Scale sampler plunger

A scale sampler plunger having an upper end and a downhole end for a plunger lift system in a tubing string comprising:

• a solid cylindrical member at the upper end of the scale sampler plunger configured to remove a plurality of contaminants in the tubing string;
• a lower sub at the downhole end of the scale sampler plunger threaded to the solid cylindrical member,
• wherein the lower sub comprises a first section threaded to a second section extending axially from the first section;
• wherein a fluid stream carrying solids flows from the tubing string into an entry opening located in the second section;
• a deflector disposed in a chamber in the lower sub,
• wherein the deflector causes the fluid stream carrying solids to deposit the solids in the chamber in the lower sub;
• and
• an anchor disposed in the entry opening,
• wherein the anchor is fastened to the deflector and is configured to connect the entry opening to the deflector.