Cotton cleaning pellets???

[Marley5]

Really don't like asking any questions pertaining to cleaning airguns as the answers are all over the place from even the most experienced. 

But will ask anyways. 

Do you remove silencers before firing a cleaning pellet, mainly Donnyfl ?

Any concerns using cleaning pellets with higher end guns?

 

[woogie_man]

YES!

If not you have a chance of damaging the silencer. Being as the bore isn't continuance through silencer the felt pad will either explode, or damage the internals. Just unscrew the silencer and clean that way. 

 

[woogie_man]

Sorry internet being stupid and double posted

 

[esingle]

Hello I would, the cleaning pellet may fly straight but what if it doesn't. Not worth the chance. If your gun is capable of being dry fired than a cleaning pellet should be fine but once again a shroud may act as a silencer and if so just like removing the silencer I would remove the shroud or at least the end cap and baffles. Just my opinion Eric

 

[elh0102]

No risk in using them. But, if you have a significantly fouled bore, they aren't going to be effective. I suggest holding off on cleaning until accuracy falls off, then use a Patchworm or similar pull through system. Just my opinion, worth its cost. 

 

[Brent]

Yes remove the moderator or shroud and baffles if any because the felt pellet could expand when it leaves the barrel and cause damage. I wouldn't clean the barrel until accuracy starts to suffer or just before a long storage I'd run a oil patch through to deter rust inside the barrel. 

 

[Marley5]

Thankyou for the fine advice that I'll certainly adhere to. 

 

[biohazardman]

For me the cleaning pellets are pretty much useless they don't clean anything well enough to be useful. Just a little something to get your money as far as I can tell. Running a patch through the barrel does a much better job.

 

[lenweber2]

Well I'll lean on the otherside. If I'm out and as bout shooting a lot I will send a couple down the barrel with Balisol on them then follow with several dry. Does it do good I dun know. But it doesn't harm and I leave the moderator on. Just whatch for the cotton wadd head out. Mskes me feel good.

 

[2L8]

Traditional methods of cleaning are recommended. No fluff or hype.

Patrick

 

[Tonyashley7years]

I would just remove the silencer. 

 

[Gerry52]

Remove moderator, use a "pull-thru" type cleaner with patches. IMHO the felt pellets are a joke. 

 

[Bobbybeef]

i had a cotton patch got stuck between silencer and barrel well the first shot pushed it out i have had those cotton pellets get stuck just shoot again it will come out

 

[austin870]

You don't have to remove the moderator. Just forget the cotton pellets and use a pull through with a patch. Put a straw down through the silencer for the string to go through so it never touches the silencer baffles. It also protects the crown not that weedwacker line tears up a crown. 

Works the same for shrouded barrels. Alan Z showed me that to clean shrouded barrels many moons ago. You might have to jab it a couple of times to hit the straw depending on how your baffle system is set up. Many moderators nowadays sold in the US are loctite'd on and a bear to remove. 

Don't ever use those felt pellets in a spring air gun. By themselves they don't provide enough resistance to the piston. No pressure in the barrel so the piston slams into the breach end of the cylinder. Not good.

 

[AndyH]

Yes take off the suppressor and wear hearing protection. They will break the sound barrier and punch through a cardboard box at 10’.

Not my preferred cleaning method but interestingly the Delta Wolf manual says to use them.

 

[LMNOP]

Shot them out of my Commander in .22 all the time with a Koi sized at .25. Never had a baffle strike.

Currently shoot two out of my Concept Lite every time after 500 rounds or a tin of CPDs with a Sumo in .25. Never had a baffle strike.

I am using the Gamo felt pellets in .22. Watch out they go super-sonic and are NOT backyard friendly. They sound like I'm shooting off a .22 LR out of a pistol. There is absolutely a very loud crack and it sounds like I'm shooting a rifle. If you're in a backyard-friendly required environment I suspect your neighbors may think you're shooting off a powder burner.

If you shoot it inside be advised at short distances it WILL penetrate objects. Shooting the felt pellets outdoors they usually stop at about 20-30 yards due to air resistance.

Hope this helps! Like many topics some may agree and disagree and I absolutely respect their opinion and experience but I only use the felt pellets and my barrel is like looking down a mirror/kaleidoscope; there are no deposits requiring a patch/patch worm cleaning.

I find that after a patch and clean barrel it takes about 10 rounds or so to re-lead the barrel and get POI consistent.