Cleaning Tips
If you are new to air rifles, it's important to note that they don't have residues caused by burning powder like rifles do. That means the barrels don't foul up or require cleaning nearly as often as regular rifles. It is not necessary to clean your airgun barrel every time they are put away after use, unless they are used in the rain or in very humid environments.
How often you should clean your air rifle barrel depends on the type of gun, how often you use it, and the type of pellets or slug that you use.
Unless your dealer cleans the barrel before shipping, you should clean your new barrel before shooting the first time. This is due to the coating that is applied at the factory that protects it in freight, but detracts from accuracy once in use.
After use, a slug setup could benefit from cleaning at least every tin and a pellet setup could benefit from cleaning every tin or tin and a half.
If you want to run something through the barrel, use a good quality bore-cleaning rope like the Patchworm Field Kit and some cleaning solution like Ballistol.
Clean and lubricate the external metal parts to avoid corrosion.
Most airgun dealers recommend that a well-used air rifle be serviced once a year, while a less-used air rifle may only need servicing once every two years. With significantly more parts than a standard rifle, airgun rifles have a lot of o-rings and seals that will eventually fail and require replacement.
When someone purchases a rifle from NorthEast Airguns, we check it for proper operation and that the magazine feeds properly. There are two additional tests that are performed before a gun leaves our store. We perform a 24 hour leak test and verify velocity with a chronograph. Included with the chronograph test results is a tech signed 10 shot string with all the velocities for each shot, the type, and the weight of ammo used for testing. This will assist the purchaser in finding the type of ammo with the best accuracy for the barrel they are shooting with.
We love hearing from you.
What rifle do you own and what is your process for ideal accuracy?
If you are new to air rifles, it's important to note that they don't have residues caused by burning powder like rifles do. That means the barrels don't foul up or require cleaning nearly as often as regular rifles. It is not necessary to clean your airgun barrel every time they are put away after use, unless they are used in the rain or in very humid environments.
How often you should clean your air rifle barrel depends on the type of gun, how often you use it, and the type of pellets or slug that you use.
Unless your dealer cleans the barrel before shipping, you should clean your new barrel before shooting the first time. This is due to the coating that is applied at the factory that protects it in freight, but detracts from accuracy once in use.
After use, a slug setup could benefit from cleaning at least every tin and a pellet setup could benefit from cleaning every tin or tin and a half.
If you want to run something through the barrel, use a good quality bore-cleaning rope like the Patchworm Field Kit and some cleaning solution like Ballistol.
Clean and lubricate the external metal parts to avoid corrosion.
Most airgun dealers recommend that a well-used air rifle be serviced once a year, while a less-used air rifle may only need servicing once every two years. With significantly more parts than a standard rifle, airgun rifles have a lot of o-rings and seals that will eventually fail and require replacement.
When someone purchases a rifle from NorthEast Airguns, we check it for proper operation and that the magazine feeds properly. There are two additional tests that are performed before a gun leaves our store. We perform a 24 hour leak test and verify velocity with a chronograph. Included with the chronograph test results is a tech signed 10 shot string with all the velocities for each shot, the type, and the weight of ammo used for testing. This will assist the purchaser in finding the type of ammo with the best accuracy for the barrel they are shooting with.
We love hearing from you.
What rifle do you own and what is your process for ideal accuracy?
clean[bit of oil ], polish[bit of wax], pull patches til dry/clean; done