‘This is why I wash pellets with acetone.
I don’t want this in my barrel or elsewhere.
KP
I don’t want this in my barrel or elsewhere.
KP
Washing Pellets
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I have been amazed to see how much junk comes out when cleaning a tin of JSB pellets. I too use warm water and dish soap. Then I lightly lube with Balistol. Don’t know if it really affects accuracy but it makes me feel better and I like how my pellets smell afterward.
Kenny
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r1lover
That's two tins of JSB MKII so I guess around 600 pellets. This load seemed a little dirtier than most but I still get a lot of gunk.
I used to use Dawn and hot water but the pellets still felt like there was something on them afterwards, plus water takes a long time to dry and I seem to be a last minute guy where I'm out of pellets and want to shoot.
Acetone is a bit pricier, but the pellets come out 'squeaky" clean and acetone dries instantly. I usually hit them with a hair drier on warm for about 30 sec- to a minute and they're good to go.
I reuse the acetone a couple of times before discarding..
That's two tins of JSB MKII so I guess around 600 pellets. This load seemed a little dirtier than most but I still get a lot of gunk.
I used to use Dawn and hot water but the pellets still felt like there was something on them afterwards, plus water takes a long time to dry and I seem to be a last minute guy where I'm out of pellets and want to shoot.
Acetone is a bit pricier, but the pellets come out 'squeaky" clean and acetone dries instantly. I usually hit them with a hair drier on warm for about 30 sec- to a minute and they're good to go.
I reuse the acetone a couple of times before discarding..
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Never thought of acetone. I'm sure that would work pretty well. Like several others, I use warm water and Dawn and blow dry them a bit and then just let sit till completely dry. I have acetone at work....may try it at some point.
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I get about the same amount with all the JSB round nose I wash.
This weeks I washed the JSB Hades and it was a lot less. The pellets came out very shiny. Wonder if the changed the lead material.
This weeks I washed the JSB Hades and it was a lot less. The pellets came out very shiny. Wonder if the changed the lead material.
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I’m actually getting ready to conduct an experiment on washed and lubed vs just opening up a tin and lining them. I “accidentally” washed pellets out of pure need, cause they came shipped to me loose in a box, soaking wet with some rainwater mixed with dirt in the box. Washed all 600 pellets, dried, and lubed with FP10. Miraculously those grouped way way better than the unwashed, but I need to double verify.
I soak in cleaner degreaser and and hot water, drain onto a strainer, then set out in the sun to dry or in front of a fan. Give it a day, then back in the tins they go, then doused with around a 5 second drizzle of FP10
I soak in cleaner degreaser and and hot water, drain onto a strainer, then set out in the sun to dry or in front of a fan. Give it a day, then back in the tins they go, then doused with around a 5 second drizzle of FP10
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I am trying Napier’s right now and they group great. But Napier’s is expensive. Need to find a homemade lube that’s cheaper
Anyway I put about four drops into one of those snack baggies, seal and rub the bag between my hands to evenly coat the inside. Then I put in maybe 75-100 pellets squeeze it the air, seal the bag and squish em around for about a minute to coat them all
Ive used Krytech as well.
I do it to make the barrel easier to clean but I think it helps with accuracy as well.
Anyway I put about four drops into one of those snack baggies, seal and rub the bag between my hands to evenly coat the inside. Then I put in maybe 75-100 pellets squeeze it the air, seal the bag and squish em around for about a minute to coat them all
Ive used Krytech as well.
I do it to make the barrel easier to clean but I think it helps with accuracy as well.
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A really good and inexpensive alternative for pellet lube is Lemon Pledge. After the clean and dry process, I spread them out on a paper towel and spray them down and roll them around a bit. Then back in the tin they go. I started this a few months back and have fired 1,500 or so pellets lubed this way through the same rifle with excellent results. I see no need to change or try anything else. Barrel stays relatively clean and accuracy is consistently excellent with out very frequent cleanings at all.
Smells nice too.......LOL
TR
Smells nice too.......LOL
TR
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