Cleaning barrel when switching to a different pellet

[Hateful McNasty]

I cant expect different pellets to hold the same trajectory.. like cphp dead on a crosman parahna may hit low left or a pointed may go high right . Head shapes , weights , lead types ,ect.. will make a change. Why i try to stick to using one pellet that shoots well and learn to shoot it well. ( Not saying im a great expert shot by any means) . Lol

Like i said in my post at first . you just got to find your thing you find best for you .. everybody got there thing on what they feels best for them

 

[bigHUN]

Last year I tested at least 15 different pellets from all the better Brands I could get to my hands ... one new tin a day ... after each day = "test" I cleaned the barrel/liner to perfection. This game toke me several weeks and many thousands of shots, until I find what I want. Today I know what pellets only I will keep buying.

 

[maxtrouble]

Regular cleaning pellets are garbage. Patchworm has felt cleaning pellets that you thread onto the cord. Soak up some Ballistol and pull through the barrel. Follow up with three or four dry patches and Bob's your uncle.

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[Hateful McNasty]

Regular cleaning pellets are garbage. Patchworm has felt cleaning pellets that you thread onto the cord. Soak up some Ballistol and pull through the barrel. Follow up with three or four dry patches and Bob's your uncle.

Felt Buttons & Cotton Patches - PatchWorm

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I guess a guy would be smart and only buy the .177 kit and use it on anything .177 and up ? My homemade string patchworm will for far less$

 

[Rawroots]

I have rifles that rarely need cleaning, i have some that improve slightly when cleaned, i have some that improve greatly when cleaned, and unfortunately have a couple that shoot about 20 shots accurately before needing a patch, the worst barrels need the largest diameter pellets. I believe the pellets do not engage the rifling deep enough and get shaved causing these barrels to get polluted quickly, polishing did not help much on these, barrel lottery varies, theere is no set way just get to know what works for yours.

 

[drpietrzak]

I am not sure how much is real and how much is placebo for me. I have cleaned at times after hundreds of pellets and then other times after thousands of pellets. It all depended on my beliefs at the time. Sometimes cleaning seemed to matter and other times I am not so sure.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

I have rifles that rarely need cleaning, i have some that improve slightly when cleaned, i have some that improve greatly when cleaned, and unfortunately have a couple that shoot about 20 shots accurately before needing a patch, the worst barrels need the largest diameter pellets. I believe the pellets do not engage the rifling deep enough and get shaved causing these barrels to get polluted quickly, polishing did not help much on these, barrel lottery varies, theere is no set way just get to know what works for yours.

I am not sure how much is real and how much is placebo for me. I have cleaned at times after hundreds of pellets and then other times after thousands of pellets. It all depended on my beliefs at the time. Sometimes cleaning seemed to matter and other times I am not so sure.

Ya, i experience all that too. When that stuff pops up i look at somthing else if nothing i just blame maybe a bad tin of pellets or Then the shooter (me) . ,
But even just 250 shots if i run a wet patch it has good blacking in the first pull if really black or 500+ time i do a pull or 2 woth a wet scotch Brite patch then cloth patch .. sometimes ot jelps alot or a little maybe nothing much at all , bit its the thing i do. .. lol

 

[jetpopt]

I am not sure how much is real and how much is placebo for me. I have cleaned at times after hundreds of pellets and then other times after thousands of pellets. It all depended on my beliefs at the time. Sometimes cleaning seemed to matter and other times I am not so sure.

Well, I shot the last 25 copper Crosmans and then went straight on to the RWS WC without cleaning anything. No problems. I could see an improvement between the first group of 15 WC vs the second group of 15 (same ammo), using identical targets, but it was not night and day, and it could have happened from me being warmed up. 50 of the RWS WC were shot, in addition to the 25 Crosman.

I’ll stick with the WC for another few sessions and targets before trying either of the new-to-me pellets that just arrived.

The Daisy owner’s pamphlet doesn’t even mention cleaning the barrel. I just bought a quart of ND 10 weight oil to lube the pump hinges and the felt pad, which the pamphlet DOES recommend. A quart! I’ll need to do a lot of shooting and buy another airgun to make a dent in that!