Barrel maintenance - less is more?

[intrepidaf]

From what I've found on this forum and other resources, a spring-piston break barrel doesn't require much cleaning at all. clean every ~1000 shots or so, cleaning rod with a soft cloth patch, Dip the cloth patch in a small amount of airgun barrel cleaning solution or a mild solvent, and push it through the barrel several times to remove any debris or fouling (what fouling haha?), Repeat the process with a dry cloth patch to remove any remaining solvent or debris.

That seems pretty reasonable to me, am I missing anything or is there anything else that is best practice?

 

[WorriedMan]

Around these parts the PatchWorm/Ballistol system is popular. Steve, from AEAC, has a helpful barrel cleaning YouTube video explaining the process. Check it out, should prove worthwhile. WM

 

[intrepidaf]

Around these parts the PatchWorm/Ballistol system is popular. Steve, from AEAC, has a helpful barrel cleaning YouTube video explaining the process. Check it out, should prove worthwhile. WM

That reassuring, I use Ballistol when cleaning all my firearms. I'll check that video out, thanks for the info!

 

[Sqwirl57]

It varies but I've found if I just pull one or two dry patches through my break barrels every couple of hundred shots they always stay tip top and always settle back in within a few shots. The first cleaning is the big one though but even that one is pretty quick. On that one I always use some Ballistol or Hoppes and go until patches pull through clean as a whistle.

 

[bucketboy]

i don’t think there is any correct answer, I have shot several thousands of pellets through a gun without the need for a clean while others require a clean after a couple of hundred. You may need to clean the barrel more frequently if the air has a higher humidity, other than that it’s a bit of trial and error.


Bb

 

[dgeesaman]

From what I've found on this forum and other resources, a spring-piston break barrel doesn't require much cleaning at all. clean every ~1000 shots or so, cleaning rod with a soft cloth patch, Dip the cloth patch in a small amount of airgun barrel cleaning solution or a mild solvent, and push it through the barrel several times to remove any debris or fouling (what fouling haha?), Repeat the process with a dry cloth patch to remove any remaining solvent or debris.

That seems pretty reasonable to me, am I missing anything or is there anything else that is best practice?

I see small accuracy differences when I’m shooting my benchrest pcp. It would take a really accurate springer to see that difference. I guess I’m saying that a slightly dirty barrel is not easy to see in a springer.