Pellet lube

[Caddy Man]

Does anyone find using pellet lube makes a difference

 

[Rich T]

Same question came up recently, see here:
Pellet lube

 

[pjgtech]

As above, this question comes up often....
It can make a difference. I've tried it and it made a noticeable difference shooting lead free pellets, but not much of a difference shooting leaded pellets, just my own personal experience.
IMHO for most people, for most of the time, it will not make that much of a difference.
But, for the serious competition shooters, etc, they do lube their pellets, as well as sizing, washing, weighing, etc, so why do they do it then?
Presumably to get those small marginal gains that can affect a score in a competition.

 

[Buster321c]

No , it’s wasted time and drives you mad

 

[pjgtech]

No , it’s wasted time and drives you mad

Mostly agree with you when it comes to sizing, washing, weighing, etc, (done that too, but not for long!) but actually lubing pellets is quite fast, just a few drops in a tin, or in a bag full of pellets and a gentle roll of the tin or bag to coat them, literally takes about 30 seconds, Lol....

 

[Mark Palmer]

It all depends on what you are after achieving, if your aspiration is can bashing, plinking and are happy with 5-+10p size groups at your shooting distance, then a total waste of time! If however you are chasing Xs in Bench Rest or another precision discipline,, like weighing and sizing, it's worth trying to see if it gives an improvement, or not! Just be methodical in your testing regime

 

[Wing Commander]

It depends on the lube. Some lubes (the red stuff) can create a sticky residue in the barrel.
The other problem is there cannot be a guarantee that each pellet receives exactly the same amount of lube, so it's a fairly pointless exercise.

"Pampering" pellets with various time-consuming rituals is a phase which most airgunners go through.
But if it works for you then carry on.
For me, that phase is history and I now simply take "unmolested" pellets from the tin and shoot them... works well.

 

[Ratman72]

Hello, Try it and see for yourself, HW 100 Tuning sell it, HWT 1, Similar the the LT 1 i bought years ago that was on special offer on the old AGF that many others purchased,

 

[Neptune]

I can’t see the point, I am just happy to hit the barn door.
Why not just try it to see? You probably have more than one tin of pellets, try some unlubed ones, then put a few drops on the pellets in another tin, gently roll the tin round and compare the results.
Don’t get the lubes that leave a load of gunk in the barrel
Only you know what’s good for you

 

[yana]

I always use pelletlube for my CO2 Tau7s. Otherwise the barrel will get rusty.

 

[Sparky102]

Does anyone find using pellet lube makes a difference

Too much ruins the experience, so I have been told.

 

[Boots]

As above, this question comes up often....
It can make a difference. I've tried it and it made a noticeable difference shooting lead free pellets, but not much of a difference shooting leaded pellets, just my own personal experience.
IMHO for most people, for most of the time, it will not make that much of a difference.
But, for the serious competition shooters, etc, they do lube their pellets, as well as sizing, washing, weighing, etc, so why do they do it then?
Presumably to get those small marginal gains that can affect a score in a competition.

Thinks that's probably due to lead being greasy and self lubricating , alloy being as hard as nails. Years back people used to use WD40 as a cost effective lube . Seem to remember from somewhere ideas came out that this penetrating oil was best not used in barrels. Me ? I'd far rather a clean lubed barrel than a fouled up one.

 

[Boots]

Too much ruins the experience, so I have been told.

Sage advice . Read some pieces on lubing over the years . A light coating is all thats needed. Using a kitchen wipe - a reusable one not paper you can spray a tin's worth with oil when they are emptid out in a pile then rolled back and forth in the wipe . A light coating is all . If lube pools like in the skit cavity then its way too much .

 

[danf1234]

I still have 3 bottles of the original LT1 tried it once. Made no difference. One day I will get around to some proper testing.

 

[Trumpetier]

Sage advice . Read some pieces on lubing over the years . A light coating is all thats needed. Using a kitchen wipe - a reusable one not paper you can spray a tin's worth with oil when they are emptid out in a pile then rolled back and forth in the wipe . A light coating is all . If lube pools like in the skit cavity then its way too much .

I think you've missed the the point here mate, or I have

If your looking for the "tighter experience" a little is all that's needed

 

[Bighit]

Using the wrong lube can cause issues so make sure you use one that is not going to cause dieseling in a springer .

Tilly did a video on some lubes he tried

 

[Ratman72]

Hello, I posted this before, If pellet lube to many is rubbish or not worth the bother why would a top notch UK Air Rifle Tuning Company sell it ??