Not my video. Personally I do wash and lube my pellets and will continue to do so as I like handling them better after they've been lubed with silicone. Much cleaner.
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Lube or not to lube video
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It makes a big difference on the bore condition and consistency. I run fresh wetted slugs and pellets out of everything, and never had a leading-up problem or loss of accuracy. In fact, one airgun barrel actually likes a lubed and leaded up barrel better for tighter accuracy versus being cleaned and running lubed slugs.
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I agree, I think the only reason to lube is for the barrel, it certainly doesn't appear to change the FPS. I took 10 pellets, lubed them up with Mobile 1 and loaded them in the mag after firing 10 'dry' there wasn't one lick of difference as in nary 1 fps faster or slower. I haven't notices any subsequent difference in POI. M1 stays around for a long long time, I should really buy stock in the company.
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I watched the video when it came out and had a good laugh. Nothing new here. Every barrel is different and what his barrel does is only relevent to him, and that barrel. Everyone that is not happy with their groups should try it and accept the results for what they are, not what they want them to be, and that is what he did. It was a good video in that regard.
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When I first got into serous shooting I would wash dry sort weigh measure and lube my pellets.
Then I started buying JSB and Air Arms pellets. It almost felt like I was wasting my time.
I am going to see if it makes any difference now. I feel like I am shooting at a level it might make a difference.
I like to buy four tins of pellets and mix them together.
I have a mini Mr coffeepot I use to wash them and a plastic strainer to rinse them off.
Then a heating pad to dry them. I’ll skip the weight and sizing part and just lube them. The scale I have is not that good and micrometer measurements are to time consuming and without a pellet sizer it is questionable.
I did get a new bottle of lube. Last bottle is ten years old.
Then I started buying JSB and Air Arms pellets. It almost felt like I was wasting my time.
I am going to see if it makes any difference now. I feel like I am shooting at a level it might make a difference.
I like to buy four tins of pellets and mix them together.
I have a mini Mr coffeepot I use to wash them and a plastic strainer to rinse them off.
Then a heating pad to dry them. I’ll skip the weight and sizing part and just lube them. The scale I have is not that good and micrometer measurements are to time consuming and without a pellet sizer it is questionable.
I did get a new bottle of lube. Last bottle is ten years old.
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I was lubing my pellets with lemon pledge for years.
And I got cheap.
From my gravel bike I have couple leftover Muc-Off rattle can chain/cable lubes with ptfe. Thin and running, works well for me
And I got cheap.
From my gravel bike I have couple leftover Muc-Off rattle can chain/cable lubes with ptfe. Thin and running, works well for me
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I tried cleaning then a short burst of Lemmon Pledge on a microfiber cloth gently rolling the pellets back and forth 10 times .
only conclusion was cleaner fingers !
only conclusion was cleaner fingers !
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Hi Airgun-hobbyist. I have recently found that my fx maverick .30 sniper shooting nsa 54.5's (1:18 twist liner - 700mm) also prefers a "leaded-up" barrel for a tight air seal. My friend and I don't even refer to the barrel as being "seasoned" anymore. Now we call it "sealed". I didn't used to lube my slugs, but I definitely do lube them now. I find that, with unlubed slugs, the extreme spread and standard deviation of my muzzle velocities gets bad pretty quickly when I back off the hammer preload from maximum velocity for a given regulator pressure. I HAVE to back off from maximum velocity to be more effiicient with air and also to not kick the slug in the ass with an unnecessary and wasteful blast of air on its way out of the muzzle (that just leads to inaccuracy). With lubed slugs, I can back down from maximum muzzle velocity quite a bit and still have acceptable ES and SD. I'm currently just slopping Ballistol on the slugs, but I'll try other lubes as time goes on. I like my slugs to be so slippery that I have a hard time picking them out of the box and getting them into the magazine without dropping them. I'm always learning something -- slowly.
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Lubricating pellets can be beneficial for some shooters, but it's not a universal solution. Experimentation is key to determine if it improves. This is helpful if you've washed your pellets, or perhaps for older ones that show signs of rust.
It's better to buy good quality pellets and spend more time practicing your shooting stance and learning how to fine-tune your rifle. Don't believe half of what you read, and only believe what you can verify about the other half. But the placebo effect also plays a role.
It's better to buy good quality pellets and spend more time practicing your shooting stance and learning how to fine-tune your rifle. Don't believe half of what you read, and only believe what you can verify about the other half. But the placebo effect also plays a role.
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If I do believe half of what I read then I can count on 25 % and that’s OK. Better than practicing.
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Hi Airgunners !
I clean and lube the pellets and slugs for my PCP’s .
For the springers only wash , dry and shoot .
I clean and lube the pellets and slugs for my PCP’s .
For the springers only wash , dry and shoot .
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