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Air Rifle Cleaning

Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:12 pm
by colinlp
What's your procedure? What kit do you use? How often do you clean?

Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:19 pm
by Pat McCoy
Two patches wet with TSI 301 on a pull through, then a dry patch. After every tin.

Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:40 pm
by colinlp
What is TSI301, is it like the VP90 stuff?

Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:35 pm
by Pat McCoy
TSI301 is a spray clp. I don't k now what VP90 is.

http://tsi301.com/main.htm

Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:35 pm
by sbrmike
TS301 is a non-petroleum based solvent. It also come in liquid form. I do not know the composition, but it smells sort of citrus???

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:08 pm
by ccshooter
Cleaning pellets after every practice, and about 3x a year, pull through a patch soaked in PelOil followed by a dry patch?

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:59 pm
by TerryKuz
I use a 177 no-brush bore snake after every tin. I usually pull it thru 3 times. Oil can be shady in air guns due to ignition, so I just keep it dry.

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:03 pm
by Rover
I break the ends off a Q-Tip and shoot them through my air pistol whenever. They are really cheap and easy. They DO leave lint in compensators, though.

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:57 am
by JSBmatch
I would stick to the manufacturers cleaning instructions.

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:29 am
by RobStubbs
JSBmatch wrote:I would stick to the manufacturers cleaning instructions.
Agreed, which is probably way less than some folks seem to be cleaning. I don't even clean my small bore rifle as often as that.

Rob.