Anyone have experience oiling pellets? I sprayed a little ballistol on my pellets. I haven’t tested them. Is it a bad thing? Good thing? What are the pros and cons?
Oiling pellets. Need opinions.
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I use Pledge and Napier. Keeps the barrels clean. Used to use FP10 and Slick 50 ONE LUBE but really stickies up and messes up my magazines so thus changed to above mentioned. That's all...
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Musta,
Here is a video I did a while back, shows my washing process, which I use to get the little flakes and "crunchies" out of the tins of pellets. This is desirable, because you don't want to leave those behind in your barrel, it will affect further shots accuracy. I generally use Krytech manufactured by Finish Line, which is a chain lube for bicycles and motorcycles. I also use Lemon Pledge, and it's application is a little bit different than a liquid wax/oil, and I demonstrate how to apply both.
https://youtu.be/b_9fP1z8D08
Hope this helps
Tom Holland
Field Target Tech
Here is a video I did a while back, shows my washing process, which I use to get the little flakes and "crunchies" out of the tins of pellets. This is desirable, because you don't want to leave those behind in your barrel, it will affect further shots accuracy. I generally use Krytech manufactured by Finish Line, which is a chain lube for bicycles and motorcycles. I also use Lemon Pledge, and it's application is a little bit different than a liquid wax/oil, and I demonstrate how to apply both.
https://youtu.be/b_9fP1z8D08
Hope this helps
Tom Holland
Field Target Tech
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White Lightnin bicycle chain lube. It's like a wax once dry. Put a few drops in the lid of a tin, smear around to a thin layer, then recap the tin and roll it over and over gently.
I don't like the oil because it can be wiped off, or run if you get too much. Plus it will diesel in springers if you get carried away with it.
I don't like the oil because it can be wiped off, or run if you get too much. Plus it will diesel in springers if you get carried away with it.
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Be careful what you use. Many things that you dont even consider flamable might get ignition ala dieseling effect (pressure ignition) in airguns. This might prove to be fatal especially when using PCP. You can get explosion that backfires and enters your pressure tube or bottle and blows it up.
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Yeah long ago. Alltho if I remember correctly that gun had also its pressure tube seals lubricated with wrong stuff. Just making a point in here never ever no one should not use anything that can pressure ignite and always consult product manufacturer before you apply anything in high pressure systems if that stuff is not meant for it. Gun oils for example are surely capable to pressure ignite but those are meant for firearms not PCP rifles.
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Back to the OP subject. I use WD40 silicone spray, pellets on a towel, spray, roll and let dry. Also use the little cotton pellets with ballistol, shoot a couple then a couple dry. Maybe after a 1000 rounds IF I FEEL THE NEED. Have also used a hair dryer to accelerate the drying. Works for me.
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Nation,
Just to clarify, Finish Line Krytech, and Lemon Pledge are waxes, not oil. These products will not ignite, and have been used successfully by competitive shooters for years.
Tom Holland
Field Target Tech
Just to clarify, Finish Line Krytech, and Lemon Pledge are waxes, not oil. These products will not ignite, and have been used successfully by competitive shooters for years.
Tom Holland
Field Target Tech
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2cnd pledge! After I wash and dry pellets, I will use a blow dryer to heat them and then I spray them with some pledge. I will reheat them and let them dry. I roll them around on a towel after I spray them. I use the pledge sparingly.
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Dieseling simply will not happen in a PCP. Grease also ignites in springers. Don't believe it? Put some Vaseline (or even better vapor rub) in the skirt of a pellet...
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Me too. Good stuff. Leaves a dry teflon film on the slug that doesn't gum stuff up. Keeps the barrel cleaner IMO
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You know that when air expands it cools down and when it compresses it heats up. In pcp generally this heating up happens when filling the gun BUT when you fire it air moves rapidly towards bullet or pellet while there is some friction happening on airchannel walls it also COMPRESS behind the projectile before it starts to move. Therefore more volume you have between valve and bullet base and if you have over bore size or high friction projectile that requires high pressure shock before it starts to move the more likely you can get dieseling. Also if you put wrong stuff in your gun there is always a change it finds it way to places where it defo should not be and that is ur air tank.
Everyone should stop this poop about pcp not dieseling. It defo can happen in right conditions and therefore even if there is small tiny change of it happening NO ONE should not put anything inside of high pressure system if its not intended for it. Yes I also lube my bullets and yes there is products you can use safely and no there is absolutely no reason why not to use stuff that is 100%safe.
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I used the White Lightning Bicycle chain lube and it worked fine. Recently I’m trying out pure silicone oil. It’s cheap and it lubes your breach o-ring as you load a pellet or slug. Also it’s inert so no nasty oils or carcinogenic substances on your hand as is the case w White Lightning.
So far so good and the barrel stays quite clean.
So far so good and the barrel stays quite clean.
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I've tried all kinds of stuff: Ballistol, Lemon Pledge, etc. I never could document any improvement. I don't lube anymore.
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