AccuCan AC22: Cleaning and Maintenance Guide

This guide will show you how to install the AccuCan AC22 on your firearm  and how to perform basic maintenance functions of disassembling, cleaning, and reassembly to ensure a long-lasting and high-performing life for your Savage suppressor.

WARNING: Never install on  or remove the AccuCan from a loaded firearm. The magazine must be removed from the firearm and the chamber empty before installing or removing the AccuCan. Do not alter, modify or replace any of the parts of your suppressor. Failure to follow this warning can result in improper function of your suppressor and/or serious injury or death to you or others. It may also be against the law. 

AccuCan AC22 Quick Facts

• Calibers: 22 LR, 22 WMR, 17 HMR
• Thread Pitch: ½-28
• Dimensions (Assembled)
  • Length: 5.9 inches
  • Diameter: 1 inch
  • Weight: 3.5 ounces

How to Install AccuCan AC22

To install the AC22, simply thread it onto the muzzle threads of your firearm.

The AccuCan should be threaded onto the firearm firmly hand tight.  This should be between 25 ft-lbs. and 40 ft-lbs.

It’s best practice to use an alignment rod  that is dropped through the barrel when the suppressor is attached to verify that it drops freely. Alignment rods are inexpensive and a great way to ensure you won’t damage your suppressor.

Ensure the suppressor is correctly oriented for installation and removal, with only one proper alignment. Prior to usage, it is essential to securely affix the suppressor onto the firearm. Failing to do so may lead to potential damage to both your firearm and the suppressor.

Conduct a visual inspection of the suppressor post-installation to verify that it is perfectly aligned with the centerline of the bore and not tilted in any way. Should you observe any misalignment between the suppressor and the bore, immediately halt the installation process and contact our Customer Service Department.

Utilizing the suppressor when it is improperly mounted could resulted in irreversible damage to your suppressor, resulting in suboptimal performance and diminished accuracy. 

Suppressors are VERY HOT under fire. Never attempt to see if the suppressor is tight soon after it has been fired, as there is nothing that can protect your hand while grabbing a metal object that is as hot as a suppressor can get. It is always safest to allow the suppressor to cool all the way to room temperature to check that it is still torqued in place.

How to Disassemble the AccuCan AC22

Tools Required

• ½” wrench or socket 
• ¾” wrench or socket  

Ensure that the AccuCan has cooled to ambient temperature before disassembly or cleaning begins.

The suppressor MonoKore is threaded into the suppressor tube. The threads are standard right-hand threads. The threaded end of the suppressor MonoKore has knurled portion to ease removal and installation for maintenance.

If the MonoKore is stuck within the tube, the front of the MonoKore has a tool feature that fits a ½” socket and the rear of the suppressor has a ¾” socket feature. If further leverage is needed, please contact Savage Arms Customer Service. 

How to Clean the AccuCan AC22

The suppressor MonoKore should always be removed after use, once it has been allowed to cool to ambient temperature. By unthreading the MonoKore, carbon cutting features on the top and bottom of the MonoKore break carbon deposits off the inside of the tube.

Once the MonoKore has been removed, it can be lightly tapped, or scrubbed with a nylon brush and a firearms solvent of your choice. Do not use metal brushes of any kind.

It is strongly recommended that disassembly and cleaning be performed at intervals of 250 rounds or less. Longer intervals will result in greater difficulty removing the MonoKore from the tube assembly.

Always disassemble the AccuCan to clean it.  Do not run a patch through the bore of the assembled AccuCan as pieces of it could get stuck inside and cause a bore obstruction if it is fired.

How to Assemble the AccuCan AC22 

Note: The suppressor must be dried before reassembly.

After maintenance has been conducted, reinsert the MonoKore into the tube and thread it back into place. The MonoKore should not be threaded tighter than finger tight using the knurled portion of the front of the MonoKore. 

Never add any foreign substances into the AccuCan during reassembly.

If you have any questions about your Savage AccuCan, please refer to your owner’s manual and call our customer service team at 1-800-370-0708 (Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm ET)