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    Oiled my air rifle with petroleum lube...should I send it in for repair?

    Hey everyone, thought I should follow up. I've shot more than 100 pellets through it and it's still dieseling. It does sometimes seem to be less severe (the barrel sometimes is only darker than it should be, rather than completely blocked with soot). To me it sounds quieter, but I have been...
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    Oiled my air rifle with petroleum lube...should I send it in for repair?

    Thanks everyone - I was hoping the Umarex site was being overly cautious. I'll keep shooting it then and I guess soon it should burn off all that oil. Eaglehorn, I have more of a background in firearms; so when I saw people recommending to "clean the gunk out of the barrel before use", I just...
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    Oiled my air rifle with petroleum lube...should I send it in for repair?

    I recently got a Ruger Yukon air rifle (gas piston, made by Umarex, I believe). I read that you should clean the barrel before use...though I probably should have read what kind of lube to use. I used Hoppes lube (which is petroleum based). I put 2 oiled patches through and then 2 dry patches...