Cleaning guide lines

[Hunter26201]

I have searched and can’t seem to find a lot on barrel cleaning and maybe that is because it is a given.
I have been a power burner for many years but am very new to the air guns.  I have read all I can on the dos and don’ts of barrel cleaning and some say do this and some say never do that…. Use solvent don’t use solvent, brass brush, don’t brass, oiled patch followed by a dry patch….. I’m totally lost.  Would someone please give me some guidelines…..  HELP

[Magnum]

Hi Tim and welcome to GTA:) I cannot find the tips and tricks link in the library!?  So hear is what I do. One thing I know after more than 30 years and can tell you for sure no brass and no powder burner solvents. I  clean  AG barrels about every 3000+ shots or if its not grouping well Ag's need 100 shots to have some build up in the barrel for best results..I have  a nylon trimmer string with melted lump end on it and a patch threaded thru it. I use goo-gone like everyone else not too much tho, on the first patch to do the hard work.  I also have a .177 wool pull thru with a plastic rod Hopefully someone can find the link i am thinking of, Tony

[Bogey]

Tim,  I too was accustomed to cleaning 'powder burners'.  The same techniques do not really apply well to AGs.   Solvents are basically out.  Brass brushes not needed.

Really all I do is push/pull   clean patchs  through occasionally until they come through the bore clean.    Using solvents ,for me, caused me to need to  re-season the bore again and again. And set accuracy back to the beginning.   I stopped the vigorous scrubbing of the bore ( by AG standards)  and the accuracy improved greatly.

And  I don't oil the bore.   If I was to put an AG up for sometime, I may put a very light coat of oil in the bore.  But remove it before shooting the AG again.

The only time that I now clean an AG like a powder burner is when I get a new AG,  as the bores are usually a mess from the factory.

[Hunter26201]

Thank you all for the info and the help !!!!

[Rontier]

as with all of you Guy's I use the Weedeater line & burn a lump at the end, use my all punch a hole in the patch
& Googone on the first one & run dry ones until clean, that's on the 1377

My 1377 is very picky it has to be cleaned every 25-30 shot .
& with the Gamo I just run a dry one in it about every tin of 250ct. &same with the Quest.they shoot as good as me anyway! very hold senitive with them?

As like the 1377 ,the 953 was also picky about every 50 shot's.
I don't have the 953 anymore sent it back with piston problems..

any one with the same extra cleaning on a 1377c ?
too keep it hitting the 10 spot, at 10 meters?
Ron