What types of substances or brand names reduce pellet oxidation? Thanks in advance.
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What methods are there for reducing pellet oxidation?
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Some times ut deoends on what material the pellet is made from and some mfgrs put a coating on their pellets....with that said...I have used beeswax furniture spray for over 30 yrs with great results. I have boxes of the old Crossman Premiere pellets over 15 yrs old that still look fine. When I get a shipment of pellets, I use the tumble in a cloth method to coat the pellets in beeswax then store them. It works as an excellent lube, especially in springers and the Brits use it in there pcp rifles as a pellet lube. Never had a pellet oxidising issue sense I started using this stuff. Others might chime in with other products that I am not familiar with...
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I don't lube, but I have heard pledge works well . Some use silicone oil , just be careful not to put too much on them as it makes a mess if they are wet with it. And if your going to the trouble of putting lube on them you might as well wash them with dawn first, as it gets rid of the lead dust and clippings that may be mixed in the can before you lube and make it stick to the pellets. I keep my pellets sealed in package in cool dry storage until needed and so far have had zero issue with oxidation.
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If you're looking to stash open pellets away for awhile then vacuum seal them...no air no oxidation.
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Wash them with Dawn, rinse, dry, very light ballistol + gently roll on a microfiber cloth and you should be fine. Pledge probably works too - have an open Beeman tin from the late 90's that are looking good, believe I used it on those.
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…call me a lightweight…it’s kinda cold outside haha
Pledge (Sometimes called "Lemon Pledge") is a furniture polish and is available everywhere.
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Pledge spray furniture polish. Some say Lemon Pledge is best. I don't know as I have never used it, but there are many who swear by it for pellets.
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…call me a lightweight…it’s kinda cold outside haha
Haha! Actually, unless you are going to be keeping pellets for MANY years, you really don't have to worry about oxidation. Dull lead as opposed to shiny lead is not necessarily oxidation and causes no problems. True lead oxidation that *might* cause any problems takes many years even in less than optimal conditions.
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Oh ok thanks. Yeah I would think it takes a while…I just didn’t know how to combat it. Appreciate the help!
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Mr. Rowe has a video on preparing fx brand slugs. Wash, rise, repeat, dry, and then an extremely light coat of ballistol. He doesn’t spray the projectiles only a rag and rolls them around in it.
I’ve been thinking about trying it in my wife’s ultra sonic jewelry cleaner however, I think she would use them to shoot me lol.
https://youtu.be/1OmHhQvktnE
I’ve been thinking about trying it in my wife’s ultra sonic jewelry cleaner however, I think she would use them to shoot me lol.
https://youtu.be/1OmHhQvktnE
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Wash and air dry. Put some folded paper towel in a zip lock bag, spray it with silicone, throw in a bunch of pellets (or slugs), roll them around for a bit and put them in a tin. I let them air dry before I put the lid back on. I also spray the foam inserts in the JSB tins with silicone and let them air dry. Don't know why I do that, but I do.
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