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Sovremennik · New Member

Can someone tell me how do i clean/oil the air rifle because im about to purchase a crosman g1 xtreme but i dont know anything the maintenance of an air gun
thanks in advance, Dmitry

23ib0d0n · Moderator

With springers pull patchs through the barrel until they're clean and it is usually all that is required to shoot it. Maintenance is a different story however.

Resources to read:
http://www.airgunhome.com/
http://www.airguns.citymax.com/page/page/251488.htm
http://www.airguns.citymax.com/page/page/251485.htm
http://www.gatewaytoairguns.com/library/Library_MainPage.htm

Enjoy Mr. Green

Sovremennik · New Member

thanks for the info Smile

WNCAGC · Member

After about 150 rounds or when groups start getting off I go through the barrel with an appropriate sized plastic bristled brush several times then clean off the brush; I then swatch the barrel with clean cotton patches until all the dark fouling is removed; I then use a lighly oiled patch and swatch the barrel a few times.

If the gun has had several hundred shots I will use JB Bore cleaner paste in that routine prior to the oiling and clean it out with patches until there is no residue; I will then use JB Bore polish which is a paste and swatch it several times as well; once I do that I then use clean patches until no residue then oil a patch and swatch the barrel a few strokes.

Voila! It is done and clean enough to eat off of if you could!

Some folks hate JB Bore paste and will tell you that it will kill your barrel Huh?

but I have never had an issue and a jar will last a long....long....time!

Good Luck! Smile

AirGunEric · Site Admin

Some people subscribe to the idea that the less you clean a barrel- the better the gun averages out in consistency. I would suggest that when you purchase a new gun- clean it right away, shoot a few hundred pellets through it, then clean again. After that, leave it alone until such time until it appears to be getting unstable- i.e. inconsistent shot velocities and a changing point of impact on every shot. If this seems too little for your taste- an oiled cleaning pellet here and there might satisfy any misgivings about not cleaning the barrel thoroughly and often.

As for maintenance- just remember one thing on springers- oil in the tube/spring area and on exterior moving parts like hinges- and only silicone-based oil near the compression chamber. Detonation/dieselling is a bad thing for airguns.