how often do you clean your airguns?
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Indeed. I like polsh the bores on mine and wax them. Barrels prone to fouling ultimately end up needing WAY less cleaning. I've even had the cleaning interval go all the way to indefinite on at least one. That or I just have not shot the huge amount needed to foul it again.
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In my opinion, it depends on what airgun / pellet you use.
Always give a new airgun a good cleaning. They are often shipped with something akin to a cosmoline type of grease in the barrels. This is a good thing - it may have been waiting on a shelf for months and you want the barrels protected from rust. (I usually use Balisol and a Patchworm kit.)
After that, I clean mine any time the groups start getting bad. On my TX200 that seems to be roughly after a tin of pellets or so. On my Compatto that seems to be at about 800 pellets or so.
In short, your rifle will tell you when to clean it.
Happy shooting!
Always give a new airgun a good cleaning. They are often shipped with something akin to a cosmoline type of grease in the barrels. This is a good thing - it may have been waiting on a shelf for months and you want the barrels protected from rust. (I usually use Balisol and a Patchworm kit.)
After that, I clean mine any time the groups start getting bad. On my TX200 that seems to be roughly after a tin of pellets or so. On my Compatto that seems to be at about 800 pellets or so.
In short, your rifle will tell you when to clean it.
Happy shooting!
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