pullthrough for .177 airrifle

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pullthrough for .177 airrifle

Post by andy_65_in » Fri Feb 15, 2013 5:44 pm

where can i buy a pullthrough to clean my .177 fixed barrel air rifles and at what cost etc.

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Re: pullthrough for .177 airrifle

Post by Mack The Knife » Fri Feb 15, 2013 5:47 pm

Make one out of 40 or 50 lbs. monofilament fishing line.

Anschutz make a good one I used for many years until it finally gave up the ghost. http://www.10pt9.com/Gear/Cleaning/Ansc ... -p235.html

I am making do with the fishing line until I can get another of those Anschutz pull-throughs.

P.S.: http://indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php ... ugh#p35262 Added a J. Dewey pull through kit to the ones shown in the link but the one from Anschutz still remains my favourite if I am only using patches.

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Re: pullthrough for .177 airrifle

Post by andy_65_in » Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:26 am

hi mack how sure can one be abt patches not getting stuck in the barrel with a mono filament-also what knots due you use.the website youve mentioned doesnt clearly mention whether this pullthrough can fit inside a .177 cal airrifle

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Re: pullthrough for .177 airrifle

Post by dev » Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:05 am

You can also cut the cotton part of a earbud, dip it lightly in the correct oil and shoot it out down range. Follow the oiled one with a few dry ones. Did not believe it worked till I tried it out. I did use Mack's technique for a long time.
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Re: pullthrough for .177 airrifle

Post by Mack The Knife » Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:36 am

dev wrote:You can also cut the cotton part of a earbud, dip it lightly in the correct oil and shoot it out down range. Follow the oiled one with a few dry ones. Did not believe it worked till I tried it out. I did use Mack's technique for a long time.
Do NOT ever do that on a spring-piston or gasram air-rifle. EVER! You will cause a dry fire that will ruin your main spring or piston seal or both.

Also, be very careful of the type of oil being used because if it gets into the transfer port of a PCP or single/multi stroke pneumatic it could cause a detonation and you will end up with a dirty bore and possible damage to the valve or regulator mechanism.

I will bet you a thousand bucks that you are not cleaning the bore as well as you think.

Stay away from ear buds and wads of cotton shoved into the bore.

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Re: pullthrough for .177 airrifle

Post by dev » Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:44 am

Hi,

I used this method once for my lp 10. The oil was pellgun oil. Wouldn't use it for a springer or gas ram variants. The OP if I am not mistaken has a pcp match rifle.
Would prefer a crown saver, pull through though. The above method has also been written about in target talk. Agree that the bore may not have been as well cleaned as I dreamt about. ;-).
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Re: pullthrough for .177 airrifle

Post by Mack The Knife » Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:51 am

In all LP10.....You should be taken out and whipped! :evil:

If only you lived closer... :mrgreen:

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Re: pullthrough for .177 airrifle

Post by dev » Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:11 pm

I am so sorry Macky, please to forgive the sacrilege...I feel fortunate that the miles and steep airfares save me from thy wrath. ;-) But they did write it in Target Talk...and...so and so shooter David Levene said so...;-) Neeways will never do it or recommend it again. Thank you for correcting the error of my ways. I shall sacrifice a coconut at thy altar.
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Re: pullthrough for .177 airrifle

Post by Mack The Knife » Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:14 pm

Make sure it's fresh!

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Re: pullthrough for .177 airrifle

Post by hvj1 » Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:21 pm

Mack The Knife wrote:Make sure it's fresh!
Err, did you mean full of water or Single Malt, in which case, have him sent the malt to you and do the rest on his own... :lol:

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Re: pullthrough for .177 airrifle

Post by Mack The Knife » Sat Feb 16, 2013 3:29 pm

I prefer a good rum with coconut water....

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