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diipii · Member

I have just pushed a pellet through my old HW35 and noticed quite an accumulation of oil/dirt at the rear of the pellet at the skirt.
So I then cleaned it with a bronze brush and some alcohol and used tissue swabs till they came out clean.
The pellets now push through very slightly "stickier"
Should I now lube the pellets or not.

Alstone · Moderator & Site Supporter

I would just leave it as is, after a few hundred pellets it will "lead in" and be ok.

Personally I wouldn’t use a bronze or any other metal brush on an air rifle barrel, just cleaning swabs.

Al

Amigo · Veteran Member

I completely agree with Al - that's good info!

Amigo

donec · Senior Member

I bought a snake and took the brass wire brush out of it and it seems to work quite well and I don't have to worry about the rod messing anything up.

I am not really sure it matters as to whether you lube or not as there is so much controversy over it. The dealers want you to use there products but will not make a clear statement as to how and what with to lube. The best I have got is do not use any lube that contains solvents of any kind and do not lube the spring on any Gamo product. On Crosman do not use any petroleum distillates in the lube you put on the co2 cartridge tip. The dealers will not even tell you what is in their lubes. I know that Crosman customer service does not know because they said as much but they think because some engineer told them so that Pellgunoil is transmission fluid. Gamo just refuses to answer when ask. With such a lack of information is there really and proof that lubing helps?

fritz · Silver Status Member

Lubing pellets can increase accuracy, sometimes. In some cases it can be severely detrimental to accuracy and the gun in question.

Shoot 250 pellets then see how accurate it is. Then maybe you should try a couple drops of pellgunoil or other non-petroleum lubricant straight into the pellet tin, close up and roll around/shake lightly. Make sure if you do lube your pellets, they are in a SCREW TOP tin before shaking or anything...

Alstone · Moderator & Site Supporter

Pellets are made from lead, but there are different mixes of lead and other minerals and these alter the structure of the pellet, a very soft one will scrub on the rifling, too hard and it will not bed in to them, so it's a matter of finding the right pellet to suite the power and characteristic of the barrel of your gun, if everything is right then you shouldn't need a lub

Al