Air Rifle Break in

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ErikR

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My first introduction to the world of Air Rifles came in this morning via UPS. Opened it it up as soon as I walked in the door from work. I have to say I never thought I would ever buy an Air rifle in my life, but man I just got this one today and I literally shot 300+ pellets through her already. Right out of the box with just the fiber optic sights I was hitting targets with ease. I then mounted the scope that comes with it....That took a bit of time sighting in. After about 50 shots I got her dialed in tight. The 4x32 scope it came with is obviously a cheap scope, but I was surprised it held zero like a quality scope. Its advertised as AO but in reality it is not adjustable at all except for Vertical and windage. I will probably swap it with a better scope later on but seems to work great as of now. has an adjustable trigger but have not made any adjustments Im still waiting for a shipment of different pellets to feed her to see what she likes best. I have Couple questions considering the owners manual does not state this information.

1. Is there a break in period like any regular Firearm?
2. are you supposed to clean barrel prior to first use?
Like I stated above Manual does not have any information on a break in or clean before use.





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Clean the barrel, make sure the stock screws are tight, and just go to town. Have fun with your new gun man.

Little tip. Clean the barrel really well now and then don't even bother again until accuracy drops off. I have a few guns that have probably 10k pellets through them and still have only gotten that initial clean
 
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Erik,
Congratulations and welcome to the addiction. Several more tips: 1. After cocking, use one hand to secure the barrel while other hand loads the pellet. (This is a good safety practice to protect yourself and the gun.) 2. Investigate the "Artillery Hold" method of holding your rifle, break barrels have a peculiar "double" recoil, and this special hold may help with accuracy. 3. Make sure any replacement scope is "springer" rated, CenterPoint makes a nice 3-9x40AO that is reasonably priced. 4. Some pellet manufacturers make assortment packs so you can try different pellets without buying a whole tin of each. You'll most likely find pellets your rifle prefers and those it doesn't, helps to have a lot of patience. Best of Luck, WM
 
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Sqwirlfugger57 said:
Clean the barrel, make sure the stock screws are tight, and just go to town. Have fun with your new gun man.

Little tip. Clean the barrel really well now and then don't even bother again until accuracy drops off. I have a few guns that have probably 10k pellets through them and still have only gotten that initial clean
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This is excellent advice. A little tip you may never have to clean the barrel a second time if you don't use Crosman pellets. They use a harder lead that cakes up and will eventually foul the barrel excessively. In most cases soft lead pellets kind of self clean after they reach a proper amount of fouling.

Since I switched to solely H&Ns and JSBs I haven't had to clean a barrel yet. Some of my Weihrauchs have 30 or 40 thousand shots on them since their last Crosman & cleaning and most importantly they are wicked accurate.

Welcome and have fun with the new gun.

Ron
 
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