Lately when I shoot my 22 LGU smoke is coming from my compression chamber when I open to load a pellet. I have not cleaned the barrel and it's not dieseling. Anyone had this happen to them?
smoke in my compression chamber - no dieseling
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Could say something about the election but won't. What is your humidity level, could it be fog for a better term?
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Are the pellets lubed? May be partial combustion w/o full ignition. Does a patch come out with spot??
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Probably some lubricant migrated into the compression chamber not quite enough to really detonate. Normal if stored and lubes settle. Maybe gun was stored at an unusual angle or position too? Just shoot heavier than normal pellets until the smoke goes away naturally with regular shooting.
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Pellets not lubed. I haven't cleaned the barrel in a year. I don't clean my barrels unless I start losing accuracy. This is the 1st time I've experienced this in any springer.
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I have shot on different days and different humility. I don't think that's the issue. It's not happening with any other gun,
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It would still be Dieseling .... Tho only at the point in the power stroke of piston where it just is bottoming out.
When you have full on dieseling the combustion of oils fills the barrel and even discharges smoke. Crack action open you can blow in barrel at breech and see smoke roll out of muzzle.
When the dieseling occurs only in the last moments of compression the pellet is on its way as is the air propelling nearly absent of smoke. Tho as you break the action open to re-cock there is a slight residual remnant of a minor dieseling event when the junction of Comp chamber to Barrel is unsealed.
As you further cock the action air is being drawn in threw the transfer hole and any residual smoke is sucked back in. Tho you may smell it.
JMO ... sharing thoughts.
Scott S
When you have full on dieseling the combustion of oils fills the barrel and even discharges smoke. Crack action open you can blow in barrel at breech and see smoke roll out of muzzle.
When the dieseling occurs only in the last moments of compression the pellet is on its way as is the air propelling nearly absent of smoke. Tho as you break the action open to re-cock there is a slight residual remnant of a minor dieseling event when the junction of Comp chamber to Barrel is unsealed.
As you further cock the action air is being drawn in threw the transfer hole and any residual smoke is sucked back in. Tho you may smell it.
JMO ... sharing thoughts.
Scott S
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What i meant by dieseling is that the explosion is not affecting the velocity. It's still shooting at the same velocity.
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Probably lubed pellets, I shot my .22 Cal. break barrel yesterday using FX brand pellets and was getting smoke out of the chamber with every shot but it wasn't Dieseling, FX pellets are lubricated, today I shot the same gun with HSN field & target trophy pellets and got no smoke, it's nothing to be concerned about.
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I( know it's not lubed pellets. I use H&N Sniper lite pellets only and I've been using them for a long time. The smoke issue just started.
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It's probably a little factory lube migrated into the compression chamber and should eventually go away by just shooting it.
Don't worry the Sniper lights (ALL H&N Sniper pellets) were discontinued if there are any thoughts on them being the culprit.
Don't worry the Sniper lights (ALL H&N Sniper pellets) were discontinued if there are any thoughts on them being the culprit.
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