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I have a new air rifle which is not as accurate as I would like.
I have only up until now used a dry pull through to clean the barrel.
I am going to the range tomorrow to test it again.
All I have is some pellet lube (I can't get any bore cleaning oil before tomorrow)
I was considering using some pellet lube on a pull through 2 or 3 times & then using a dry pull through to clean it.
Has anyone done this & if so is it effective?
I don't want to put anything down the barrel that would cause any problems.
I have seen people use WD40, but according to some info I've seen, this can leave a sticky residue inside the barrel.
Thanks.
 
Oil won't clean although it will help slightly on a tight fitting patch. Don't believe everything you hear about WD40, it's the subject of more misinformation than almost anything else, it displaces water, acts as a penetrating fluid but is not the best as a lubricant. If you spray some on the patch or down the bore and finish off with several dry patches you should get a reasonable result. Of course it depends on what is in the bore, could be rust or just a few traces of lead. You don't need the bore cleaners sold or centrefire rifles where you will have deposits of copper/lead and powder, which is much different to an air rifle. You will be able to see the results of cleaning on the patches.
 
Hi all. I would add to be careful spraying chemicals down your barrel if its a pre charged pneumatic rifle. Firstly if there's a breech sealing o ring in there you need to make sure the chemical your using won't degrade it and secondly, you dont want any chemicals going down the transfer port and contaminating the valve and any seals. Much better to put a small amount on a patch than to spray it down the barrel. Springers, you can get away with most things as long as you clean it all out and it wont damage any blueing it comes into contact with. You dont need carbon or copper solvents to clean an air rifle barrel. Hope this helps.
Cheers
Chris.
 
Colesy said:
Hi all. I would add to be careful spraying chemicals down your barrel if its a pre charged pneumatic rifle. Firstly if there's a breech sealing o ring in there you need to make sure the chemical your using won't degrade it and secondly, you dont want any chemicals going down the transfer port and contaminating the valve and any seals. Much better to put a small amount on a patch than to spray it down the barrel. Springers, you can get away with most things as long as you clean it all out and it wont damage any blueing it comes into contact with. You dont need carbon or copper solvents to clean an air rifle barrel. Hope this helps.
Cheers
Chris.
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Can't say I've ever had to clean a barrel, but if I had to I'd follow the advice above
 
Varminter said:
Is it an FX? If so barrel cleaning won’t help.

How many pellets have you tried, and at what range?
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No.
It's a Raw TM1000.
It's a bit weird.
I shoot BR.
It will shoot a series of bulls, then a random flier into the 8 ring, then another series of bulls & another flier.
This has happened with 2x different high quality pellets.
The gun has had maybe 100 pellets through it.
It's running at a pretty constant 785 fps
Scratching my head a bit
 
Little white spirit on the pull through can help, leave it a couple of minutes them pull through a few dry ones then repeat if required, if your quick a little brake cleaner on the last patch. But as said be careful of any running out as the patch is squeezed into the breach also O rings
Then get 20-30 of the chosen pellets down the barrel, I usually use the softest I have for the first 20 or so but they are generally my JSBs that will be used.
 
Captain_Black said:
No.
It's a Raw TM1000.
It's a bit weird.
I shoot BR.
It will shoot a series of bulls, then a random flier into the 8 ring, then another series of bulls & another flier.
This has happened with 2x different high quality pellets.
The gun has had maybe 100 pellets through it.
It's running at a pretty constant 785 fps
Scratching my head a bit
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100 pellets is not a lot, maybe test with more pellets? and if its only the very occasional flyer, could it be you/your technique?
eg: head position, eye relief, cheek weld, etc
Cheers
 
Steve g said:
Can't say I've ever had to clean a barrel, but if I had to I'd follow the advice above
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Captain_Black said:
No.
It's a Raw TM1000.
It's a bit weird.
I shoot BR.
It will shoot a series of bulls, then a random flier into the 8 ring, then another series of bulls & another flier.
This has happened with 2x different high quality pellets.
The gun has had maybe 100 pellets through it.
It's running at a pretty constant 785 fps
Scratching my head a bit
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Most of the guys at my range who have tm 1000 have given them to one of our members who fettles them not sure what he does but they all seem to very consistent after.
 
Napier power airgun oil for routine pulling of the barrel with patches has worked very well for me.

I have a couple of Weihrauchs, which when new, had a lot of grease in their barrels. Pulling through in the normal way did not seem to be shifting the grease effectively (i.e. after many pull throughs, I was still getting a lot of grease on the patch). So I knotted a bootlace, smeared it with autosol, and worked this up and down the barrel for 10 minutes or so, and then pulled patches through in the normal way; and this seemed to shift the grease and leave the barrel bore very clean.
 
Captain_Black said:
No.
It's a Raw TM1000.
It's a bit weird.
I shoot BR.
It will shoot a series of bulls, then a random flier into the 8 ring, then another series of bulls & another flier.
This has happened with 2x different high quality pellets.
The gun has had maybe 100 pellets through it.
It's running at a pretty constant 785 fps
Scratching my head a bit
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Maybe it's you ?
 
Captain_Black said:
I have a new air rifle which is not as accurate as I would like.
I have only up until now used a dry pull through to clean the barrel.
I am going to the range tomorrow to test it again.
All I have is some pellet lube (I can't get any bore cleaning oil before tomorrow)
I was considering using some pellet lube on a pull through 2 or 3 times & then using a dry pull through to clean it.
Has anyone done this & if so is it effective?
I don't want to put anything down the barrel that would cause any problems.
I have seen people use WD40, but according to some info I've seen, this can leave a sticky residue inside the barrel.
Thanks.
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If you're passing I can lend you lots of different pellets mostly in full tins. No massive rush for them to be returned as you may need a month or two to test them all. I'm not too far from you, near Ilminster, Somerset. Just make sure you clean the barrel when changing manufacturers.
 
Barrel cleaning is something that divides opinion although most will say do it if accuracy drops off. My method is with any new or new to me gun is to remove the stock and moderator and check carefully for any signs of damage or rust. Thoroughly clean the bore as sometimes, particulalry with Chinese guns, the bore is heavily coated with a preservative grease. Once everything is cleaned and the lubricated as appropriate then, and only then, should you start shooting and it will take quite a few shots before the bore is leaded in and ready to shoot decent groups. When it is stripped you should check the crown for any damage and after making sure the moderator is correctly fitted you can chack that for signs of clipping after a dozen or so shots. It sounds as though you have checked power but check it again after cleaning.
 
I normally clean the barrel as soon I get a new rifle to get rid of an manufacture nasties. I then put a tin of pellets though the barrel and give a light pull through again, and repeat the process a couple of times before judging how good the gun is at grouping and how many flyers I get.

100 pellets in my opinion is not really enough to judge the gun. For general maintenance of the barrel I just do a light pull though every tin or two of pellets.
 
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