Equipment maintenance

[JackReid 35]

Hi guys,

 

Thought I would post a topic about maintenance of your equipment, not just your rifle, but any other related equipment.

Also it may be interesting and show people things they didnt know that may prolong the life of their equipment.

Mention your gun type (spring / pvp etc) and model and anything you do fairl regularly.

 

Im fully aware that you dont fix something thats not broken but might be interesting to here from a few of you.

 

Im firing a springer as mentioned i nthe signature, and like any gun make sure my gun has had a oily cloth over the metalwork after any shoot or put away, I also occasionally will oil the main cocking action. However, with alot of these things you dont need to do much, I'm not in the habit of pouring oil down the barrel etc as I'm told its not great for it.

 

One thing that did make me think however to make this topic, is that I go out rain or shine sometimes and the gun can get very wet. I maintain all visible metals perfectly, but what about the metal inside the stock, that I cannot reach ? , I am a bit concerned water that has seaped in may be reaking havoke on the insides?

 

I will also make sure the scope lens are not covered in grit or anything before a quick blast of window cleaner as you dont want scratches"!!!

 

One other thing I will mention is nearly all my hunting gear I try very rarely wash (theres lot:I'm on the lean side so in winter where alot of layers to avoid getting cold/soaked while static in wet grass on my front!). I think that muddy, cow shit covered, damp and' trendy' farm yard earthy fragrance is just what is required to draw in or shall I say, not stand out, within the rabbit community!

 

Jack

Edited March 3, 2010 by JackReid

[davyt63 1,845]

wrong section!!

[JackReid 35]

Ah my mistake, dosed off and thought I was in technical..

Admin hopefully will notice and move.

 

Jack

[RaiderBoy 19]

All i do after i shoot is pump back up to full preassure give it go over with an oily rag give the scope lenses a go over with the special cloth thingy that came with the scope and put on top of my gun case under my bed so any remaining moisture evaporates.

 

Richard

[JackReid 35]

Yeh evaporation is a good point, Left against too higher heat source it will warp the wood possibly which is not what you want! Knew a guy who years ago left a nice Fender electric guitar against a radiator without realising for days and it totally wrote the wood work off!

 

Jack

Edited March 3, 2010 by JackReid

[Phantom 631]

wrong section!!

 

Beat me to it :laugh:

[silentshot1 206]

I'm with Jack on the clobber washing front..

 

Apparently, the chemicals that make your whites whiter also make your DPM/Camo brighter to pigeon (UV Theory) and the smell puts rabbits on alert from hundreds of meters away. If I do need to wash my clobber then I avoid washing them with clothes detergent and just boil the crap out of them!

 

Regarding gun maintenance, it's an oily wipe down after use and a once a tin barrel clean. Nothing over the top!

 

I lube pellets with power lube for the HW77 but that's more out of optimism than anything else.

 

I once washed a tin of Pellets, but the combination of ridicule from my wife and not seeing a great deal of difference, stopped me repeating it.

 

The only other thing I do on a regular basis is try and hold the hw77 steady on aim, for three minutes at a stretch in three different angles. Sounds a bit weird, but I have noticed I can now hold the rifle at aim for extended periods when following rabbits etc through the scope without tireing.

[hullhunter 219]

I shoot an airarms tx 200 and the only thing i have eva done to it in the 10 years of owning it is oil the ballbearing that the under leaver clips into and kept my scope clean. it still works as good as the day i got it.

[Marksman 934]

DONT use any chemicals of ANY kind on your scopes.....

It removes the coating of the lens and could affect the vision.

If you are to clean them use a cotton bud with tepid water and a proper lens cloth to dry

 

other than that, my rifle's brightwork gets a wipe down with a lightly oiled rag after every session

 

Darryl

[Freddy Watts 1]

DONT use any chemicals of ANY kind on your scopes.....

It removes the coating of the lens and could affect the vision.

If you are to clean them use a cotton bud with tepid water and a proper lens cloth to dry

 

other than that, my rifle's brightwork gets a wipe down with a lightly oiled rag after every session

 

Darryl

 

You beat me to it about the lens Darryl. Window cleaner is good for window glass as stated but not so good for the special coated glass of lenses.

 

Oily rag for me too. And a lense cloth on the lens.

 

Freddy