Air pistol cleaning

sodeman · Post by **sodeman** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 8:56 pm

I have a question about cleaning air pistols, rifles, etc. Is it advisable to use a bore snake for periodic cleaning, or is there a fear that the bronze brush embedded in the first portion of the bore snake might damage the barrel? This would seem odd to me as the barrel should be harder than the bronze, even if it is only shooting pellets and not jacketed .50 cal bullets, for example.

Bill Poole · Post by **Bill Poole** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 9:17 pm

I hope someone out there can fill us in on what we SHOULD be doing...

I shoot 2 felt cleaning pellets into the trash can after every tin of real pellets.

Poole
http://arizona.rifleshooting.com/

Spencer C · Post by **Spencer C** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 12:44 am

Bill Poole wrote:I hope someone out there can fill us in on what we SHOULD be doing...

I shoot 2 felt cleaning pellets into the trash can after every tin of real pellets.

Poole
http://arizona.rifleshooting.com/

Why the trash can, and not downrange?

Spencer

sodeman · Post by **sodeman** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 8:43 am

My concern was the instruction book for my LP@ said to use cleaning cords only (without a definition of what those were), whereas my old IZH came with a cleaning rod. I would guess they would be concerned with damaging the crown by poking a rod down through the compensator. As far as I've been able to determine, felt pellets are supposed to be pushed through the gun, not shot. I did try shooting some through another gun and then running a patch through, which showed that the felt pellets did not pick up all the fouling, which I assume to be mostly graphite lubricating the peelets.

Walter · Post by **Walter** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 5:41 pm

Shoot the pellets through.
You don't need pellets.
Use fishing line doubled up and pull a small patch through the bore with a little TSI301 or Tetragun cleaner.
Pellets don't cut into the bore like 22's and lead is it's own lubricant so you don't really want to clean it much.

Bill Poole · Post by **Bill Poole** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 9:17 pm

Why the trash can, and not downrange?

becuz...

if i shoot the felt pellet at my 10m pellet trap....

i end up with a felt pellet on my kitchen floor....

and that little rat-like thing my daughter thinks is a dog.... would EAT it...

Poole
http://arizona.rifleshooting.com/

Spencer C · Post by **Spencer C** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 1:08 am

Bill Poole wrote:Why the trash can, and not downrange?

becuz...

if i shoot the felt pellet at my 10m pellet trap....

i end up with a felt pellet on my kitchen floor....

and that little rat-like thing my daughter thinks is a dog.... would EAT it...

Poole
http://arizona.rifleshooting.com/

Aha!