How to clean air rifle pellets

[@yellownp22541]

Just to let you that I watched this video many moons ago, and followed your procedure, Months after that a friend of mine was having a rodent problem so I brought my Gamo and a collection of pellets both washed and untouched, I told him what I had done and him having previous experience gained at Fort Bannin Ga. went ahead and personalized the rifle to his specification both scope and open sights. He was very impressed how accurate the washed and lubricated pellets performed, but was very impressed when zerod in on a moving rodent (about 55' away 40' above ground) and fliped it over while crossing a power line. I now do this procedure with all pellets and BB's and great results are obtained. Thank you very much.

[@dmo848]

I'm still on the fence with this. I feel it's a waste of time for not much.

[@albertopapi4445]

You should add water first and then put the pellets inside to avoid any bending from the fall without water since they are lead and bend easy. Good video and thank you for taking your time.

[@sowhat3459]

i use a magnifying glass and a miniature toothbrush. It's been nearly 6 months and I almost have a tin done.

[@maiereanmarian1334]

Lol hahahahaha

[@greg6162]

😂

[@ptescreen18]

😂

[@SHOOTER3258]

🤣🤣

[@dylanjackson7281]

Tin huh? 😆

[@corybullock8371]

That is the quickest way to decrease accuracy. Dropping from a high point into that coffee pot

[@UncleFjester]

Want to come over for coffee in the morning? And stay for Pasta dinner after he uses the same colander?

[@lorenray9479]

Alcohol rinse removes much more without beating the skirts into gaterskin! I roll my pellets on clean cotton sheet material. Then I dry. I then put a coating of pellet lube on a clean cloth. I roll gently to coat pellets.I warm dry and seal pellets in marked tin.

[@marcroberts9134]

Also, i am one of those people who rarely, if ever clean an airgun barrel. Even my .22 rimfire barrel only ever gets a dry pull through with a bore snake about once a year or so. Excellent, informative video. Keep up the good work mate!

[@VerminHuntersTV]

Yes I know what you mean mate. Ive since started using Napier Power Lube myself. After watching your clip this morning it inspired me to prepare 1000 H and N pellets myself ready for the next HFT comp that i am shooting in this Sunday. I also cleaned by barrel and re leaded it with around 30 pellets with the new washed and lubed pellets. I'm going to chrono the rifle with the Power Lubed pellets tomorrow and re calibrate it ready for Sunday. Si.

[@mike48632]

I am just now getting into pcp shooting and haven't shot a pellet gun since I was a teen ager about 46 years a go and am amazed at the new guns and never thought of cleaning my pellets but this is something I am going to try , Thanks for the helpful video I am a new subscriber .

[@UncleFjester]

How much time did you waste on this?

[@MrKelso159]

It's carbon dust and not lead. It's to keep the pellets from turning white from oxidation. The carbon does not hurt the gun or effect it in any way. If your hands turn black just wash your hands after your done. No big deal.

[@UncleFjester]

Tinkerbell wears Millennial hand condoms to wash his hands

[@UncleFjester]

Carbon Dust? as if anyone cares about a pellet color?

[@heliomarques2828]

Thank you for the nice and helpful video. To colaborate with you , I advise you to let the pelets on the hot water for 5 minutes to let the detergent work time enables all surface of the pelet-if you shake it 3 times durnng this 5 minutes it will let it be more efficient - This procedure is done on lab flasks that you don't reach the corners to rub it. Also use always neutral detergents on a base of 1 to 2%. Anything more will not have no advantages - only loose money and poluition . Finnaly , working this way probably you will need only one time clean for the whole process.Best regards Helio

[@Lyecdevf]

Usually I do not watch these, "how to," videos since they usually do not go too well and I find that many times people do not really give much detailed information and treat the viewer as a numb scull but your video is really awesome in the sense that you share your views, opinions, and of course information. I really enjoyed watching this video and oddly enough my mom wanted to see it as well partly I guess because some thing about cleaning was discussed and wondered why I was watching it!

[@JackalopeTrackin]

and i must say your quite consistent in your videos (politeness) really refreshing!

[@sficlassic]

Good video on cleaning pellets. A+ for marking the strainer but......How about the lead you washed down the drain?

[@marcroberts9134]

Excellent video MrSpiker357. I am about to buy a brand new .177 HW100 and was wondering about pellet wash and lubing.I want to look after my new barrel and achieve the best accuracy that i can. I can understand washing the pellets to remove the lead dust but i cant really understand why oil is needed to be added to the pellet. Surely oil in the barrel will attract dirt, dust and eventually lead to barrel fouling. Also, how many pellets will it take before my rifles barrel will need cleaning ?

[@Natsync]

Great advice, thanks for taking the time to produce it. cheers from Australia.

[@PeterAgostiniJdcap26]

Agitation deforms skirts as well dumping them in .

[@noodle050]

You can find many topics out there about pellets and rifles... You just really gotta look for what your rifle loves to eat. Crosman rifles love Crosman pellets.

[@VerminHuntersTV]

Good clip here MrSpiker. I use the same technique with my pellets. I also use H and N pellets but the Field Target Trophy variants at 5.53mm. Si.

[@dadmezz4024]

One good advantage for sure is no more lead on your fingers...I think it helps somewhat so I think it's worth doing....seams to save cleaning the barrel for me. So much to learn...thanks...some great shooters use this process.

[@NewGloryDays]

Are you worried at all about lead contamination of your kitchen sink? I would probably do the cleaning in the workshop sink or simply use a bucket instead of the kitchen sink. Good video and lots of good information in the comments. Thanks!

[@shawndubay4050]

Thank you for this video. Im definitely going to have to do this. Just got a new air rifle and don't want to goober the barrel and suppressor up with lead dust and lead shavings. Definitely want to keep a $1000+ rifle at its best and most accurate state of being. Mine is a hunter and keeps pest animal problems down to a minimum if not 100 clear around the horse stable. Must say the high powered .25 cal pcp rifles really do a good job.

[@seanwilson471]

I've done this for years and have always used WD40, as you say, I only use one short squirt then I dab them with kitchen paper to remove excess oil and let it dry for while. wd40 has a lot of silicone in it. I use on my spring gamo and my gas ram Weihrauch hw90. I have never suffered dieseling. Usually gain around 20 feet per sec muzzle velocity so if in the uk don't forget to chronograph to make sure your legal. It's definitely worth it as eliminates those fliers.

[@willybee3056]

Sean Wilson Oh Wow,,, Flyers, ,, I am new to air gunning,,, I thought that the flyers were just bad pellets... I will try the wd 40... The flyers are making me discouraged. .. tanx again....

[@AndriusKamarauskas]

i noticed blinker fluid works well

[@dwightsteinmetz3772]

MrSpiker, Thanks for the video! Just some random thoughts...the poster 'Amelie' is correct in that trichloroethylene was formerly a substitute for ether, and is still used for making decaf coffee. What might be better, try a first wash of denatured alcohol or acetone, followed by the 2nd wash of soap and water (or vice-versa). Acetone in particular is a great degreaser, and will naturally evaporate (do this outside). As for the hair dryer, I would worry about the heat warping the skirts, unless you have an 'air only' setting.

[@nicorallysport]

I recently purchased h&n slug hp pellets in different weights. And they are also covered with a kind of dry graphite lubricant!, usually I lubricate with napier, or dry pellet lubricants like LT1 or PL1 or even kolter speed shot. But with h&n I'm hesitant, if the manufacturer chose this lubricant it must be good, right?

[@roberthopkins8089]

After all the rattle and banging together the pellets will be worse I should think. An ultrasonic tank would be a better choice. If accuracy is so critical the pellet weight is more important. Inspect every one also for damage then oil them. Also use a pellet pouch when in the field as tins and pockets are noisy/ contaminated and cause more damage. Happy shooting

[@dirkdaniels5746]

Great idea !

[@VerminSniperUnit]

We call it leading a barrel over here, you touched on some good points. never tryed h&n barracuda match, but maybe I will give them a whirl. also never well maybe once cleaned out my pellets, but didn't really do any comparison tests clean/unclean. maybe I will try it again. good clip plink

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

THe "contamination" you refer to is actually a graphite powder used to lubricate in the swaging process, and assists in lubricating the pellet as it travels down the bore of your airgun.

[@raymondfoster8773]

never use WD 40 as it will rot all your seals, always use silicon spray.

[@raymondfoster8773]

you too, thanks for your quick response, WD is actually made from fish oil which rots any rubber it comes into contact with, perfect for firearms but definitely not for airguns, cheers.

[@AmuckPVP]

@MrSpiker357 Thank you very much for the info & I will clean the containers too or keep them in a glass container.

[@paulherndon8306]

Raymond Foster THANK YOU for warning

[@ykzcohan]

Raymond, WD-40 is a brand. They do supply excellent silicon based (and other non-oil based, polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE)) lubricant as well. However it is true that the "classic" WD40 is petroleum based which can be harmful if used on rubber seals.

[@tonys2924]

@@ykzcohan WD-40 is a specific formula for a water-displacing spray that also acts as a very popular lubricant/penetrating oil. When most people say WD-40 they are talking about this specific product, and this is generally understood by everyone. However, you are correct that the company has since changed it's name to reflect this flagship product of theirs...but it's probably not really pertinent to go around correcting people about it. We all knew what he meant.

[@jimlepeu577]

As I understand it modern pellets are cleaned and lubricated with some sort of carbon. I never clean them but I have seen improvement with old .22 pellets when I passed them through a sizer.

[@richardwales5561]

im trying this, I have ten tins of old 70s an 80s pellets. lots of oxidisation and dust. even a dead spider or two. theyre still drying then I'll lube them. I was super gentle, as some have much more fragile skirts than yours. couple of tins look perfect, so I didn't touch them.

[@lantaulivedk]

Yes, Im using the 5.51mm (.22) for my dominator. Ive been shooting a lot of different pellets: HN baracuda match, HN hollow point, Gamo Pro magnum and last but notleastthe samyang "hard hitting pellet". I started off useing HN baracuda changed to the samyang (for some reason they didn't fit into the barrel unless you pushed it using the strenght of a 1000 men (didn't fit in a WH 57, walther 1250 nor in the Diana))

[@tmo4330]

I have a dozen tins of high quality Beeman pellets that are 15-20 years old. I noticed they are now GREY looking and not shiny looking any more. they are oxidised. will your process take off all the oxidation as well? thanks,

[@Legna1210]

You are using hot water so they dry better?😕

[@MrSonic1953]

Is that lubricant combustible/flammable?

[@sbooder]

It's no biggy, but us Brits call it a Colander. A sieve is made of mesh.

[@Danny-eh8us]

I call it a holy pot of God

[@ee222]

great video. lots of great tips. BTW, not trying to be too picky, but i noticed that you 1. used a strainer marked "do not use with food"; 2. used nitrile gloves; 3. used a dedicated glass container for washing the pellets; and 4. gave many (good) warnings about the use of lead. however, i couldn't help but notice that you repeatedly dumped the waste water down the kitchen sink. can i assume that this sink is NOT where you wash your dishes and clean your food, but is a work room sink in your shop? 'cuz if not, all those lead particles could easily be lining the sink's surface and transferred over to your dishes &/or food.

[@ee222]

thanks for the reply. i realize that its been about 2 years since we did the above posts. i'm not sure why it didn't click with me back then, and i certainly don't want to dwell on the "evils of the lead monster", but re-reading both my post and your response just caused me to wonder something. as you stated above, "... When you consume lead, your stomach acid (HCl) causes a severe change in pH and subsequent chemical reaction, and then the harmful effects can occur. So, keep lead out of your mouth ..." this is why i made my initial post, because if the sink that you used in your video is the one that you use to clean your dishes &/or use for food prep, then it's highly likely that one is creating the conditions that would, in fact, cause one to violate the very warning that you mention as lead would be introduced into your mouth via eating utensils and food coming into contact with the lead residue in your sink whenever you wash dishes &/or wash fruits/veggies in that very sink. again, not trying to be a PITA, it's just something that i'm wondering about whenever i watch the above video.

[@UncleFjester]

@@ee222 this guy used a coffee pot, a food container and poured the toxic lead solution into his sink, i.e. municipal water treatment. while wearing millennial hand condoms for safety. What a r3tard!

[@TraxxasGemini3.3]

Would dishwashing detergent work in place of liquid soap? Since dishwashing detergent doesn’t suds up and is made to work better with high temps

[@Ashley-dy7bx]

Would compressed air not work?

[@MrSonic1953]

Is it safe to pour the leaded water down the drain and into the water system?

[@carbide1968]

nicely done sir,where can I get that oil.do you think the new dry ptfe wd40 would work?

[@louigi6001]

oops ... the other dude was suggesting tricloroethilene not tricloroethane ... ok try the solvents that are used in dry washers. Some time ago it was readily available (and commonly called TCE, trichlor, Trike, Tricky and tri) nowdays it's less common and being replaced by avio (a mixture of n-exane and 2,1 dicloropropane) but there are still some stores that keep the old stuff.

[@nduncad686]

Is this something to do iron high velocity rounds

[@dennycouncil2282]

so... generally this work for barracuda pellets and one with strong skirt only... if i try to trow ftt like you showed in the video... goodbye accuracy

[@petervick4775]

Have you ever wondered that you may have a touch of OCD? I've just been using some 30+ year old .22 lead pellets (that are about as oxidized as you can get) in my equally old springer, and I'm still getting good groups.

[@petervick4775]

[British sense of humour] That particular rifle is a Webley Eclipse MK II (Carbine) .22 and the pellets are "Webley Special waisted pellets". Pretty old fashioned by today's standards.

[@petervick4775]

I gave it a try and I'm converted! I'd been having some issues with one of my CO2 pistols. The pellets that I'd been using since purchasing this pistol were starting to misfire and jam. I washed, dried and lubricated some of the pellets and immediately noticed they load in the magazines much better, the jamming issue has virtually stopped, and my bullseye groups are even better than normal! I think it must have been a dirty batch of pellets (I normally buy tins of 500 in multiples of 10). So I've a few to get through!

[@rejrej5241]

great video sir remember there's always haters out there keep punching paper

[@e.fifield9034]

try using liquid Alox from Lee reloading accessories, four drops in a bowl after the pellets have been cleaned, lay out on wax paper let dry for 24 hrs, tuned up my gamo silent hunter. never had I had any of the lead pellets break the sound barrier 1250 fps now they all do amazing results.pretty much using the same method as this vid which is great by the way

[@frednecke8246]

Nice thoughtful video. I have 2500 very old (10 years +) pellets and was thinking of polishing the oxidization off in a tumbler. Then using a very thin, hot paraffin wax to prevent further oxidization. I'll have to be careful to get very thin coating otherwise pellet balance maybe affected.

[@blakefulmer505]

Could you just use brake cleaner??? Or would that mess up the pellets

[@JackalopeTrackin]

Just cleaned mine and wow you were right about the dust and slivers

[@stefanr00]

Great tutorial! I shoot JSB's with my RAW and I get pretty good grouping, but after a few hundred shots, when I clean the suppressor it has collected quite some lead dust and grit. That is why I would like to start cleaning my pellets too. If the grouping gets even better, that would be a very nice plus. Lead is harmfull to the environment. So I guess it is not ok to just wash lead true the sink?

[@lantaulivedk]

The hn baracuda is also a great pellet for the walther 1250 dominator!

[@bigfoot8778]

I have silicone oil on hand. I take it this will work also?

[@SmoothCriminalHN]

This is the drop that will spill the water, my wife is not very fond of my rifle, if she watches me do this she will crack lol, this is real babysitting. Good vid.

[@MrMegapacman99]

How long can you leave the pellets after being lubed. I have them in a wilkes pouch?

[@blackbear9326]

Hi there, very enjoyable video... Is it ok to use power pell spray on pellets for use with springers? Thank you in advance.

[@rudd7695]

Yes

[@tompedersen6564]

Excellent video. Clear and well explained. Good tips in the comments, too. Thanks

[@richardobannon6301]

Excellent vid on how to but also most important the Why. Thanks alot

[@klocpl]

even if you use 4 stroke oil for motorcycles if you dont put too much it will be lubricating and definitly not diseling! for diseling you need to put any flamable substance in compresion chamber (if you put pellet and even fully fill the barel with oil from the end side it will be lubing not diseling)

[@smokingunclefrank6037]

Good video I do it a similar way soapy hot water dry then a little Ballistol it works great for cleaning your barrel not the soap the Ballistol just to be clear for those who might get all excited and say are you crazy soap in your barrel lol so just wash the tin thats what I do plus I know which pellets I'm opening

[@ronj4401]

Hi. why not use powered graphite for lubing?

[@vansantsam]

Try using an ultrasonic vibrating cleaner filled with Purple Power, with Purple Power in a jar with a lid. Put the jar in the cleaner with the pellets in the jar and heat to 50-60 degrees C, and agitate for 15 minutes, drain Purple Power from jar back into cleaner, rinse, dry and then put pellets in jar with Ballistol, remove pellets from Ballistol and stand each pellet on the skirt end on some paper towel for 12 hours (so that the inside of the skirt gets drained), return to a clean container and ready for use..

[@MrWams123]

I use hollow points made by crosman is that ok?

[@dmo848]

What Isa chocked barrel?

[@MrJafeica]

A Well Precise Presentation, Kudo's to you , nice clear video with excellent volume controls.. A very good lesson on a simple matter. However, I would never be allowed to do this at "Bisley" Keep it up ,your a smart young man. TTFN Ihor

[@supressorgrid]

One of the Blue Man airgunners group?

[@OldandCold6955]

cannot use the sieve for food but can still use the kitchen sink for food prep and washing ?

[@UncleFjester]

You noticed MrSpicer357 ate too much lead paint as a baby too?

[@OldandCold6955]

@@UncleFjester of a certain age not just paint water pipes leaded windows etc

[@tetherplus7029]

Thank You for that awesome Video and great Tutorial. I'll certainly take a crack this unique technique. Keep up the good work.

[@mmafighter441]

would this be good to do for my gamo rocket & tomahawk? i shoot them out of my crossman phantom .177 with groved barrel..PLEASE write back!

[@louigi6001]

In Canada you cannot get tippex (that white goo that covers u typo's on paper) ? Here's the wikipedia link: look for Tipp-Ex on wikipedia It's the thinner for it and the main ingredient is: look for 1,1,1-Trichloroethane on wikipedia

[@TheJonnyJager]

Is cleaning and adding lube only for pcp rifles or will it help with nitro piston too?

[@TheJonnyJager]

MrSpiker357 thank you! I'll give it a try after I break in my rifle.

[@PRINCE_175]

I normally let mine sit for about 10 minutes in extremely hot soapy water and then shake them up a little more and I’m truly careful about pouring them in the strainer because you can damage the skirts 177 pellets are very small fragile and lite…I also lubricant them

[@UncleFjester]

You cant damage the skirts by shakingf any more than putting the tin in a car and driving somewhere. Overthinking this way too much for a high school education

[@PRINCE_175]

@@UncleFjester well we shoot competition and the skirt are very fragile…But u do u and keep shooting inaccurately 😂

[@MegaBoilermaker]

A Strainer is for liquids and a Seive is for solids/powders.

[@Weaponsandstuff93]

Great video, thank you.

[@louigi6001]

Tippex solvent is made of that stuff, 111 TCE is another name for it.

[@SandysTravels]

Shooting matches , you would NEVER EVER shake pellets against each other. Ive see guys if they drop the can of pellets by accident. They then use those pellets strictly as practice. I can see putting them in a strainer and cleaning them under running water .

[@Boz1211111]

What about the lead that is going down the drain?

[@JackalopeTrackin]

is it ok to store pellets in ziplocs? and yes sir the cleaning went very well i had to rewind your video one time when you skipped the hair dryer part i kept up untill then haha. thanks again Spiker!

[@remington-7008]

how do you unload a .22 pellet from a co2 bolt action airgun

[@metalmulishaz123]

That's why when I clean my black powder gun all metal parts go in the oven and when it cools down then I oil everything.

[@ThePCPhunter]

good video dude ...thanks for sharing

[@itsdn0978]

Name from the 2 red pellets can or the other conteiner pleas

[@lantaulivedk]

well got back to HN baracuda tryed the gamo's (was to small for my walther. fell out of the mag....) tryed the HN hollow point (got to wobly on 15M+) and im back using the HN :O)

[@MylesNicholas]

Your jar needs acetone with some Napier solution, then the pellets will have an even coating. A small tea strainer would be used when poured into another jar. Of course why use water and detergent, when acetone would work better.

[@Steelcityreece]

I knew cleaning pallets before shooting will get you more accurate shots

[@heavilyarmedgoy]

Does this make them more accurate?

[@heavilyarmedgoy]

Thanks.

[@Trollol12]

Wow! Very good video!! very good tutorial, thanks for sharing it, i will use it..

[@garystratton4125]

to each their own...I shoot them right from the container and never a problem.. Maybe those one in ten flyers are from not doing this extensive cleanng and lubing?? Maybe I will try this once to see if there is a dramatic difference in accuracy..I am a dead on shooter and at 67 years of age I can shoot one hole groups at distances to 75 yards.. No brag .. just fact.

[@wiillthebarbertv9415]

Same ,I've never cleaned pellets or the barrel..

[@Ray2001ify]

Hiw about balisto spray for the lude

[@nose_thing]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@Hufekf32]

What a heckin good video

[@TonyReidsma]

Thanks for the vid. Just bought an MRod 22.

[@benniejames8766]

great job thanks

[@bongkaos5519]

What about lead in your drinking water and food prep area? Seems like a bad idea. When you use gloves but carelessly pollute. Love to see the science behind this.....

[@UncleFjester]

Science is he ate lead paint as a child and that kept his IQ in the single digits. He never told his wifey about the leaded coffee pot either

[@mike512usa]

Good info and nice video.

[@frankie4257]

Haha another point .... grabbing the pellets to pick them up will defo disfigure the skirts which are really thin

[@epicairport7696]

does that not damage the pellets

[@epicairport7696]

I will try this with my pellets great video new subscriber ps i posted that before u said u don't need to worry about damaging then

[@JDsModernMartialArts]

Good job

[@DetroitDiesel671]

Great video. One minor 'grammar Nazi' gripe: "oxidization" is not a word... Things 'oxidize', and that process is called 'oxidation.'

[@UncleFjester]

this is the guy who used his coffee pot to wash the lead dust off pellets, then made a pot of coffee in the morning.

[@kenwilkes44]

thanks so much