Pellet Tips

[Shamsher]

Dear All,

In the mid 80's pellets were sold in cardboard boxes, & the imported ones were only heard of. Now we get them in Tins & Plastic containers too.

I used to apply a few drops of the singer sewing machine oil to the pellets & store them in plastic containers.
I did this on a regular basis & i think it kept the barrel clean from lead deposits as i never cleaned the barrel in almost 80k shots. (infact i did not even have a barrel cleaning kit) & the barrel always looked clean. Further the little lubrication also helped in the smooth exit of the pellets.

I suggest you all should try, spray a burst of the WD-40, or similar, on the pellets.

do post the results

SS

[yash3_great]

Not only this, I have also seen a marked improvement in velocity! The friction between the exiting pellet and bore burns up the WD40 and the gases propel the pellet forward. I wish I could lay my hands on a chrony to see the difference in numbers.

[TenX]

Here is an article on PyramydAir about oiling pellets:
http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2008/02/ ... llets.html

[Mack The Knife]

Do not oil pellets that are to be used in spring-piston airguns. If you must lube them, use bees wax. Napier pellet oil is supposed to work but I haven't tried that.

I have experimented with pellets lubed with WD40 and the accuracy went to pot.

Shamsher, a bore may look shiny because of the lead alloy deposits. However, if you scrub it out, don't be surprised to see traces of rust.

[shahid]

Lube will lead to dieseling in the barrel and poor accuracy. All good pellets including the one I am firing currently ( Diana Magnum in .22 ) are already slightly lubed. That should be good enough.

[Rex1586]

I have an IHP .22 mod 35 & i have used VASELINE smeared over the GSmith pelletes exterior body , found better accuracy and better penetration force,
Is Vaseline a good lube for pellets ? Is it advisable for my gun?

[tirths]

I personally don't see any needs for Oiling pellets.

If petroleum used, you can expect increase of velocity cause of detonation. If no petroleum then velocity enhancement is a question for Airgun.

[Rex1586]

i almost thought of changing the spring due to the pellet drop, though the spring is almost 6 months old with over 2000 rounds fired, but a lube in the barrel did make a difference i think Vaseline has higher flash point ,and since it is not a liquid but in gel base form it requires a very high temperature to ignite, but i do believe its eliminating tight friction in the barrel's rifelling ,since i tested with out the Lube the pellet would have more groove scratch throught the pellet body due to the tight friction , but when Vaseline was used there were grooves only on the pellet's contact points(lesser friction scratches), also observed there was no after smoke or smell or such effects of deiselling so has anybody really tested the performance of the pellets due to the Vaseline, please provide me some more reviews and answers regarding the use of Vaseline wit pellets