I dropped a bunch of my copper plated .22 kodiak's the other day, picked em up, went home and washed them , dried them off and I didn't have any pellet lube. So I used a couple of drops of motor oil on them, they look new but I was wondering if there's any down sides to using motor oil, as in can it damage my gun or suppressor or pellets or anything or should it be fine?
Motor Oil lube for pellets?
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I have been told to always use synthetic oil. I believe it can damage your O-rings and ruin your seals.
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With a hydrocarbon based oil you can have dieseling where the oil ignites in the barrel from the pressure leaving carbon deposits and as pointed out shortening o-ring life in addition to creating a condition of varying pressure behind the pellets leading to POI shifts from shot to shot. Not the best thing to do. Now if your motor oil is entirely synthetic silicone based you should be just fine!
Thurmond
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My sized Eun Jin Heavies are washed in warm water dried in a soft cloth and then sprayed with a very, very light touch of Slick 50. They then are rolled in a soft cloth and then sized to .254 for my Condor. A very, very light spray is also on a cloth on the bottom of the can.
It does not matter if you lube your pellets (that is up to you) but if you do, you want a synthetic lube.
wll2506
It does not matter if you lube your pellets (that is up to you) but if you do, you want a synthetic lube.
wll2506
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8 shots would not have done any damage. You might want to clean your barrel though.
Thurmond
Thurmond
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Here are about 160ea+ EJH's after cleaning/sizing to .254 and then a applying a thin coat of Slick 50. They are wrapped in a lightly Slick 50 sprayed towel and then wrapped up for use .. The tin is about 3"+ in diameter and about 1.5" high, with a screw lid as you can see.
wll2506
wll2506
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