How often do you clean your barrel?

[thebirdguy]

Sorry for the ignorant question, but how do you wash your pellets?

Edit: I just looked it up on YouTube, so now I know. Although, having a PCP, I’m curious what lube you use.

This is helpful to know! Thanks for asking.

 

[Reg Creep]

I use ballastol and a whippet of trimmer string.
Washing pellets is worth he effort.

 

[BackStop]

Another good "cleaner" for barrels is actually WD40. Although it is not a good lubricant for most applications, it does a good job cleaning barrels, airguns or powder burners.

So, if you don't have Ballistol, most people have a can of WD40.

The only thing I can't say is if Ballistol or WD40 will harm O-rings. (smile)

 

[bigHUN]

Yesterday I tried WD40 for first time on my Heavy liner, it was removing an ugly amount of lead probably about 10 patches. Then I toke a ballistol and still some 5-6 patches were showing lead deposits. Then back to WD40 and there and back several times maybe 40 patches still was showing shiny particles. So I cleaned the liner to pure metal finally about an hour rubbing. Polished with brazilian carnauba (my standard polishing compound), will see how long this gonna last.
And after this learning curve I decided I will spend the remaining ZAN slugs, and going back to JSB MK2's.
I was shooting slugs this entire year, nah, too picky too finicky, too much tinkering and too much cleaning...

 

[BackStop]

Yesterday I tried WD40 for first time on my Heavy liner, it was removing an ugly amount of lead probably about 10 patches. Then I toke a ballistol and still some 5-6 patches were showing lead deposits. Then back to WD40 and there and back several times maybe 40 patches still was showing shiny particles. So I cleaned the liner to pure metal finally about an hour rubbing. Polished with brazilian carnauba (my standard polishing compound), will see how long this gonna last.
And after this learning curve I decided I will spend the remaining ZAN slugs, and going back to JSB MK2's.
I was shooting slugs this entire year, nah, too picky too finicky, too much tinkering and too much cleaning...

Actually, you are only waxing, not polishing with the carnauba. (smile)

Polishing requires a mild abrasive. Carnauba is just wax.