New FX Wildcat barrel cleaning

[kk4iz]

Do you clean your barrel on a new wildcat or any FX gun first before shooting.How do your clean your barrel and with what cleaner and tools?

thanks

 

[1kshooter]

I cleaned my FX independence before shooting I used a piece of 30lb braid with a loop in the end and feed an un lubed cotton patch in the loop and used as a pull through that is all I do!

 

[Jasonintn]

Clean my wildcat with a 300lb mono and patch like Ted showers in his video. Only cleaned once when new. Was told not to clean it u less point of impact starts changing. 

 

[kk4iz]

"Jasonintn"Clean my wildcat with a 100 mono and patch like Ted showers in his video. Only cleaned once when new. Was told not to clean it u less point of impact starts changing.

do you have the link to Ted's video?

 

[Jasonintn]

Think this should get you there. Should have said 300lb mono. Can get it on eBay. For spear gun. 

http://youtu.be/r_PkIC1OXgc

 

[kk4iz]

Thanks

 

[nvelkhunter]

Read some where not to use mono filiment, can damage barrel if line rubs against barrel.

 

[Jasonintn]

"nvelkhunter"Read some where not to use mono filiment, can damage barrel if line rubs against barrel.

Never heard that don't see how mono that is plastic could hurt a steel barrel. Does not make sense to me. If you were to get grit or something the mono maybe a problem. Would only clean when needed accuracy starts to go down. 

 

[Muskrat.]

"nvelkhunter"Read some where not to use mono filiment, can damage barrel if line rubs against barrel.

I think Tim Mcmurary ( spelling ? ) at mac1 air guns say don't use monofilament fishing line or weed eater line because it can damage the crown 

 

[Mark_Walt]

"Muskrat."

"nvelkhunter"Read some where not to use mono filiment, can damage barrel if line rubs against barrel.

I think Tim Mcmurary ( spelling ? ) at mac1 air guns say don't use monofilament fishing line or weed eater line because it can damage the crown

I feel like plastic is one of the gentlest things you can do in turns of rubbing against the crown. Most people use metal cleaning rods which can make accuracy go down faster than a pigeon with a neck shot. 

 

[Jasonintn]

"Mark_Walt"

"Muskrat."

"nvelkhunter"Read some where not to use mono filiment, can damage barrel if line rubs against barrel.

I think Tim Mcmurary ( spelling ? ) at mac1 air guns say don't use monofilament fishing line or weed eater line because it can damage the crown

I feel like plastic is one of the gentlest things you can do in turns of rubbing against the crown. Most people use metal cleaning rods which can make accuracy go down faster than a pigeon with a neck shot.

I would agree there are not many better options. I use the mono and patches best way I know of. Just be carful when doing any cleaning. If there is a better way let us know about it. 

 

[Guest]

Michael posted a video on this. He ties some patches to a long piece of yarn and sucks it through the breech and pulls the patches through. Some wet patches followed by dry patches. I use this method also and it works great. Just pulling 1 or 2 dry patches through hardly removes any lead.I tie 4 patches on and lightly spray wd40. Then 4 dry patches. Shooting the jsb heavy mk1's leaves more lead than usual. Once the accuracy starts to fall off I clean the barrel and as good as new.

 

[Jasonintn]

"FastEddie"Michael posted a video on this. He ties some patches to a long piece of yarn and sucks it through the breech and pulls the patches through. Some wet patches followed by dry patches. I use this method also and it works great. Just pulling 1 or 2 dry patches through hardly removes any lead.I tie 4 patches on and lightly spray wd40. Then 4 dry patches. Shooting the jsb heavy mk1's leaves more lead than usual. Once the accuracy starts to fall off I clean the barrel and as good as new.

Have a link to the video I would like to check it out. What kind of yarn are you using. 

 

[Mark_Walt]

I saw that video but in my opinion the patches simply run past all of the lead debris, not necessarily forced against the rifling to help scrub it clean of the lead. Just my thoughts though. 

 

[Guest]

Actually I have to cut the 3" patches In half because they are too big and there is too much friction trying to pull the patches through, and with some wet patches first it cleans the barrel and rifling so well that the last patch through is clean. I think I saw that video on utube "how to clean airgun barrels". Just using regular yarn.

 

[Guest]

...and a shop vac. Remove any moderators first.

 

[SRGTO04]

Here is a video link about how to clean barrels at the 1:56 point of the video he talks about mono fillament lines.