peek-at Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Hi I dont tend to get much use out of my rifle at this time of year so I thought I would give the barrel a light coating of oil. I have a home made 'pullthrough' which isnt much more than a loop on the end of some plastic coated washing line but it would not feed down the length of the barrel. Presumably there are seals etc in the way so I didnt try to force the matter. Does anyone have any clever tricks for cleaning/oiling the bore? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Do you know the extra slim filter tips for roll ups? soak one in oil and fire it down the barrel. take the mod off first tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peek-at Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Do you know the extra slim filter tips for roll ups?soak one in oil and fire it down the barrel. take the mod off first tho are they solid enough to be fed into barrel properly from mag without squashing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 No, you'll have to push them in manually, they work tho, done it on all my air rifles if they were going to be stored for any length of time, spring and pre charged.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 cleaning the bore on an air rifle is n`t necessary unless it oses accuracy.when my s400 xtra was cleaned it took ahalf a tin of pellets to get it back to the accuracy i had before.never have cleaned my fac rapid in near 2 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 I think he only wants to put some oil down the barrel to stop corrosion, but you're right, should rarely ever need to clean the barrel out. these pads only give a light clean, more like a patch really and remove any surface deposits but tend to leave build up in the rifling. what they also do it spread any oil evenly and thinly enough to avoid any pooling in the breach or sound mod. remember not to use WD40 in the barrel as this dries to toffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntout Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colster Posted December 24, 2009 Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 Another vote for the filter tip, extra slim for .177, standard for .22 Generally I'm against any form of lube down an airgun barrel as the lead dust on the pellets provides all they need and shouldn't be cleaned out but for storing I'd go with the filter with some gun oil on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peek-at Posted December 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2009 used the filter tip trick thanks fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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