Aldous Huxley]

So after only just finding out I should store my .22lr rifle sans silencer on , I cannot now unscrew the thing (I unscrewed it last over a month ago). My VQ Carbon fibre barrel has a 1/2unf adaptor, and I can unscrew that from the barrel, but cannot unscrew the adaptor from the silencer, I assume due to gunk buildup on the thread. Can anyone suggest how to separate the two without a sledge hammer? Thanks in advance.

[Colster]

WD40 usually works for mine, though I store my LR with the mod on (it's a 16" barrel so it wouldn't stand up in the cabinet without it).

 

Make sure you oil the threads well when you put it back together, mine can go a while between cleans but it always comes off easily.

[steve_b_wales]

When you eventually get the mod' off, clean the threads and apply some Copper Grease (available from Halford's) This should help stop it sticking in the future.

[Aldous Huxley]

I'll try a padded vice later, its jut unbelievable how stuck the ****** is.

[Bazooka Joe]

cannot unscrew the adaptor from the silencer,

 

 

Hi AH, can you secure the adapter in a vice , or similar ?

 

if so, try using a hairdryer to heat the silencer, this will expand it, maybe just enough to release it off the adapter's threads.

 

BJ

[Breastman]

Buy a pair of rubber oil filter wrenches! Best thing i've ever bought fromm fleabay, think they cost me £5. I bought them when my Predator 8 wouldn't come apart for cleaning a while back but they come in handy for all kinds of things

 

 

 

Mark

[fluke2]

If all else fails try soaking the thread end overnight in some thin oil

like 3 in 1 leave it to work into the threads that should loosen it up.

Ive done this before on stuck chokes etc