? For Borescope Users

[PumaCarl]

I was wondering if anyone had some videos of wax build up in their bores? Many say that it does but I have only seen videos of lead deposits. I have just started waxing slugs and think that it is a little easier to clean, but I still have to pull a patch to get the lead out, and the accuracy is right back after a patch. If wax is building up, I certainly can't tell by looking at the patch, what's showing up on your borescopes?

 

[Gerry52]

Try PTFE instead of wax. I switched over a while back & works for me (barrel, not projectiles). No build up like wax.

 

[bigHUN]

I am waxing my FX liners only, with car carnauba wax, and polishing shiny sometimes 20 or so patches through with fast strokes to melt into "micro cracks" of the bore. The slugs and pellets I am applying a lemon pledge only and storing like that. Also I tried couple batches spraying PTFE.
Can't comment on waxing the slugs/pellets.

 

[PumaCarl]

Try PTFE instead of wax. I switched over a while back & works for me (barrel, not projectiles). No build up like wax.

Have you ever personally seen wax build up in a bore with a bore scope? I would like to actually see a picture of this if you know where I could find one. I hear about it all of the time, but I seem to have always missed the pictures. I don't mean a sloppy application either, I am talking about a build up, over time like lead does.

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

I have some bore scope obervations with using high viscosity pure silicon oil, SuperLube Silicone oil, lubing the lead as they are loaded. The scope shows no lead buildup usually. What's interesting is the lead and silicone oil mixture creates a fine slurry of powder on the bore shown as wormy tracks when the bore scope is ran up and down the bore. If I clean a barrel, the patches come out black and hold some flecks of lead.

 

[PumaCarl]

Airgun-hobbyist, thanks for the info, but since you have a borescope, have you ever seen wax build up? I keep hearing about it, but I don't remember ever seeing it myself. I have been waxing my slugs since spring and I can't see any evidence that it is occuring, but I don't have a borescope either.