Any consensus or advice here about washing and/or lubing 0.177" pellets for a Diana 34 springer?
Diana To wash & lube or not pellets for .177 a springer
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I do it with some for my AG’s. Washing, tumbling and lube improved my accuracy slightly. I say slightly because I shot straight from the tin Crosman premiere and lost accuracy after 350ish pellets. With the washed, tumbled, and lubed I never lost accuracy over an entire 500 ct tin. I just did this test over the last week. It was probably the lead debris that caused the group expansion. Because early into each tin the performed similarly.
Brands like H&N don’t require the tumbling that Crosman or cheaper pellets require. The current tin of Apolo pellets I’m shooting required:
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Tumble
Wash
Tumble
Lube
Brands like H&N don’t require the tumbling that Crosman or cheaper pellets require. The current tin of Apolo pellets I’m shooting required:
Wash
Tumble
Wash
Tumble
Lube
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I don't, and based on what I gather from reading AGN, very few wash/lube pellets for shooting in spring guns. With springers, there are too many other variables that might impact accuracy to bother with washing and lubing. For my needs, accuracy is fine right from the tin.
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The late Tom Holland.
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Pellet washing and lube
There is always a lot of discussion about pellet washing and lubricating. The topic comes up quite often so here goes once more. The washing is simple. I take some pellets, put them in a container, add some soap or a agent of choice, swirl them around, rinse them through a strainer. That...
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I use a plastic jar with a lid and rotate it around. Then a plastic strainer to rinse under hot water. I have a plastic strainer with larger holes that works better for 22 and 25. I got that one at the dollar store when stuff was still $1 there.
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I never washed pellets for springers. Accuracy is generally good but there are some brands that could use a wash. I think sizing and weighing could have more of a factor in accuracy. I have seen accuracy slightly improved with use of a seating tool to have the pellet loaded to the same depth into the barrel every time. A bore snake to clean the barrel during a shooting session can make a difference.
I have used a wet tumbler for brass with 1 drop of dawn and some Lemme-Shine. It definitely polishes up the metal and no spots or deposits after drying. I haven't used it with lead pellets but will try it out this weekend with CP heavies and see if it works for pellets.
I have used a wet tumbler for brass with 1 drop of dawn and some Lemme-Shine. It definitely polishes up the metal and no spots or deposits after drying. I haven't used it with lead pellets but will try it out this weekend with CP heavies and see if it works for pellets.
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I do wash and lube my pellets, I cant really say if it makes them more accurate but I believe it keeps the barrel clean longer and I have never had to replace a breech Oring on any of my guns. Dawn dish soap and hot water and napier power pellet lube.
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I have tried a number of things over the last couple years. The things that I have persisted with are inspecting, weight sorting and using a bees wax to lubricate. I found that my TX 200 MK III in .177 shoots AA 10.3 the best. I weight sort to the 1/10 grain (i.e., 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5). Nearly all fall in 10.3 and 10.4. I cull the distorted or defective (very few) and bin them. Then once binned I lubricate them with a bees wax furniture polish. The lubrication adds very little after weight sorting.
Note there have been times I hit bad "lots" of AA 10.3s for some reason. However, it has been relatively rare. Benjamin 10.5 and H&N 9.57's have worked well but so far the AA 10.3s have been most consistent.
Note there have been times I hit bad "lots" of AA 10.3s for some reason. However, it has been relatively rare. Benjamin 10.5 and H&N 9.57's have worked well but so far the AA 10.3s have been most consistent.
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For my best results with light pellets I simply take a handful from the new tin and put them in an empty tin with Superlube Silicone oil squirted on the foam. Then I simply swirl them around on the oiled foam and load them "wet." It cleans off flakes and gets great shot to shot consistency, and no barrel leading.
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