evo Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 picked up the mates airarms .22 air rifle up from the gunsmiths yesterday and he serviced it but told me to tell him to stop using a pump as it is causing rust,,is this a normal problem with this type of gun and should he just top it up via a bottle ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) picked up the mates airarms .22 air rifle up from the gunsmiths yesterday and he serviced it but told me to tell him to stop using a pump as it is causing rust,,is this a normal problem with this type of gun and should he just top it up via a bottle ??? When you compress air you also compress the water vapor contained within the air. Compressed air for breathing also contains water to some extent to prevent divers etc. getting a sore throat. Water, Oxygen and Iron = RUST I use NITROGEN which is clean and dry, but costs a little more than air. My company offers a cylinder filling service. PM for details. webber Edited March 3, 2012 by webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchy Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 must of been a **** pump i pumped my hw100 up for a year and it never had moisture coming out then end e.g firing and seeing smoke or anything come out the barrel but i have a good one FX stage 3 with a moisture trap on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskyfox Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I was always lead to believe that as long as you keep the pressure up reasonably high you shouldn't get a problem with rust? I'm sure most people with PCPs use a hand pump as the air is free! -Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Lot of rot, the shop wants to sell cylinders and will say anything to do it. Unless your friend is regularly filling his rifle in torrential downpours, pea soup fogs, in a sauna or in the bathroom when someone is having a 5 hour nut boiler bath there will not be rust! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchy Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 well said hahaahah got me ill laughing here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 i take it that means just use a pump and oil it now and again :hmm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchy Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 pums have moisture traps in them to stop moisture entering the gun out a duster in the dryer so it get sred hot and picks up static and then wipe your gun down ad it pickes every last bit of dust and **** of it dont oil it i have had a rpaid 7 since i was 10 im 18 now and it has been out in places the army would even venture and it has never been oiled jsut a dry duster full of static and its never missed a beat ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Pump for 5 minutes then let the pump cool down, pump for another 5 minutes, so on and so on, if it is an S200 5 minutes should see the job done! Have a link for pump usage... How to use a pump! Do as these guys do, they know their stuff, they may be Americans but heck, their pump info is spot on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 I use a Bottle and would have it no other way. Sold my pump a few years ago-best thing I did!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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