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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => PCP/CO2/HPA Air Gun Gates "The Darkside" => Topic started by: GecoGuy on March 12, 2013, 12:01:11 AM
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What do you guys use to lube your PCP's? I have a disco and mrod both need a little lube on the bolt as they have become sticky and gunky. I would also like something to put on the barrel as a rust prevention as well as the internal o-rings every once in a while. I would also like to do a de-pinging mod for the mrod and was wondering what type of lube would be safe in the reservoir.
Is pellgun oil a safe all purpose lube for what I am describing?
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Ballistol, in and out and barrel
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Ballistol, in and out and barrel
So I can put this stuff anywhere on my mrod without worry?
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Don't use Pellgun oil in a PCP. I use a silicone grease on o-rings, moly 66 on bolt, ballistol on exterior metal.
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John why no moly33 on your bolt, have you found it to be runny in high temps or something?
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John why no moly33 on your bolt, have you found it to be runny in high temps or something?
Molly 66 is what I had. Have not used 33 to comment.
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John why no moly33 on your bolt, have you found it to be runny in high temps or something?
Yes it does tend to getting runnier in warm weather and the oil gets places you don't want it. Stick with the higher percentage stuff.
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Okay so what I have heard so far,
Silicon lube for o-rings
moly 33/66 on bolt
ballistol on exterior
Where does one acquire each of these?
Would it be safe to use rmcoil oil everywhere instead? Like this stuff >
https://www.pyramydair.com/product/crosman-silicone-chamber-oil?a=311 (https://www.pyramydair.com/product/crosman-silicone-chamber-oil?a=311)
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Think you can use whatever you'd care to on the outside metal work.
touch of silicone grease rubbed into the o-rings when they are installed.
I tend to basic white lithium grease on the heavy load bearing metal-to-metal parts like strikers/bolts.
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silicone grease and birchwood caseys synthetic gun oil is what I use. just a small drop in the shaft of the bolt and in teh hinges of the side levers a little grease too. keeps every thing workin nice and smooth.
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I am gonna ask this one more time before I give up...can i use the silicone oil "rmcoil" made by crosman everywhere safely, keyword being safely.
https://www.pyramydair.com/product/crosman-silicone-chamber-oil?a=311 (https://www.pyramydair.com/product/crosman-silicone-chamber-oil?a=311)
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I haven' used it (even as chamber oil), but don't think it would be a safety hazard. I don't think it is the right product for what you are doing. Does it contain a dye like Pellgun oil? If so, I would never use on the exterior. PA sells the products discussed above. Doing some searching on this site, will provide allot of info on cleaning and lube products.
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For all my internal lubing on my PCPs and some external items (such as the bolt on my Disco & PRod) plus my 4500 PSI Shoebox compressor I have started to use DUPONT KRYTOX GPL-205 Grease Lubricant O-Rings SCUBA Oxygen Nitrox. On all other external parts I just wipe it down with RemOil followed by a silicone cloth
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Basically I want to buy one lube so I can carry it with me to the range. I don't want to have 3 or 4 lubes with me and look like some mad crazy scientist while I am shooting :)
As far as the purpose, all I need it to do is lube the bolt and o-rings both on/in the gun as well as my dive tank. It sounds like any "high" grade SILICONE lube will do, is this true? Reason I ask about the RMCOIL lube is because it is small and I honestly don't need a lot and I like how small it is. I can stick it in my bag or pocket with when when I go to the range to hit the o-rings on the dive tank or bolt if there is a leak/gummy issue.
Thanks for the advice so far guys!
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need to make sure its pure silicone. silicone oils in an aerosol can typically have a carrier that may make it volatile. if you keep it outside of the gun no sweat. but anything you put in it or that migrates into the gun will be compressed and will likely cause an explosion. just make sure of what you put into the gun. ;D better safe than minus one eye and a trigger finger, or your life.
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Ballistol :)
I even lube the pellets with it :) wood, outside metal, barrel, bolt and trigger.
Did I mention Ballistol previously ?, hahaha