Wd40 As Pellet Lubricant?

[lewis collins 4]

Hi guys,

 

Since getting into hft, I have noticed that several of the top shooters lubricate their pellets.

 

Then I remember hearing that some People apply a very light layer of wd-40 to their Pellets to increase the performance that they get from them...

 

So I was wondering does it improve the performance of the Pellet??

 

All imput is welcome, thanks alot,

 

Lew

[Andy_c 210]

Don't quote me but I think that's used more after you've washed them ? I'm sure someone will clarify it in a bit!!

[James Cooksey 29]

napier do a special pellet lube some people say its really good others cant see the point but washing is also done i have done both and seen no improvement for hunting so i dont bother

[Phantom 631]

No bud, it just helps reduce friction as they travel down the barrel

[LANKY MK 3]

Hi Lewis,

 

in my experience I didn't find washing & lube didn't make any difference (as far as I could tell), there's no harm in trying.

 

There's afew different lubes I've heard being uses, wd40 being one of them.

 

Some people just lube, some wash & lube, some put a very light coating on some put lots on. The main thing is to see if it actually works for your rifle, allthough some say it's more of a psychological thing.

 

Some people even say that lubeing there pellets made there groups open up.

 

So in answer to your question..... Depends, test & see :-) .

 

Mark

[gurtwurz 792]

I've used wd40 for years and thought it no different to the napier stuff mate, but to be honest the last few times I've done serious range work I've used pellets straight from the tin and I couldn't say there was any real difference either!

[Phantom 631]

I've used wd40 for years and thought it no different to the napier stuff mate, but to be honest the last few times I've done serious range work I've used pellets straight from the tin and I couldn't say there was any real difference either!

 

Same/Similar here,

 

However better Marksman than myself have proven time and again that washing, careful selection of perfect pellets (weight and sizing) and lubing pellets does in fact reduce print size on paper at ranges we shoot at and further

This is fantastic in the paper puching world or long distance 8mm KZ's, but for hunting that extra tenth of a mm is not likely to make much difference

[The one 8,466]

I washed a tin of pellets once after reading about it in a air gun mag ,sorted threw them took the damaged one out lubbed up the rest with this free packet from the magazine and it honestly made no difference so i never did it again

[Buster321c 1,010]

I would`nt use it , no way .

[Buster321c 1,010]

Washed lubed and weighed , for perfection. I always wash and lube a new tin , probably just out of habit these days .

[pianoman 3,587]

I use WD40 but very sparingly after a thorough washing of my .22 pellets in warm water and Fairy Liquid. Once dry I spray it onto a cloth and roll a number of pellets at a time in it. Just enough to put a thin, lubricating coat on each pellet. There must be no oil up the skirt or it will diesel the rifle.

 

It works for me and others who've come to use it.

 

Furniture spray polish also works well, it seems, for .177 pellets

 

Edit to add;

I only shoot spring rifles and the folks I've heard who swear by WD40 as a pellet lube are also spring rifle shooters. What it does for ammo in a PCP I have no idea.

Edited August 6, 2013 by pianoman

[walshie 2,804]

A serious question here from someone who knows very little about airguns.

 

If you lube the pellet, thereby decreasing friction in the barrel, doesn't this increase velocity, therefore increasing muzzle energy? If your gun was near the limit already, might this push it over the top?

 

Cheers.

[Phantom 631]

A serious question here from someone who knows very little about airguns.

 

If you lube the pellet, thereby decreasing friction in the barrel, doesn't this increase velocity, therefore increasing muzzle energy? If your gun was near the limit already, might this push it over the top?

 

Cheers.

 

It does and yes, but no one should really have their gun that close to the limit

[Tron 173]

After trying many types of pellet improvers over the years I have found that a spray of any kind of lubrication stops oxidation of the lead works fine.some of the old Yankee lubed pellets are still as brand new after several years on the shelf.