Can I use motorcycle grease in spring action air gun

[gverma]

Hi
I have fired around 1000 shots each from my spring action pistol and rifle.
So I guess its mentainance time and I need to lube them. The power has decreased and the accuracy has gone down.

Sometime back I read on a thread that we should use silicon grease as petrolium grease can catch fire. Is that true for spring action guns too ?

Thanks
Regards
Gaurav

[brihacharan]

Hi gverma,

> No way! It can cause dieselling.
> Due to the high pressure with temparatures hitting almost 500*C within the power plant the grease will burn resulting in carbon deposits.
> Always use Moly - the semi solid lubricant which contains Molybdenum di-oxide which reduces the co-efficient of friction to a great extent.
> Mount a synthectic seal on the piston rod (in case your gun has a leather one) - it requires less lubrication.
Cheers
Brihacharan

[grewal]

There are very fine quality synthetic oils available in the market , you can easily find one . Before applying any lubricant clean the gun using Zoric spray , it is a very good de-greaser ( removes oil or grease residue ) and will leave a clean metal part which can be re lubricated again

[gverma]

Ok
so I need
Zoric Spray
Moly

where can I buy them in Delhi ? any good brands ?

Thanks
Regards
Gaurav

[grewal]

you can get it from any hardware store . Its a pidilite product. These days most of the gun houses keep it.

[gverma]

I just checked a video looks complicated. Do gun smiths provide this kind of service ?

[mundaire]

http://www.indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1319

HTH

Cheers!
Abhijeet

[gverma]

i have gone through that link but i am still scared...not sure if i can do it