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Air Gun Home Forum Index » BB Guns » ? about cleaning    View previous topic :: View next topic  ? about cleaning   Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:35 pm apstang50 New Member Joined: 25 Jan 2012 Posts: 5 Location: West Yarmouth, MA I just got myself a colt defender. It's not my first co2 gun but the first descent one I've owned. Is it worth getting a cleaning kit with brushes or just get some of the cleaning pellets?   Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:46 pm apstang50 New Member Joined: 25 Jan 2012 Posts: 5 Location: West Yarmouth, MA Anyone? _________________ .177 Colt Defender   Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:14 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" Do a search on cleaning here. Get yourself a small aluminum or plastic dowel and some swatches, use some oil, and only clean it every 1000 shots. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:27 pm oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA I don't think it needs cleaned at all, unless the accuracy drops off. Personally, I've never cleaned the barrel on any of my BB pistols and they work just fine. Don't use a brush though, as it will scar up the barrel. Stay away form cleaning pellets too. They will clog up a BB pistol. _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:32 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" Perhaps I should have pointed that out- a smoothbore BB gun isn't really in need of cleaning- running the patches through it with oil is more to combat potential oxidation (rust), not because a 'cleaning' is really required. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:54 pm oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA One thing I do Eric is put a drop of pellgunoil on about every 5th cartridge. I figure that will take care of any rust in the gun. _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:06 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" I had done quite a bit of that in the past, then I started seeing alot more Co2 guns to repair- and the amount of oil in the valves of some guns was quite surprising (and in a couple cases was the only definable "problem" with the gun). Since noting this, I started wondering how much oil really finds its way through the gas path/valve to the actual barrel (?) Some, I'm sure, but I always figured an oily patch through the barrel can't hurt anything- and it also forgives my forgetting to put oil on the Co2 caplet regularly. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:51 pm apstang50 New Member Joined: 25 Jan 2012 Posts: 5 Location: West Yarmouth, MA Ok, thanx for the replies. _________________ .177 Colt Defender ? about cleaning     Air Gun Home Forum Index » BB Guns You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." Your browser cookies have been reset or you need to register to access the topic in question. Use the 'Register' button near the top left of this page. Click Here for AirGunHome.com Main Page Powered by phpBB © 2001-2004 phpBB Group Partial Styling Supplied by Vjacheslav Trushkin Themes Database.