Terry Doe's Airgun Academy - 19. Should you clean an airgun barrel?

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@Tagomago12 2 ай бұрын

I had a weihrauch hw 77 in the 80's and must have put 20,000 pellets through it without cleaning the barrel. The rifle shot faultlessly to a point of me winning the NW junior's open in 85 . The good old days.

@jimmyh8090 2 ай бұрын

I cleaned my barrel once with a pull through and lost all grouping. It took nearly 50/60 pellets to get any sort of accuracy back again. That is the last time I clean my air gun barrel

@seankinder4370 2 ай бұрын

That what is meant 2 happen

@richadams4999 2 ай бұрын

That’s because you didn’t clean it properly. 1 pull through isn’t enough.

@duopkik 2 ай бұрын

Only vlean it if you have sudden accuracy issues. If its shooting fine then leave it be.

@fuuf2244 2 ай бұрын

Hi, I have a Patchworm pull through kit, far better than the Napier or any other pull through, because of the round grommet that pulls the pad through, evenly distributing the pad on the rifling. Highly recommended. Thanks

@ctom4103 2 ай бұрын

I’ve done some testing on this. I found that you can find a pellet that groups well when the barrel is fouled and won’t shoot well with a clean bore but also with the same gun it’s possible to find a pellet that does the opposite-shoots better when clean and eventually goes off when fouling reaches a point. Only problem I can see with never cleaning is if you go out in damp conditions. If you just leave it there’s a possibility of rust and corrosion. Barrels from different manufacturers will rust easier than others. It’s far easier and cheaper and much more fun to run 50 pellets through and see the groups come together than replacing a rusty barrel.

@fredaewalker2665 2 ай бұрын

I was advised by local air gun experts to leave it alone. All three of my rifles still shoot solid groups.

@duopkik 2 ай бұрын

...unless accuracy opens up. Thats the whole point he is making.

@richadams4999 2 ай бұрын

One solution doesn’t work for all but in my opinion, yes! you absolutely should clean your gun. Cleaned mine tonight with a Napier pull through and it’s shooting like a totally different gun. I was losing my grouping but now it’s grouping better than it ever has before.

@stephengamble9388 2 ай бұрын

I am pleased I saw this. In 40 years I have never cleaned a barrel. To be honest I have only just started to wash some of my pellets. That's only because the Superdomes I put through one rifle, leave your fingers filthy. If Mr. Doe says, "If it isn't broke, don't fix it. " Who are we to argue. Thankyou.

@drleighmj 2 ай бұрын

A tip given to me recently is to turn the rifle upside down when pulling through to avoid the gun oil dropping into the transfer port. Some oils can be corrosive to the seals, so minimising contact with difficult to reach seals is advisable. Terry?

@mymodel6 2 ай бұрын

That is a top tip...

@Niamhcotts 2 ай бұрын

This channel should start with this is how I do it, you do it how you want to do it. Both would be correct.

@ADAM-qr7bi Ай бұрын

i've commented on multiple channels about not cleaning unless the gun isnt accurate and even then just running a patch through using the trimmer line method then shooting repeating until accurate. thanx for this vid👍

@jacko717 2 ай бұрын

I recently purchased a HW97 from a well respected gun shop, and the member of staff is also a highly competent HFT shooter. When i asked about cleaning the barrel (in particular a new air rifle) he said "absolutely not necessary, leave it alone."

@grahambamford9073 2 ай бұрын

Have my Hw97k for about 8 years never cleaned the barrel shoots like a tack driver. Agreed don't clean it if it's shooting well, you'll probably only introduce problems.

@764776 2 ай бұрын

There clean and polished. Different game, All Ripley's have a polish when new in steve,s shed. ;)

@226eagleeye 2 ай бұрын

Terry Doe, I listen when he speaks. A question. Does the same advice still hold for something like an FX smooth twist barrel?

@stephencope7178 2 ай бұрын

Before modern primers were discovered, fulminate of mercury was used. That was why barrels were boiled out, i believe, to prevent rusting. This obviously applies to firearms of years gone by.

@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069 2 ай бұрын

I still use warm soapy water to clean blackpowder residues out of my shotgun👍

@OldNavajoTricks 2 ай бұрын

Just that one finger raised on the thumbnail got a sub.🤘 And your voice reminds me of John/Lofty Wiseman.

@CattyShackHunter 2 ай бұрын

I feel like I should clear this up for everybody 😂 This was the way my dad was taught in the British Army, he was showing me the way he was taught. I think the theory behind it, is that the boiling water removes not just powder, but also grease and dirt, making it easier and more effective to remove the lead when the pull throughs go through afterwards (not trying to melt the lead out) Continue with the tight pull throughs until they squeak through the barrel.

@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069 2 ай бұрын

Dont worry in Ten years everyone will have forgotten you said it 😂👍

@CattyShackHunter 2 ай бұрын

@ 😂😂 Have a read around on the net, it seems to be a very common practice for lead removal.

@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069 2 ай бұрын

@@CattyShackHunterprobably stems from the martini Henry days in the late 1800s , I dont think a lead bullet has been used in combat since then by the British Army , only the webley. 455 service revolver , all rifles to my knowledge since then have been FMJ with lead core 👍👍👍

@CattyShackHunter 2 ай бұрын

@@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069 people are still recommending this method today for the removal of lead fouling 🤷‍♂️

@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069 2 ай бұрын

I'm not actually disagreeing with you mate am I, I just said theres not really no point in boiling out a rifle barrel for lead fouling when its been firing a FMJ bullet, no lead has had contact with the lands in the barrel , and your dads rifle was either and old .303 or a 7.62mm both FMJ when he was in the army , they probably just hadn't changed the cleaning drill in his regiment. All the best mate 👍👍🍻@@CattyShackHunter

@johnshepherd5673 Ай бұрын

Thank you great video. I have seen people using the fibre cleaning pellets SVG to clean their barrel. Can they be used with a drop of cleaning oil (Napier Power Oil) as well as dry ?

@davidpaylor5666 2 ай бұрын

If your point of impact drifts when you don't clean your barrel then clean it. If it doesn't then don't. I just pull a dry patch through the barrel of my HW97 when I open a new tin of pellets, it seems to drift a tiny bit with the pellets I'm using after five hundred or so, I do the same with my HW100 whenever I give it a proper clean, maybe two or three times a year, but it seems unaffected by a bit of leading.

@Battosai2021 2 ай бұрын

I clean and lube my pellets with Ballistol and clean kitchen roll only. Clean pellets and clean barrel, no fouling great accuracy..end of story.

@CrimeVid 2 ай бұрын

I don't remember ever cleaning an air gun barrel, if you shoot a pellet at a piece of cardboard close up after oiling the barrel, you'll see the oil splatter has taken some lead dust with it. And no, I'm only talking about a drop of oil, not half a gallon !

@GordonBird 2 ай бұрын

If,like me, You use iron sights and am 77 years of age; there is little difference between a good day and a bad day! I can group on a fiver at 25 yards unless i,m on beta-blockers!.Joking!...I have a splendid Weihrauch 99s.!.. LA5 Warton

@granite676 2 ай бұрын

MAD AIR Gordon or hunting/ pest control, PR2 lea

@captainboing 2 ай бұрын

Trust your gun. I never change scope or ammo when I find a mix that works with a given gun. If it is working well, it doesn't need any attention

@Outdoorshuntingshooting 2 ай бұрын

I only pull something through barrel if been out in damp conditions.

@markkieran1004 2 ай бұрын

Pellet goes down the barrel, leaves a bit of lead, a bit of lubricant and a bit of anti- oxidant behind. Next pellet squishes out the bits and leaves its own bits behind. The next pellet...

@darkseas3846 2 ай бұрын

It depends what barrel you have and if your gun is already shooting spot on , if it’s spot on just leave it now if you have a FX smooth twist this is a conversation

@ashtonwoodturnings225 2 ай бұрын

Back in the day you could get cleaning pellets

@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069 2 ай бұрын

😂😂Do leave off ,i dont believe for 1 second WM put boiling water down an air rifle barrel , it must of been a black powder air rifle 😂

@CattyShackHunter 2 ай бұрын

😂😂 It’s true. While this wouldn’t have been my first port of call to clean the barrel, this is the way my Dad was showing me, and how he was taught in the British Army…to aid in the removal of lead (not just powder) from the rifling. I believe it’s to clear out dirt and grease, making the lead easier to remove with the subsequent pull throughs. Keep going with a tight pull through, until it squeaks. The gun hadn’t ever been cleaned in 20 years, and if he wanted to share the way he was taught, I wasn’t going to disagree. After reading more on the subject, it seems to hold some merit.

@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069 2 ай бұрын

@@CattyShackHunterI use hot soapy water on my black powder stuff , your dads .303 was more than likely still using older cordite loaded rounds which was dirtier than powder ,, so yes it makes some sence, the cordite rounds was headstamped for Identification, fair play for letting your dad show you his ways , the later .303 rounds was all FMJ with lead core but the cordite was dirty , if he used the 7.62 mm Fal ,they was all FMJ and clean burning 👍👍🍻🍻

@leehotspur9679 2 ай бұрын

@@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069 Not so much the powder but the primers corrosive action I think the primer chemical's were changed in the 50-60s Hence the boiling out of Barrels My brother did his National service in 51 and told me about it

@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069 2 ай бұрын

@@leehotspur9679 yes mate Absolutely a mixture of primer and propellant for fouling the bore , I dont think a solid lead bullet has been used in combat since the late 1800s except in small sidearms, in ww1 the webley. 455 still used a lead slug and I think the last rifle to use one was the martini Henry in .577 ask any Zulu 😵 even so even a FMJ I have no doubt can strip and leave some sort of copper slick between the lands , interesting stuff ,I love it 👍🍻

@jimstewart5008 2 ай бұрын

When I started shooting pcp air rifle roughly 12 years ago I cleaned my barrel probably once a months, I didn't see any improvement. The gun I shoot most often hasn't been cleaned in 10 years with no change at all in accuracy

@sid35gb 2 ай бұрын

How many pellets a week do you put through it I’m doing 500-1000.

@jimstewart5008 2 ай бұрын

About one tin per air rifle a week in two of my most often used air rifles

@chrismclean2989 2 ай бұрын

…and never put Kroil on the pull thru… or any other highly volatile oil / solvent… the flash point is so low and the risk of migrating into the air cylinder too high that dieselling is guaranteed, not good at all 👍