Air Rifle Cleaning

colinlp · Post by **colinlp** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:12 pm

What's your procedure? What kit do you use? How often do you clean?

Pat McCoy · Post by **Pat McCoy** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:19 pm

Two patches wet with TSI 301 on a pull through, then a dry patch. After every tin.

colinlp · Post by **colinlp** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:40 pm

What is TSI301, is it like the VP90 stuff?

Pat McCoy · Post by **Pat McCoy** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:35 pm

TSI301 is a spray clp. I don't k now what VP90 is.

http://tsi301.com/main.htm

sbrmike · Post by **sbrmike** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:35 pm

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???

ccshooter · Post by **ccshooter** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:08 pm

Cleaning pellets after every practice, and about 3x a year, pull through a patch soaked in PelOil followed by a dry patch?

TerryKuz · Post by **TerryKuz** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:59 pm

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.

Rover · Post by **Rover** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:03 pm

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.

JSBmatch · Post by **JSBmatch** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:57 am

I would stick to the manufacturers cleaning instructions.

RobStubbs · Post by **RobStubbs** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:29 am

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.